William Y. Slack

Military Person

1816 – 1862

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Who was William Y. Slack?

William Yarnel Slack was a Missouri lawyer, politician, and general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War. He led a division in some of war's earliest major battles in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and was mortally wounded in the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas.

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Born
Aug 1, 1816
Mason County
Also known as
  • William Slack
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Confederate States of America
Died
Mar 21, 1862
Benton County

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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