Slack, William Yarnel

Life Span
to
Full name
William Yarnel Slack
Place of Birth
Mason County, KY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Family
John Slack (father),
Occupation
Politician
Military
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
State legislature
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Army
Date Event
At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed
- In northwest Arkansas, Union forces win a fierce three-day battle at Pea Ridge, around Elkhorn Tavern
How to Cite This Page: "Slack, William Yarnel," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/6579.