William T. Poague
| William T. Poague | |
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| Born |
December 20, 1835 Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Died | September 8, 1914 (aged 78) Lexington, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Stonewall Jackson Cemetery Lexington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army Artillery
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| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars |
American Civil War |
| Other work |
Farmer Teacher Politician Treasurer of Virginia Military Institute |
American Civil War
*First Manassas
*Romney Expedition
*1862 Valley Campaign
*Peninsula Campaign
William Thomas Poague (December 20, 1835 – September 8, 1914) was a Confederate States Army officer serving in the Artillery during the American Civil War. He later served as Treasurer of Virginia Military Institute.
Born in Rockbridge County, Virginia to John Barclay and Elizabeth Stuart Paxton Poague, Poague attended and graduated from Washington College where he was a member of the Virginia Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. Poague was practicing law in St. Joseph, Missouri when the Civil War began.
Poague returned to Virginia, and entered the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant in the famous Rockbridge Virginia Artillery. Poague was promoted to be that unit's captain by April 1862. With the battery, Poague fought at the battles of First Manassas, Romney, Kernstown, McDowell, and later with the Army of Northern Virginia in the Seven Days Battles, the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, the Battle of Harper's Ferry, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Poague was promoted to major on March 2, 1863. He served as an executive officer to David G. McIntosh at the Battle of Chancellorsville, then was given his own battalion upon the formation of the Third Corps.
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