William Nelson Pendleton
Birthplace: Richmond Virginia
Father: Edmund Pendleton 1774 – 1847
(Buried: Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery, Doswell, Virginia)
Mother: Lucy Nelson 1776 – 1848
(Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia)
Wife: Anzolette Elizabeth Page 1807 – 1884
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Married: July 15, 1831
Children:
Susan Pendleton Lee 1833 – 1911
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Lucy Pendleton 1834 – 1849
(Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia)
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Alexander Swift “Sandie” Pendleton 1840 – 1864
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Hughella Pendleton Gadsden 1844 – 1919
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Rose Page Pendleton 1847 – 1910
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Nancy Nelson Pendleton 1848 – 1902
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Education:
1830: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (5th in class)
Occupation before War:
1830: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1830 – 1832: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1832 – 1833: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1833: Resigned from United States Army on October, 31st
1837 – 1840: Math Teacher Newark College
1837: Ordained a Episcopal Priest of the State of Pennsylvania
1840 – 1843: Math Teacher Episcopal Boy's High School
1843 – 1847: Math Teacher in Baltimore, Maryland
1847 – 1853: Rector of All Saint's Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland
1853 – 1861: Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Lexington, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Confederate Army Artillery
1861: Captain of Rockbridge Artillery
1861: Participated in the Battle of Falling Waters
1861 - 1862: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1861: Wounded in ear and back during First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Commander of Artillery for CSA Army of the Potomac
1862 – 1865: Commander of Artillery Army of Northern Virginia
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Artillery
1862: Commander of rearguard infantry Battle of Shepherdstown
1861 – 1865: Episcopal Minister for the Confederate Army
1865: Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1883: Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Lexington, Virginia
Died: January 15, 1883
Place of Death: Lexington, Virginia
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
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