Life span: 11/05/1832 to 02/03/1900Dickinson Connection: Stationed at Cavalry School in Carlisle, PennsylvaniaTabsLife SummaryFull name: William Woods AverellPlace of Birth: Cameron, NYBurial Place: Bath, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 6No. of Spouses: 1Family: Hiram Averell (father), Huldah Hemenway Averell (mother), Kezia Haywood (wife - married 1885)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanScientist or InventorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: MethodistPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: Johnson Administration (1865-69)DiplomatMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 12/08/1863 12/08/1863 A Union winter cavalry raid departs its West Virginia base and marches south to cut communications 12/16/1863 12/16/1863 At Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications 09/19/1864 09/19/1864 In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester Documents Images William Woods Averell William Woods Averell, detail Bibliography