William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. A staunch secessionist, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg while leading his brigade's attack on Union forces not far from Cemetery Ridge.
Confederate General William Barksdale

William Barksdale Jenner & Block
William Barksdale leading his men into battle.
Confederate General William Barksdale, commander of one of the brigades in General Lafayette McLaws’ Division of General James Longstreet’s I Corps at Gettysburg


William Barksdale Obituary
C.S.A. General William Barksdale


General William Barksdale - Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. He led a distinguished career in Mississippi and as a Confederate commander. He was mortally wounded on the second day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, during the attack of Longstreet's Corps on the Peach Orchard and Wheat Field. (Barksdale Plot).
William Barksdale Photographer
mort kunstler civil war paintings | Illustration of General William Barksdale in Uniform
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Gettysburg National Military Park - State of Mississippi monument. The monument was placed where Brigadier General William Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade began its charge towards the Peach Orchard on July 2, 1863. Barksdale was shot during the battle and died later that night.
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