William Henry Carroll
| William Henry Carroll | |
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| Born | 1810 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | May 3, 1868 (aged 57–58) Montreal, Canada |
| Place of burial | Elmwood Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861-1863 C.S.A. |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit |
 37th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
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| Battles/wars |
American Civil War - Battle of Mill Springs |
| Other work | planter, Postmaster |
William Henry Carroll (1810 – May 3, 1868) was a wealthy planter, a postmaster, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Carroll was born in Nashville, Tennessee to William Carroll, a general during the War of 1812 and multi-term Governor of Tennessee, and Cecilia M. (Bradford) Carroll. Priorly to the Civil War he commanded the 154th Regiment of the Tennessee Militia.
On December 11, 1861 Carroll, as the Confederate commander at Knoxville, issued a proclamation declaring martial law in the city. He then arrested all those who were openly opposed to the Confederate States before restoring the civil authority. He commanded the 2nd Brigade in the District of East Tennessee, commanded by George B. Crittenden, that engaged George H. Thomas's Union forces at the Battle of Mill Springs in Kentucky on January 19, 1862.
Braxton Bragg, the Department commander, in his effort to rid his command of political generals had Carroll arrested for drunkenness, incompetence and neglect on March 31, 1862, as he was reported to have been drunk on duty in Iuka, Mississippi. Bragg brought similar charges against Crittenden the following day.
Like Crittenden before him, Carroll, after a court of inquiry, resigned on February 1, 1863. With Nashville, the state capital, in Union hands, he moved to Montreal, Canada.
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