William Wade Dudley
Born: August 27, 1842
Birthplace: Weathersfield Bow, Vermont
Father: Rev. John Dudley 1805 – 1898
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mother: Abby Patch Wade 1807 – 1894
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
1st Wife: Theresa Fiske 1844 – 1897
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
2nd Wife: Nannie A. Robinson 1865 – 1949
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Dr. George Fiske Dudley 1866 – 1940
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
William Northrup Dudley 1869 – 1920
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Charles Tarbell Dudley 1878 – 1908
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Frances Therese "Theresa" Dudley Dill 1880 – 1920
(Buried: Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Ohio)
Education:
Attended Phillips Academy in Danville, Vermont
Attended Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Richmond City Greys, 19th Indiana Infantry
1862: Major of 19th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1863: Acting Regimental Commander at Battle of Gettysburg
1863: His leg was amputated due to his wounding at Gettysburg
1863 – 1865: Army Inspector and Judge Advocate in Union Army
1863 – 1865: Captain in Union Army Reserve Veteran Army Corps
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry in Battle
Occupation after War:
1870 – 1879: Attorney in Indiana
1879 – 1881: United States Marshal for Indiana
1881 – 1884: United States Commissioner of Pension
Treasurer of Republican Party National Committee
Died: December 15, 1909
Place of Death: Washington D.C.
Cause of Death: Bright's Disease
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia
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