William Hugh McDowell
About William Hugh McDowell
Lived 1846 – 1864 (aged 17–18).
William Hugh McDowell (December 31, 1846 – May 15, 1864) was one of the VMI Cadets killed at the Battle of New Market. He entered VMI on August 22, 1863. He was shot in the heart. In the battle, Cabell and Stanard were wounded by the same burst of fire.
McDowell was born on December 31, 1846, in Beattie's Ford, North Carolina to Robert Irvin McDowell and Rebecca Brevard.
In culture A fictional account of McDowell's participation in the Battle of New Market is featured in The Ghost Cadet, a book by Elaine Marie Alphin.
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Who was William Hugh McDowell?
(1846-1864)
When was William Hugh McDowell born?
William Hugh McDowell was born in 1846 in Iredell County.
When did William Hugh McDowell die?
William Hugh McDowell died on 15 May 1864 in New Market.
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