Emory, William Hemsley

Life Span
to
Full name
William Hemsley Emory
Place of Birth
Queen Anne's County, MD
Burial Place
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
At Mansfield, Louisiana, Confederate forces deal a severe blow to the Union's Red River Campaign
In Louisiana, after defeat the day before, reinforced Union troops repel further attacks at Pleasant Hill
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
Red River Campaign
Date Title
Ruben F. Briggs to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, March 15, 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana
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