★★★ Owens, William Allison

William Allison Owens​

Born: September 19, 1833

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina

Father: Henry C. Owens 1797 – 1848

(Buried: Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Mother: Jane Elizabeth Allison 1813 – 1867

(Buried: Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Wife: Alice Brandon Caldwell 1833 – 1906

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Education:

1856: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

1856 – 1861: Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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1861: Elected Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Of Company B, 1st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Captain of Company B, 1st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Major of 34th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Lt. Colonel of 11th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1864: Colonel of 53rd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Wounded in hand and side at Spotsylvania, Virginia​

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1864: Mortally Wounded during the Battle of Cool Springs, Virginia​

Died: July 19, 1864

Place of Death: Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 30 years old

Burial Place: Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

I'm not familiar with minor battlefield names in Virginia a biography has him being wounded at Snicken's Gap. Was this the Spotsylvania or the Cool Springs wounding?

 

[Luke Freet]

I remember reading in Scott Patchan's Shenandoah Summer, Owens had just returned to command the regiment before Cool Springs, and that he was beloved by the men of his regiment. Sadly, he recieved his mortal wound soon after.