William W. Averell

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Union Army general (1832-1900)

United States WritersLived 1832 to 1900 · aged 67

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William Woods Averell was a career United States Army officer and a cavalry general in the American Civil War.

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Col. William W. Averell (sitting) of 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry with staff in August 1862

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William Woods Averell was a career United States Army officer and a cavalry general in the American Civil War. He was the only Union general to achieve a major victory against the Confederates in the Valley Campaigns of 1864 prior to the arrival of Philip Sheridan, at the Battle of Rutherford's (Carter's) Farm and at the Battle of Moorefield.

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