William Mahone

Name MAHONE, William
Born December 1 1826, Southampton Cty VA
Died October 8 1895, Washington DC
Pre-War Profession Teacher, railroad engineer, railroad president.
War Service May 1861 Col. of 6th Virginia, Norfolk, November 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded Mahone's Bde/Huger?s Divn at Seven Pines, Seven Days, commanded Mahone's Bde/in R H Anderson's Divn at Second Manassas (w), Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, July 1864 Maj. Gen., commanded Mahone's Divn/III Corps, Crater, Appomattox.
Post War Career Railroad president, politician, US senator.
Notes Held in very high regard by R E Lee.
Further reading
Blake, Nelson Morehouse William Mahone of Virginia, soldier and political insurgent Richmond, Garret & Massie 1935