William Fletcher Cloud
Born: March 23, 1825
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Father: Robert Cloud 1787 – 1858
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Mother: Ann Corner 1791 – 1863
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
1st Wife: Elizabeth Howard 1829 – 1879
(Buried: Park Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri)
2nd Wife: Sara F. Buchanan
3rd Wife: Abby B. Murray
Children:
Robert William Cloud 1849 – 1920
Henry Howard Cloud 1856 –
Clara Howard Cloud 1858 – 1880
(Buried: Park Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri)
Eva Howard Sherman 1862 –
Occupation before War:
Served in Mexican – American War in 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Served in the Ohio State Militia rising to Captain
Lived in Lawrence, Kansas and Emporia, Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 2nd Kansas Infantry Regiment
1861: Distinguished himself at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri
1862: Organizer of 2nd Kansas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Major of 2nd Kansas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Appointed Colonel of 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 2nd Kansas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Old Fort Wayne
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Cane Hill
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Prairie Grove
Union Army Commander of Southwest Missouri
1863: Regimental Commander at Battle of Honey Springs
1863: Union Army Commander at Battle of Devil's Backbone
1864: Cavalry Brigade Commander at Battle of Jenkins Ferry
1864: Aide on General Curtis's Staff at Battle of Westport
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 19th
Occupation after War:
Noted Speaker and Author in Carthage, Missouri
1896: Author of Church and State: or Mexican Politics from Cortez
1898: Author of The Heart of Mexico: Politics! Religion! War
1900: Author of Webster Davis on Toast; Facts
Died: March 4, 1905
Place of Death: Kansas City, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Park Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri
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