William Bernard Meredith was the son of the Honorable John A. Meredith and his wife Sarah. He entered Richmond College at a young age and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1856 at age seventeen. He earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1859. He then studied law at the direction of his father, a distinguished judge and graduate of the University. Although opposed to war and suited for civilian life, he at once sought a position with the Ashland Artillery in the company of Pichegru Woolfolk. He was made First Lieutenant. He went with his company to Manassas and spent the winter there. They moved to Yorktown in the Spring and fell back toward Richmond with the army. He was made Adjutant of Major Charles Richardson's battalion of Artillery and remained as that until stricken with typhoid fever. He went home on sick leave in August and did not return.
William Bernard Meredith was the son of the Honorable John A. Meredith and his wife Sarah. He entered Richmond College at a young age and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1856 at age seventeen. He earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1859. He then studied law at the direction of his father, a distinguished judge and graduate of the University. Although opposed to war and suited for civilian life, he at once sought a position with the Ashland Artillery in the company of Pichegru Woolfolk. He was made First Lieutenant. He went with his company to Manassas and spent the winter there. They moved to Yorktown in the Spring and fell back toward Richmond with the army. He was made Adjutant of Major Charles Richardson's battalion of Artillery and remained as that until stricken with typhoid fever. He went home on sick leave in August and did not return.
Family Members
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Mary Ella Meredith
1843–1864
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Sally Roane Meredith
1845–1846
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Elizabeth Bernard "Bettie" Meredith Cocke
1848–1922
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Charles Vivian Meredith
1850–1930
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Edward Douglas "Ned" Meredith
1852–1879
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John Clopton Meredith
1852–1856
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Julian Meredith
1855–1856
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Wyndham Robertson Meredith
1859–1940
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Lelia Bernard Meredith Manning
1861–1947
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