COL Inge, William Murphy

William Murphy Inge​

Born: March 9, 1832

Birthplace: Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi

Father: Francis Inge 1796 – 1848

(Buried: Old Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)​

Mother: Rebecca Coke Williams 1799 – 1865

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

Wife: Flora Augusta Evans 1832 – 1925

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

Married: 1852

Children:

Rebecca Irene Inge Collier 1854 – 1927​

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

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Rev. George Samuel Inge 1856 – 1893​

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

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Mary Williams Inge Hoskins 1858 – 1938​

(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​

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Infant Inge 1860 – 1860​

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

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Willie Augusta Inge 1863 – 1871​

(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

Education:

Attended West Point Military Academy​

Occupation before War:

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Attorney in Corinth, Mississippi​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 9th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Served in Pensacola Florida until resigning due to being bored​

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1861: Adjutant of 12th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Captain and Assistant Adjutant Brig. General Griffith's Staff​

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1862: Volunteer Aide to Brig. General Charles Clark Battle of Shiloh, TN​

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1862 – 1863: Captain and Assistant Adjutant Barksdale's Staff​

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1863 – 1865: Major of 12th​ Mississippi Partisan Rangers​

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1865: Colonel of 10th​ Mississippi Cavalry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Corinth, Mississippi​

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Mississippi State Representative and Speaker of Mississippi State House of Representatives​

Died: November 26, 1900

Place of Death: Corinth, Mississippi

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi

 

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