William Anderson Pile
Born: February 11, 1829
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
Father: Jacob Pile 1785 – 1864
(Buried: Sargent Cemetery, Clayton, Illinois)
Mother: Comfort Evangeline Williams 1788 – 1859
(Buried: Sargent Cemetery, Clayton, Illinois)
Wife: Hannah Elizabeth Cain 1833 – 1913
(Buried: Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California)
Children:
Louisa P. Pile Little 1852 – 1909
(Buried: Cremated)
Albert Hatten Pile 1854 – 1896
(Buried: Cremated remains in possession of Theosophical Society)
Alice C. Pile Ludlam 1856 – 1901
(Buried: Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California)
William Emmet Pile 1860 – 1929
(Buried: Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California)
Occupation before War:
Methodist Minister in Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Chaplain of 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment
1862: Captain Company I, 1st Missouri Light Artillery
1862: Three of his batteries were at Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Lt. Colonel of 33rd Missouri Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 33rd Missouri Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Yazoo River Expedition in Mississippi
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
Post Commander of Port Hudson
Commander of the District of Baton Rogue and Port Hudson
1864 – 1865: Commander of Department of the Gulf
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General of Union Volunteers
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1869: United States Congressman from Missouri
1867 – 1869: Congressional Chairman on Post Office Dept. Expenses
1869 – 1870: Territory Governor of New Mexico Territory
1871 – 1874: United States Minister to Venezuela
1886 – 1889: Grape Grower on 50 Acres of land in Monrovia, California
1889: Applied to be Counsel General in Melbourne, Australia
Died: July 7, 1889
Place of Death: Monrovia, California
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, California
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