General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, C.S.A.

General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Enlisted as a private when Virginia seceded, but was commissioned as a captain in Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry in April 1861. After promoting through the grades, Payne was promoted to brigadier general in November 1864. Major campaigns and bat...

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General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, C.S.A.
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Payne, William Henry Fitzhugh., 1830-1904; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Enlisted as a private when Virginia seceded, but was commissioned as a captain in Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry in April 1861. After promoting through the grades, Payne was promoted to brigadier general in November 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Williamsburg (wounded and captured), Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Hanover (wounded and captured), the 1864 Shenandoah campaign, Cedar Creek, Petersburg, and the defense of Richmond (wounded and captured). Following the war, Payne returned to his Virginia law practice. He died in Washington, D.C., in March 1904 and is buried in Warrenton, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000087Q87General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Enlisted as a private when Virginia seceded, but was commissioned as a captain in Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry in April 1861. After promoting through the grades, Payne was promoted to brigadier general in November 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Williamsburg (wounded and captured), Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Hanover (wounded and captured), the 1864 Shenandoah campaign, Cedar Creek, Petersburg, and the defense of Richmond (wounded and captured). Following the war, Payne returned to his Virginia law practice. He died in Washington, D.C., in March 1904 and is buried in Warrenton, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.1864-1865 circa1860-1869Payne, William Henry Fitzhugh., 1830-1904; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #068v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00136http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6371
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