Life span: 09/21/1820 to 07/23/1888TabsLife SummaryFull name: Williams Carter WickhamPlace of Birth: Richmond, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: William Fanning Wickham (father), Anne Butler Carter (mother), Lucy Penn Taylor (wife)Education: University of VirginiaOccupation: Attorney or JudgeBusinessmanPolitical Parties: RepublicanUnion (Unconditional Union, National Union)Military: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 02/13/1861 05/01/1861 The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond 06/17/1863 06/17/1863 Union cavalry try to break through the Confederate cavalry screen at Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia 07/01/1863 07/01/1863 Stuart's cavalrymen destroy the U.S. Army's Cavalry School at Carlisle Barracks 10/19/1864 10/19/1864 In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek Documents Images Williams Carter Wickham Williams Carter Wickham, detail Bibliography