William Lewis Cabell

General Cabell

William Lewis Cabell , (born January 1, 1827 in Danville , Virginia , † February 22, 1911 in Dallas , Texas ) was an officer of the US Army Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War and Mayor of Dallas.

Life

Cabell was born in Virginia in 1827. He had several brothers, six of whom also held leadership positions in the Confederate army. One brother was killed by an arrow just before the Florida Civil War broke out . Cabell finished his studies at the Military Academy in West Point , New York in 1850 and then served as a lieutenant in the 7th US Infantry Regiment. In June 1855 he was promoted to first lieutenant and was from then on as a supply officer of the regiment on the staff of General Persifer F. Smith.

When the Civil War broke out, Cabell moved to Little Rock , Arkansas and offered his services to Governor Henry Massey Rector. In April 1861 he received a telegram from the Confederate Government and went to Richmond , Virginia to help build the Army. He was later ordered to Manassas , where he was a quartermaster on General Beauregard's staff and later on General Johnston's staff . After a few more missions, he was promoted to brigadier general and was given command of all Confederate troops on the White River in Arkansas. Its headquarters were in Jacksonport , Arkansas. He was then given command of a Texas brigade with which he carried out various operations around Corinth , Mississippi .

After that, Cabell was given command of an Arkansas brigade, which he led at the Battle of Iuka and at the Second Battle of Corinth . He was wounded in an attack on the Union troops near Corinth and shortly afterwards in the battle at Hatchies Bridge , whereupon he was unfit for duty. After his recovery he was transferred to a new command in northwest Arkansas, with which he had more than 20 missions by the end of the war.

After the war ended, Cabell went to Fort Smith , Arkansas, and worked as a civil engineer while studying law. He was then admitted to the bar in 1868 and worked as a lawyer for the next few years. In 1872 he moved with his family to Dallas, Texas, where he first worked as a lawyer and was elected mayor in 1874. In the following years he was confirmed in office three times. During his tenure, he had the railroad connection expanded, installed sewers and electricity, and started a road paving program. As a result, the city grew rapidly.

After the end of his last term as mayor, he became President of the Texas Trunk Railroad Company and, in 1885, US Marshal . He held this office until 1889. During the Spanish-American War , now at the age of 71, he offered his services to the US government.

Cabell also actively cared for the fate of the Confederate veterans, oversawing several veterans associations, helping set up boarding houses and homes for veterans, and veteran cemeteries in Texas. Cabell died on February 22, 1911 and was buried five days later after a military parade was held for him. His wife was the daughter of Major Elias Rector and served as a nurse during the Civil War.

See also

• List of Confederate Generals in the Civil War
• List of generals of the Union in the Civil War

literature

• David J. Eicher, The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4 .
• Richard N. Current, Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (1993) (4 vol.) ( ISBN 0132759918 )
• John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .
• Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 .

Web link

• William Lewis Cabell in the database of Find a Grave (English)