Webb’s in the Military
Encompassing the following recognized conflicts, among others : Wayne’s
War, 1790-1794; French War, 1799; War of 1812, 18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815;
Seminole War, 1817-1818; Black Hawk War, 1832; Creek War, 1836-1837; Florida
War, 1835-1842; Canada Frontier Disturbances, 1838-1839; Pennsylvania Whiskey
Rebellion; Cherokee Removal, 1838; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Civil War, April
1861- April 1865. Including Officers and Enlisted soldiers of the Militia,
Volunteer and Regular Army, Officers & Sailors of the Navy, and Marines in
the Marine Corps.
Compiled by Jonathan Webb Deiss, ©2003, 2004. www.webbdeiss.org
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Private Walter Webb : He
was a Private in Captain Brown’s Company, 37th Regiment United States Infantry
(regulars). He applied for and received
a bounty land warrant under the ScripWarrant Act of 1812 (#122) for 320 acres
which he located in Section 32, Township 6 N Range 3 W, McDonough County,
Territory of Illinois on 6 October 1817.
Captain & Assistant Surgeon
Walter D. Webb : Served as First Lieutenant & Assistant Surgeon in 1st
Regiment United States Engineers and as Captain & Assistant Surgeon of 43rd
Regiment United States Infantry (regulars) during the Spanish-American War.
Private Webster C. Webb :
He enrolled 23 February 1865, mustered in 1 March 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky
for a term pf 1 year to Company H, 17th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers
(USA). He was mustered out 20 September
1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. (Civil War)
Landsman William Webb : He
served as Landsman on the Frigate Trumbull in 1777; entered service 17 April
1777. In 1781 the Trumbull was captured
by the British off the Delaware Capes and the crew taken prisoner. He was supposedly confined to the prisoner
ship Jersey. He was born in Windham,
Connecticut in 1758, joined the Continental Navy at age 19. When the Jersey was supposed burned, he was
ordered to carry the sick to the upper deck, and afterwards found himself
deserted by the life boats. He had to
float away on a cake of ice; some Tories found him and set him back aboard the
burning ship where he was then rescued by an ‘old man’ in a skiff who took him
to a prison ship. A little more
research :
“I think that the William Webb on
the Trumbull story is probably true. As
true as any story from the Revolutionary War; maybe a few details are lost to
time and elaboration has replaced a few others, but it is probably as close to
the truth as we'll ever know.
The Giles Memorial by J. A. Vinton
(page 518) describes him briefly , "256. William, b. April 26, 1758; m.
Lois Strong, May 16, 1782. After the birth of their first child, they probably
removed from Windham. They had. 257. Polly b. May 17, 1783." The date of his marriage, which is before
the end of the war, indicates that if he was captured sometime in 1781 (the
month is never specified in the record), then he was only imprisoned for a short
time on the Jersey before being released.
In a brief history of the Old
Jersey (Jackson, "Forgotten Saga of New York's Prison Ships." Kemp,
ed., Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea.) it mentions nothing about the
burning of the Jersey. It states that
the Jersey was there in Wollabout Bay (site of Brooklyn Navy Yard) until 1783
when the British surrendered and they abandoned it. It was used a prison ship until the very end of the war. Somehow,
I doubt some of the story about escaping off the Jersey. Maybe he was on a different prison ship,
however a list of men taken on board the Jersey as POWs (
http://www.usmm.net/revdead.html ) shows two men named William Webb. It is known that many prisoners were
processed thru the Jersey prior to being sent to other prison boats.
I found ( http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0011998
) a record of the burning of the prison ship Good Hope in the same harbor as
Jersey, and it states that some prisoners escaped, but this was in 1780.
The ship, that he was on, that may
have burned was the Trumbull, when it was destroyed in a Naval battle in
1781. But the dates do not match up and
the stories do not mesh; viz, that he was taken prisoner in 1779, or that the
whole crew of the Trumbull was taken prisoner in 1781. The record is less than clear.
Perhaps
coincidently, the Giles Memorial has on page 517 a description of the family of
101. Samuel Webb (Nathaniel, Samuel, Christopher, Christopher). He had a son, "241. Nathaniel, b. Sept.
3, 1750; was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; was taken prisoner by the
British; confined to the Old Jersey, a prison ship in the Harbor of New York,
and d. on board of her in January, 1781. Thousands of our soldiers experienced a similar fate."
The Adjutant General of Connecticut makes no mention of the crew of the
Trumbul being on the Jersye but it does verify that they were captured. From ...Landeck, Wm. F., Assistant
Adjutant-General, State of Connecticut, February 1897 : “This is to certify
that William Webb served in the War of the Revolution, and the following is his
service, according to the records of this office:- On page 599, “Connecticut
Men in the War of the Revolution”, is the following: “William Webb, a Landsman
of the Continental Frigate Trumbull. Time of Entry, April 1, 1777.” “(Under resolutions of Congress directing
that two frigates of 36 and 28 guns respectively, be built in Connecticut, Gov.
Trumbull and Council voted February 17 and 18, 1777 that one of these,
afterwards named the Trumbull, should be built at Chatham on the Connecticut
river, under the supervision of Capt. John Cotton of Middletown. It was completed, ready for sea, about a
year later. It’s first captain, Dudley
Saltonstall, being transferred to the Warren, Captain J. Nicholson of Penn.
Took command. In 1781 the Trumbull was
captured off the Delaware Capes by two British ships, the Iris and Gen. Monk,
“after a gallant resistance of more than an hour, during which she was
completely dismantled, and lost five killed and eleven wounded.)”
Much of this is from the recollections of William’s son, Abner Webb which was
published in the New York Gen & Bio Record. [click here to see a pdf of the article]
Sergeant William Webb : He
served in Towson’s Corps of Light Artillery during the War of 1812. He applied for and received a bounty land
warrant under the ScripWarrant Act of 1812 (#24311) for 160 acres which he
located in Section 18, Township 15 N Range 3 W in the Territory of Arkansas.
Private William Webb : He
served during the War of 1812 in Captain Preston’s Company, 35th Regiment
United States Infantry (regulars). He
applied for a bounty land warrant on 25 June 1818 under the ScripWarrant Act of
1812 (#17807) for 160 acres. It was
received 8 May 1861 and located in Section 9, Township 2 N Range 3 W in the
territory of Illinois.
William Webb : He applied
for a bounty land warrant under the ScripWarrant Act of 1812; Book 2, page 313,
warrant#34311
Private William Webb : He
served in Captain Goodell’s Company, 23rd Regiment United States Infantry. His daughter & heir Polly Webb, through
her guardian James Bushnell, applied for and received a bounty land warrant
under the ScripWarrant Act of 1812 (#3064) for 160 acres which they located in
Section 33, Township 13 N Range 1 W in the Territory of Illinois.
Private William Webb : William,
aged 24 years, born in Laban??, Massachusetts, was described as standing 5’ 7½”
tall, with gray eyes, sandy hair, a light complexion, and was by occupation a
laborer when he enlisted 23 August 1822 by Lieutenant Barken at Baton Rouge for
a term of five years. He was assigned
to Company B, 1st Regiment United States Infantry. He deserted 21 September 1822.
Private William Webb :
William, age 27 years, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, was described as having
brown eyes, dark hair, a fair complexion, stood 5’ 6” tall, and was by
occupation a shoemaker when he enlisted 30 March 1835 at New York to Major
Staniford for a term of three years. He
was assigned to Company D, 3rd Regiment United States Infantry (regulars). He was discharged 23 April 1838 by reason of
expiration of term of service at Fort Jessup, Louisiana.
Private William Webb :
William, aged 26 years, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, was described as having
gray eyes, dark hair, a fair complexion, stood 5’ 10” tall and was by
occupation a clerk when he enlisted 15 October 1840 at Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania to Lieutenant Carleton for a term of five years. He was assigned to the 1st Regiment United
States Dragoons. He is reported as
deserted on 2 February 1841.
Private William Webb : Age
19 years, entered service to Captain John F. Mickum’s (Wickham’s)? Company (F),
2nd Regiment Ohio Infantry on 1 June 1846 for a period of 1 year. Mustered out 1 June 1847 at Buena Vista,
Mexico, on expiration of term of service. Company F was recruited at Columbus, Ohio. He applied for a pension 19 February 1887 from Illinois (s6798).
(possibly the same man) William Webb,
on his second enlistment, aged 21 years, born in Fairfield, Ohio was described
as having blue eyes, light hair, a fair complexion, stood 5’ 7” tall, and was
by occupation a soldier when he reenlisted 1 July 1848 at Monterey, Mexico to
Brevet Major Graham for an (undisclosed) term. He was assigned to Company D, 2nd Regiment United States Dragoons
(regulars). He is reported as deserted
on 12 April 1849.
Private William Webb :
Baldwin’s Company, 1st Regiment Alabama Volunteers (6 months service, 1846)
(Mexican War)
Private William Webb :
Webb, aged 25 years, born in Rutherford, North Carolina, described as having
blue eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion, standing 6’ 3½” tall, and by
occupation a blacksmith, enlisted 10 December 1845 to Captain Vinton for a term
of five years. He was assigned to
Company B, 3rd Regiment United States Artillery (regulars). Discharged 10 December 1850 by reason of
expiration of term of service at New Orleans Barracks.
He reenlisted 3 March 1851, aged
30 years, at Baton Rouge, Arkansas (Louisiana?) to Captain Whitney for a term
of five years. He was assigned to
Ordnance. He is listed as having
deserted 16 April 1853 (no further remarks).
Recruit William Webb :
Webb, gave his age as 21 years, and birthplace as Schenectady, New York, was
described as having gray eyes, black hair, a fair complexion, stood 5’ 9” tall,
and was by occupation a farmer, when he enlisted 24 August 1847 at Danville to
Lieutenant Robinson. He was discharged
30 August 1847 by reason of ‘minority’ at Rochester (remainder of text
illegible).
Private William Webb :
William Webb, aged 21 years, born in Huntington, Pennsylvania, was described as
having dark eyes, black hair, a dark complexion, stood 5’ 5” tall, and was by
occupation a tailor when he enlisted on 12 April 1847 at Waysburg? to Captain
Whipple for the duration of the war with Mexico. He was assigned to Company A or H, 7th Regiment United States
Infantry (regulars). While attached to
Riley’s Brigade, his unit was engaged against the Mexicans at the Battle of
Contreras, Mexico on 20 August 1847, where he was killed in action.
Ordinary Seaman William Webb : William, aged 42 years, born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was
described as standing 5’ 9” tall, with a negro complexion, and was by
occupation a Cabinetmaker when he enlisted 18 April 1862 at Boston,
Massachusetts to the United States Navy for a term of three years.
Landsman William Webb
: William, aged 25 years, born in Virginia, was described as standing 5’ 10”
tall, with a negro complexion, and had no occupation when he enlisted 20 June
1863 at Hampton Roads, Virginia to the United States Navy for a term of three
years. He is recorded on the muster
roll of the vessel George Mangham, 30 September & 31 December 1864, and on
1 April, 30 June & 14 August 1865.
Commander William A. Webb, USN & CSN : He served as an Officer of the Line,
United States Navy with the rank of Midshipman, 26 January 1838. He was appointed to the rank of Passed
Midshipman on 2 July 1845. William
served during the Mexican War as a Passed Midshipman on the 6 gun ship,
Storeship Southampton. Sailed from
Norfolk, Virginia 7 February 1847. He
was appointed to the rank of Master on 9 October 1853. He was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant
on 12 June 1854. He resigned his
commission effective 17 May 1861 to accept a commission in the Navy of the
Confederate States of America.
With the rank of Commander he was the CSS Atlanta's Commanding Officer;
captured - held at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, while a prisoner
of war, had been captured on CSS Atlanta in June 1863; paroled in September
1864 and exchanged in October 1864.
His widow, Elizabeth Ann Webb
applied for a pension on his Mexican War service, 1 February 1887 (widow2273).
William A. Webb, a native of Virginia, became a
U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1838 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant in 1854. He
resigned his commission in May 1861 and entered the Confederate Navy in June as
a First Lieutenant. After brief service at Fernandina, Florida, he was assigned
to the Richmond Station during 1861-62. During the March 1862 battles in
Hampton Roads, he commanded the armed tug Teaser. Later in the year, and into
1863, he was stationed at Charleston, South Carolina. Webb was promoted to
Commander in April 1863, and placed in charge of naval forces afloat in the
Savannah, Georgia, area. He was in command of the ironclad Atlanta when she was
captured on 17 June 1863, and spent more than a year as a prisoner of war.
Exchanged in October 1864, he later served as Commanding Officer of CSS
Richmond, on Virginia's James River. – Dept of Navy
Cadet William Appleton Webb
: William was at the United States Military Academy at West Point as Cadet
during the period just after the Mexican War; he enrolled or was accepted 1
September 1849, and graduated 35th in his class.
William B. Webb : From an
obituary published at his death : “Death of Hon. W. B. Webb – Washington, March
15. Hon. William B. Webb,
ex-commissioner of the District of Columbia, died in this city Friday night in
his 71st year. Upon the organization of
the Metropolitan police force of the city in 1861, Mr. Webb became its first
superintendent and put the force under its present system. But he was a much better lawyer than a
policeman and his digest of municipal laws, as affecting the national capital,
is regarded as the standard authority.”
1870 Federal Census. Washington City (First Ward) (Washington, DC
PO), Washington County, District of Columbia
1657/1753, William B. Webb, 44, Male,
White, Lawyer, 20000/5000, District of Columbia, citizen >21
1657/1753, Emily M. Webb, 36,
Female, White, Keeping House, na, District of Columbia
1657/1753, Henry R. Webb, 13,
Male, White, At School, na, District of Columbia, in school
1657/1753, John S. Webb, 10, Male,
White, At School, na, District of Columbia, at school
1657/1753, Mary Quinu, 40, Female,
White, Domestic, na, Ireland, foreign born parents
1657/1753, Mary Harran, 23,
Female, White, Domestic, na, Ireland, foreign born parents
1657/1753, Margaret Ward, 48,
Female, White, Domestic, na, Ireland, foreign born parents, cannot write
In 1890/1891 he lived at 406 5th
Street NW and worked at 1800 F Street NW in the District of Columbia.
Second Lieutenant William C.
Webb : Served as Second Lieutenant of Light Artillery Battery A, of the
Utah Artillery during the Spanish-American War.
Private William F. Webb :
Served in the New York Militia during the Patriot war of 1838.
Private William F. Webb :
William, aged 23 years, born in Dartmouth, England, was described as having
gray eyes, brown hair, a light complexion, stood 5’ 10½” tall and was by
occupation a printer when he enlisted on 23 July 1856 at St. Louis, Missouri to
Lieutenant Corey for a term of five years. He was assigned to Company E, 6th Regiment United States Infantry
(regulars). He is reported as deserted
on 29 November 1856.
Lieutenant Colonel William G.
Webb : Webb joined and enrolled, as a Private soldier, 14 May 1846 at La
Grange, Fayette County, Texas. He
mustered in 14 June 1846 at Point Isabel, Texas to Captain Green’s Company,
Colonel John Coffee Hay’s (1st) Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles, his age not
shown on roll. Muster rolls for 6 June
thru 31 August 1846 record him as present.
He fought with his unit against the Mexicans at the Battle of Monterey,
Mexico 21-23 September 1846. He
mustered out 2 October 1846 at Monterey, Mexico by reason of expiration of term
of service. He was due pay and clothing
since commencement of service.
Also served in Company C, 1st
Texas Cavalry.
He was commissioned by the
Governor of Texas, James P. Henderson as Lieutenant Colonel on 30 December
1846, and assigned to 3rd Regiment Texas Militia. Afterwards he served as a member of the Texas Legislature in 1847
and 1848, while practicing law in LaGrange, Fayette County. On 14 May 1848 he married Sarah Ann Amelia
Hill, the 16 year old daughter of Asa Hill and in 1849 they had a daughter
named Eugenna. They later had three
sons
He served in the Texas State and
Confederate military during the Civil War.
He applied for a pension 8 April
1887 from California (s10621).
1850 Federal Census. (Township ?), Fayette County, Texas
293/293, Wm. G. Webb, 26, Male,
White, Lawyer, 4000, Georgia
293/293, Sarah Webb, 18, Female, White,
na, na, Georgia
293/293, Eugenna Webb, 1, Female,
White, na, na, Texas
293/293, J. B. Hill, 35, Male,
White, Carpenter, 1000, Georgia
WEBB, WILLIAM GRAHAM (1824-1902). William Graham Webb, lawyer, soldier,
and newspaperman, son of John Clabourn and Faithy Watkins (Alford) Webb, was
born in Covington, Newton County, Georgia, on November 11, 1824. He received
his education in Athens and Cassville, Georgia, and was admitted to the bar in
Macon in 1844; in the same year he moved to La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.
In the Mexican War he enlisted as a private in Capt. Thomas Green's Company,
Col. John Coffee (Jack) Hays's First Regiment, Texas Mounted Rifles, and fought
in the battle of Monterey in Gen. William Jenkins Worth's command. On December
30, 1846, Gov. James Pinckney Henderson commissioned Webb lieutenant colonel of
the Third Regiment, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of the Texas Militia. He
received his license to practice in district and inferior courts of Texas on
April 12, 1847, in the Supreme Court on December 12, 1849, and in the United
States District Court on November 25, 1853. During the years between the
Mexican War and the Civil War, Webb practiced law in La Grange. In 1847-48 he
was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. On May 14, 1848, he married
Sarah Ann Amelia Hill, daughter of Asa Hill; they had one daughter and three
sons. On April 14, 1860, Governor Sam Houston commissioned him brigadier
general to organize the Twenty-second Brigade of the Militia of the State of
Texas, comprising the counties of Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado and Fayette. He
received his Confederate States of America law license on April 13, 1861. On
June 12, 1861, he issued general orders organizing the Twenty-second Brigade,
Texas State Troops, and on June 17, 1862, Gov. Francis Richard Lubbock renewed
his commission. Thomas Jefferson Devine, Confederate States judge, on April 29,
1862, commissioned Webb, under the Act for the Sequestration of the Estates of
Alien Enemies, Confederate States Receiver for Colorado, Comal, Fayette,
Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. It appears that his report early in
1863 to Gen. John Bankhead Magruder caused the latter to place Austin,
Colorado, and Fayette counties under martial law. It is possible that Webb's
Twenty-second Brigade was transferred to the command of a Confederate States
general, for in December 1863, with the rank of captain in the Confederate
States Army, he recruited his own unattached company of cavalry of men exempt
from conscription.
By the end of the war Webb was again Confederate
States Receiver. His territory apparently had been greatly enlarged from the
original six counties, for on May 9, 1865, General Magruder granted him a pass
to go unmolested throughout Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. After the war Webb
resumed the practice of law in La Grange. He was appointed administrator of the
then-nonexistent University of Texas by Governor James Webb Throckmorton on
January 5, 1867. Also in 1867 Webb purchased the Daily Telegraph (originally
the Telegraph and Texas Register) and moved to Houston to take over as
publisher and editor. He was ruined financially and ceased publication in 1873
but refused to take bankruptcy. He practiced law in Houston until February
1885, when he moved to Albany, Texas, to join his son, Sam, in the formation of
a law, loan, land, and livestock firm. From Albany, he went to California,
where on October 13, 1886, he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of
California. After six years as a lawyer in San Bernardino, he retired and
returned to Texas in 1893. He died in Austin on March 9, 1902, and was buried
in La Grange.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: James Farber, Texas, C.S.A. (San
Antonio: Jackson, 1947). La Grange Journal, March 13, 1902.
Joseph E. Blanton
Recommended citation:
"WEBB, WILLIAM GRAHAM." The Handbook of
Texas Online.
<http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/WW/fwe7.html>
[Accessed Thu Aug 7 6:34:00 US/Central 2003 ].
Private William H. Webb :
Company E, 3rd Regiment Tennessee Infantry (Mexican War)
Private William H. Webb :
William, aged 21 years, born on Frederick County, Maryland, was described as
having blue eyes, black hair, a florid complexion, stood 5’ 6” tall and was by
occupation a laborer when he enlisted on 23 July 1853 at Cumberland to Captain
Murray for a term of five years. He was
assigned to Company M, 4th Regiment United States Artillery. He died of yellow fever on 10 December 1853
at Fort Brown, Texas.
Lieutenant William H. Webb
: He served during the Civil War in the United States Navy was a Mate, 19 June
1862; Acting Ensign, 27 January 1864; Ensign, 12 March 1868; Master, 18
December 1868; Lieutenant 21 March 1870.
Acting Midshipman William H.
Webb : Perhaps the same man as above; he was at the United States Naval
Academy, 24 September 1860; he resigned before graduating.
Second Lieutenant William J.
Webb : Served as Second Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment Alabama Infantry and
the 3rd Regiment Alabama Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
Private William L. Webb :
Webb, aged 19 years, born in Wythe County, Virginia, described as standing 5’
10” tall, having dark eyes, light hair and a light complexion, and was by
occupation a Stage Driver when he enlisted 17 August 1846 at Corington,
Kentucky to Lieutenant Kearney for a term of five years. He was assigned to Company D, 1st Regiment
United States Dragoons (regulars). He
was discharged 1 July 1851 by reason of expiration of term of service at Fort
Snelling, Minnesota Territory.
He reenlisted on 5 July 1851 at
Fort Snelling to Lieutenant Gardner for a term of five years. He was assigned to the same company and
regiment and discharged 5 May 1856 by reason of reenlistment in Company (Co D,
1 Drg) at Fort Craig, New Mexico.
He reenlisted 5 May 1856, aged 29
years, at Fort Craig, New Mexico to Lieutenant Adams for a term of five
years. He was described as having hazel
eyes, brown hair, a fair complexion, and stood taller at 5’ 11½” than on
previous rolls. He was reassigned to
Company D, 1st Regiment United States Dragoons. He was discharged 3 April 1861 at Fort Breckinridge, New Mexico
by reason of reenlistment in company. He remained a Private. Fort
Breckinridge was renamed as Fort Buchanan.
1860 Federal Census Fort Buchanan (Fort Buchanan PO), Arizona County,
New Mexico Territory
Ft Buchanan Garrison, 248/261,
Richa S. Ewell, 43, Male, White, Capt U. S. Army, 6000/10000, District of
Columbia
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Ft Buchanan Garrison, 248/261, W.
L. Webb, 38, Male, White, Soldier, na, Virginia
Private William L. Webb : William,
aged 28 years, born in New York City, New York, was described as having hazel
eyes, dark hair, a dark complexion, stood 5’ 10” tall and was by occupation a
tobacconist when he enlisted 19 January 1855 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Lieutenant Burns for a term of five years. He was assigned to Company G, 7th Regiment United States Infantry
(regulars). He was discharged 19
January 1860 by expiration of term of service (location unknown).
Private William M. (W.) Webb
: Joined and enrolled 28 August 1847 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois to
Josiah Littell’s Independent Company, Illinois Mounted Volunteers to serve for
the duration of the War with Mexico. Mustered in 18 September 1847 at Alton.
Possibility - 1850 Federal
Census. District 125, Warren County,
Illinois
889/889, William M. Webb, 26,
Male, White, Farmer, na, Pennsylvania
889/889, Mary Webb, 23, Female,
White, na, na, Scotland
889/889, William Webb, 9mos, Male,
White, na, na, Illinois
Private Wm. P. Webb :
Served in the New York Militia during the Patriot war of 1838.
Private William Robert Webb : ...from Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949,
Biographies, W, page 1986 : “William Robert (grandson of Richard Slanford), a
Senator from Tennessee; born near Mount Tirzah, Person County, N.C., November
11, 1842; attended private schools, and was a student in Bingham's School,
Oaks, N.C., 1856-1860; served with the Confederate Army in Company H, Fifteenth
Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, during the Civil War and was wounded at the
Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862; returned to North Carolina in
July 1865; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in 1868; taught at Horner's School, Oxford, N.C., 1868-1870; founded the first
training school west of the Allegheny Mountains at Culleoka, Tenn., in 1870;
moved the school to Bell Buckle, Tenn., in 1886; was a State Credit and Gold
Democrat in 1896 and a delegate to the convention in Indianapolis in 1896 which
nominated Palmer and Buckner for President and Vice President of the United
States; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Robert L. Taylor and served from January 24, 1913, to
March 3, 1913; was not a candidate for reelection in 1913; continued the
occupation of teaching until his death in Bell Buckle, Tenn., December 19,
1926; interment in Hazelwood Cemetery.”
Dr. William Seward Webb :
He is the son of James Watson Webb, brother of General Alexander S. Webb; he
served as the (first?) President General of the Sons of the American Revolution
(formed in New York 1883).
Brevet Major William W. Webb
: He was born in New York. He enlisted
as a Private in Company A, 3rd Battalion District of Columbia Volunteers on 15
April 1861. He was commissioned as 2nd
Lieutenant 17 May 1861, was discharged from the enlisted service 18 May 1861,
and appointed to the 1st Regiment United States Cavalry (regulars). He transferred to the 4th Regiment United
States Cavalry (regulars) 3 August 1861. He was at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania to October 1861; given charge
of mounted recruiting service at New York City, New York until December
1862. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant
on 17 July 1862; joined regiment in the Department of the Cumberland, January
1863. Engaged in scouting and picket
duty to April 1863. On duty mustering
troops at Wheeling, West Virginia to February 1864; rejoined his regiment at
Nashville, Tennessee. He was engaged in
the Atlanta Campaign, raid upon the railroad in rear of Atlanta, pursuit of the
rebel General Hood through Georgia and northern Alabama, and the action at
Rome, Georgia. He was appointed
Inspector of Horses at New York City. Promoted to Captain 28 July 1866. He was awarded the rank of Brevet Major for ‘gallant and meritorious
service’ in the Atlanta Campaign. He
resigned his commission and was discharged effective 1 May 1873. He died 8 September 1893.
He applied for and received a
pension while a resident of Florida (for service in Co H & Co F, 4 US Cav,
1 US Cav) (invalid487630/278572), and his widow Clara D. Webb in September 1893
(widow583586/406963).
He was possibly the son of James
Watson Webb, newspaper owner, banker and diplomat.
1860 Federal Census. Washington, Ward Two, District of Columbia
Page, Dwelling/Family, Names, Age, Sex, Color, Occupation, Value, Born,
Remark
207, 1386/1439, J. W. Webb, 46,
Male, White, Banker, na, New York
207, 1386/1439, Eliza M. Webb, 42,
Female, White, na, na, South Carolina
207, 1386/1439, Augusta Webb, 28,
Female, White, na, na, New York
207, 1386/1439, Wm. W. Webb, 22,
Male, White, Clerk, na, New York
207, 1386/1439, Sarah Webb, 15,
Female, White, na, na, Mississippi, in school
207, 1386/1439, Canielle Webb, 13,
Female, White, na, na, New York, in school
207, 1386/1439, Mary Webb, 11,
Female, White, na, na, New York, in school
207, 1386/1439, Jane Webb, 4,
Female, White, na, na, New York
Corporal Willis F. Webb :
Webb, aged 23 years old, born in Tennessee, was described as having blue eyes,
dark hair, a red complexion, stood 6’ 2½” tall, and was by occupation a farmer
when he enlisted 31 March 1847 at Madisonville to Lieutenant Watson for the
duration of the War with Mexico. He was
assigned to Company B, 9th Regiment United States Infantry (regulars). He was discharged 6 July 1848 by reason of
expiration of term of service at New Orleans, Louisiana. He later applied for a pension 3 May 1887
from Kansas (s12886).
Possibly the same as the man
counted in the 1893 Nebraska Vet’s Census, as Webb Willis, Corporal, Company G,
15th Cavalry, residence Wymore.
Private Wyatt Webb : Wyatt
Webb enlisted and mustered in 2 May 1861 to Company K, 23rd Regiment Virginia
Infantry in service to the Confederate States of America. He was captured and made a Prisoner of War
at Kernstown, Virginia, then three days later transported to and confined at
Fort Delaware (in Delaware). On 8 May
1862 he was exchanged at Aiken’s Landing, Virginia and rejoined his unit. He was recorded as absent without leave on
15 October 1862 and again 15 February 1863. (Civil War)
1850 Federal Census. ...?, Orange
County, Virginia
157/158, Wyat B. Webb, 29, Male, White, Overseer, na, Virginia
157/158, Ann E. Webb, 20, Female, White, na, na, Virginia
157/158, Richard B. Webb, 1, Male, White, na, na, Virginia
157/158, Martha Webb, 3mos, Female, White, na, na, Virginia
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