COL Inge, William Murphy

William Murphy Inge

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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)​
Rev. George Samuel Inge 1856 – 1893​
(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​
Mary Williams Inge Hoskins 1858 – 1938​
(Buried: Florence Cemetery, Florence, Alabama)​
Infant Inge 1860 – 1860​
(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​
Willie Augusta Inge 1863 – 1871​
(Buried: Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi)​

Education:

Attended West Point Military Academy​

Occupation before War:
Attorney in Corinth, Mississippi​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 9th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​
1861: Served in Pensacola Florida until resigning due to being bored​
1861: Adjutant of 12th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Captain and Assistant Adjutant Brig. General Griffith’s Staff​
1862: Volunteer Aide to Brig. General Charles Clark Battle of Shiloh, TN​
1862 – 1863: Captain and Assistant Adjutant Barksdale’s Staff​
1863 – 1865: Major of 12th​ Mississippi Partisan Rangers​
1865: Colonel of 10th​ Mississippi Cavalry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Corinth, Mississippi​
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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