William Mahone
Born: December 1, 1826
Birthplace: Southampton County, Virginia
Father: Fielding Jordan Mahone 1802 – 1855
(Buried: Mahone – Manry Family Cemetery, Courtland, Virginia)
Mother: Martha Drew 1804 – 1868
(Buried: Mahone – Manry Family Cemetery, Courtland, Virginia)
Wife: Otelia Butler 1836 – 1911
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Children:
Otelia Mahone McGill 1868 – 1935
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
William Mahone Jr. 1882 – 1931
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Education:
1847: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
School Teacher at Rappahannock Military Academy
President & Chief Engineer for Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel of 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Colonel of 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Wounded during the Second Battle of Bull Run
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864 – 1865: Participated in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
President of three railroad companies
1881 – 1887: United States Senator from Virginia
Died: October 8, 1895
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Burial Place: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
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