Commander
William
Augustin
Webb
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Tarleton Webb
and Harriet (Davis) Webb
Brother of
Virginia (Webb) Tucker, Martha Ann (Webb) Purcell, Harriet Agusta (Webb) Reilly, Lewis Warrington Webb, Delia Ann (Webb) Cranz, Mary Randolph (Webb) Greer and George Fleming Webb
Husband of
Elizabeth Ann (Fleming) Webb
— married
[date unknown] in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Fleming (Webb) Vaughn, Mary Rebecca (Webb) Gemminger and Jessie Heath (Webb) Stayman
Died
at age 57
in Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2012
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Biography
William Augustin Webb was an American sailor and Mexican–American War veteran who resigned his United States Navy commission after more than 20 years of service to join the Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War. Webb was decorated for his service as Captain of the CSS Teaser, part of the James River Squadron, during the Battle of Hampton Roads. He was then placed in command of the CSS Atlanta, and later the CSS Richmond.[1]
William was born in 1824. He is the son of Thomas Webb and Harriet Davis. William passed away in 1881.[2] Husband of Elizabeth Fleming. Final resting place in Fleming Family Cemetery, Goochland County, Virginia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ William A Webb, Wikipedia.org, accessed February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Entered by Travis Wagner, Jun 20, 2012
- ↑ William Augustin Webb, Find A Grave: Memorial #50683343, accessed February 7, 2020.
- Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.
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See The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Volume XXV. Published Quarterly for the year ending in December 1917. Richmond Virginia. Pages 99, 210, 330. Digital Copy for information on the Webb genealogy...
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Rejected matches › William Jefferson Webb (1822-1907)
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Categories: CSS Atlanta (1862), Confederate Navy, United States Civil War | Confederate Navy, United States Civil War | United States Navy, Mexican-American War | United States Navy | Goochland, Virginia