Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company D, 1st Virginia Cavalry, and as Leuitenant Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Engineers in the Confederate States Army. Served from Manassas 1861 to Appomattox 1865.
His memoirs were published as "War Years With Jeb Stuart".
From ancetry com:
Name: William Willis Blackford
Residence: Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Age at Enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieutenant
Enlistment Place: Abingdon, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adj on 21 Jul 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 Oct 1861.Commissioned an officer in Company D, Virginia 1st Cavalry Regiment on 14 May 1861.Mustered out on 23 Apr 1862.Commissioned an officer in on 26 May 1862.Promoted to Full Major on 19 Feb 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Col on 01 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 19 Feb 1864.Commissioned an officer in on 19 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1831
Death Date: 1 May 1905
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
His memoirs were published as "War Years With Jeb Stuart".
From ancetry com:
Name: William Willis Blackford
Residence: Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Age at Enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieutenant
Enlistment Place: Abingdon, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adj on 21 Jul 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 Oct 1861.Commissioned an officer in Company D, Virginia 1st Cavalry Regiment on 14 May 1861.Mustered out on 23 Apr 1862.Commissioned an officer in on 26 May 1862.Promoted to Full Major on 19 Feb 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Col on 01 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 19 Feb 1864.Commissioned an officer in on 19 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1831
Death Date: 1 May 1905
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company D, 1st Virginia Cavalry, and as Leuitenant Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Engineers in the Confederate States Army. Served from Manassas 1861 to Appomattox 1865.
His memoirs were published as "War Years With Jeb Stuart".
From ancetry com:
Name: William Willis Blackford
Residence: Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Age at Enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieutenant
Enlistment Place: Abingdon, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adj on 21 Jul 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 Oct 1861.Commissioned an officer in Company D, Virginia 1st Cavalry Regiment on 14 May 1861.Mustered out on 23 Apr 1862.Commissioned an officer in on 26 May 1862.Promoted to Full Major on 19 Feb 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Col on 01 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 19 Feb 1864.Commissioned an officer in on 19 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1831
Death Date: 1 May 1905
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
His memoirs were published as "War Years With Jeb Stuart".
From ancetry com:
Name: William Willis Blackford
Residence: Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Age at Enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieutenant
Enlistment Place: Abingdon, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adj on 21 Jul 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 Oct 1861.Commissioned an officer in Company D, Virginia 1st Cavalry Regiment on 14 May 1861.Mustered out on 23 Apr 1862.Commissioned an officer in on 26 May 1862.Promoted to Full Major on 19 Feb 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Col on 01 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 19 Feb 1864.Commissioned an officer in on 19 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1831
Death Date: 1 May 1905
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Bio by: Tom DeNardo
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