Angus William McDonald
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Portrait of Angus William McDonald
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| Birth name | Angus William McDonald |
| Born |
February 14, 1799 Winchester, Virginia, United States |
| Died | December 1, 1864 (aged 65) Richmond, Virginia, Confederate States of America |
| Buried at | Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia), United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1817–1819 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 First lieutenant (USA) Colonel (CSA) |
| Unit |
7th Infantry Regiment (USA) 7th Virginia Cavalry (CSA) |
| Commands held | 7th Virginia Cavalry (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Leacy Anne Naylor Cornelia Peake |
| Relations |
18 children including: Angus William McDonald, Jr. Edward Allen Hitchcock McDonald William Naylor McDonald Marshall McDonald Craig Woodrow McDonald Other relations: Angus McDonald (grandfather) Angus McDonald (father) |
| Other work | Military officer, fur trader, lawyer, deputy sheriff |
Angus William McDonald (February 14, 1799 – December 1, 1864) was a 19th-century American military officer and lawyer in the U.S. state of Virginia. He also served as a colonel in command of the Confederate States Army's 7th Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. McDonald was appointed to serve in a number of prominent political positions including a superintendent overseeing the construction of the Northwestern Turnpike and a commissioner representing Virginia in its boundary dispute with Maryland. McDonald was the grandson of Virginia military officer and , Angus McDonald (1727–1778) and the father of United States Fish Commissioner Marshall McDonald (1835–1895).
Angus William McDonald was born on February 14, 1799 in Winchester, Virginia. He was the eldest child of prominent local planter Angus McDonald (1769–1814) and his wife, Mary McGuire McDonald (d. 1809) and the grandson of Virginia militiaman, frontiersman, and landowner Angus McDonald (1727–1778). McDonald was of Scottish and Dutch descent through his father, and of French and Irish descent through his mother. In 1809, following the death of his mother, McDonald and his younger brother and sister were sent by their father to "Glengarry" plantation near Winchester to live with their grandmother, Anna Thompson McDonald. By about the age of twelve, McDonald attended Winchester Academy where he was taught by Scotchman Mr. Hetterick. While attending the academy in Winchester, McDonald resided at the home of his uncle, Edward McGuire.
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