★ Clark, William Thomas

William Thomas Clark​

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Born: June 29, 1831

Birthplace: Norwalk, Connecticut

Father: Levi Clark 1801 – 1875

Mother: Fanny Stevens 1807 – 1855

Wife: Laura Clark 1837 – 1927

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

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Married: 1856

Children:

Laura Sherry Clark Whitaker 1858 – 1942​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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May Spencer Clark 1861 – 1952​

(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland)​

Occupation before War:

School Teacher in Norwalk, Connecticut​

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1854: Passed the Bar Exam in New York​

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Attorney in the State of Iowa​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: 1st​ Lt. in 13th​ Iowa Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Captain and Assistant Adjutant in 13th​ Iowa Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Major and Assistant Adjutant 13th​ Iowa Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi​

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1863: Assistant Adjutant General during the Vicksburg Campaign​

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1863 – 1865: Lt. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army​

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1864: Assistant Adjutant General for Army of Tennessee in Atlanta​

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1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army​

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1865: Served briefly in the Carolina's Campaign​

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1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war​

Occupation after War:

Organizer of a negro school in Galveston, Texas​

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Founder of First National Bank of Galveston, Texas​

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Cashier for First National Bank of Galveston, Texas​

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United States Postmaster in Galveston, Texas​

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1870 – 1871: United States Congressman from Texas​

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1871 – 1872: United States Congressman from Texas​

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1876 – 1880: Employee of Government Offices in Washington, D.C.​

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1880 – 1883: Chief Clerk of U.S. Internal Revenue Department​

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Assistant Editor of Fargo Daily Argus Newspaper​

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1890 – 1898: Attorney in Denver, Colorado​

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1898 – 1905: Special Inspector for Internal Revenue Service​

Died: October 12, 1905

Place of Death: New York City Hospital in New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Asthenia from surgery of epithelioma of pharynx

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

 

[Pollaco]

Adjutant to Gen. McPherson in the Atlanta Campaign.

 

[Pollaco]

Sent to Texas with Sheridan's forces, he proposed the acquisition of Matamoros to halt Maximilians designs.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General William Thomas Clark! Remembering General Clark on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

As a Texas congressman he helped get appropriations for the harbor of Galveston. The $100, 000 he obtained for improvements made possible the completion of the jetties. One biography states that he was expelled from Congress following a disputed reelection in 1871.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General William Thomas Clark! Salutes remembering General Clark on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

A native of Connecticut, practiced law in New York and Iowa, Yankee General and a career as a politician in Texas after the war.Sounds like a Carpet bagger doesn't it?