| Birth: | Aug. 1, 1816
Mason County
Kentucky, USA | | Death: | Mar. 21, 1862
Pea Ridge (Benton County)
Benton County
Arkansas, USA | 
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He served in the Mexican Amercian War as a Captian in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers. Shortly after the start of the Civil War, he organized the Missouri State Guard and was commissioned Brigadier General in July, 1861. He assumed command of the 4th Division, seeing action in the battles of Carthage, Springfield and was wounded at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861. After recovering, he returned to duty in command of the 2nd brigade of the Missouri State Guard in January, 1862. On March 7, 1862, he was shot again in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas and removed from the field. He was transported to a field hospital in Moore's Mill, where his condition rapidly deteriorated and died on March 21, 1862. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Isabella Richards Bower Slack (1830 - 1910)*
Children:
William Yarnell Slack (1861 - 1890)*
Gustavus Bower Slack (1862 - 1946)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for William Slack | | | Burial:
Confederate Cemetery
Fayetteville
Washington County
Arkansas, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 16, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11075 |
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