Brig Gen
William
Yarnel
Slack
Born in Mason, Kentucky, United States
Son of John Slack Jr.
and Mary (Caldwell) Slack
Brother of
James C. Slack [half]
Husband of
Mary Emily (Woodward) Slack
— married
21 Jul 1842 in Ray, Missouri, USA
Husband of
Isabella Richards (Bower) Slack
— married
12 Jan 1859 in Monroe, Missouri, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in Pea Ridge, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2018
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Biography
William Yarnel Slack was a Missouri lawyer, politician, and soldier. In the Mexican-American War, Slack raised a company of volunteers and served as their Captain in the 2nd Missouri Volunteers. During the American Civil War he served as a Brigadier General in the Missouri State Guard and led a division in some of war's earliest major battles in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. Slack was mortally wounded in the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. His formal commission as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army was awarded posthumously.[1]
Son of John Slack Jr and Ann Black. Husband Mary Emily Woodward (m 1842) and Isabella Richards Bower (m 1859).[2] William passed away in 1862. Final resting place in Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas.[3]
Father: John Slack, Jr. Mother: Mary Jane Caldwell
Spouses: Mary Emily Woodward m. 1842 Isabella Richards Bower Slack 1830–1910 (m. 1859)
Children: William Yarnel Slack 1860–1890 Gustavus Bower Slack 1862–1946
Sources
- ↑ William Y Slack, Wikipedia, accessed July 30, 2020.
- ↑ William Yarnel Slack, FamilySearch.org, accessed July 30, 2020.
- ↑ William Yarnel Slack, Find A Grave: Memorial #11075, accessed July 30, 2020.
- Ray County, Missouri, Marriage and Will Index, 1820-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA Woodward 1842
- Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA; Bower 1859
- Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War General Officers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11075/william-yarnel-slack: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for William Yarnel Slack (1 Aug 1816–21 Mar 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11075, citing Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .
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