1. William Harrow was an American lawyer and soldier who served as a Union general in the American Civil War.
14 Facts About William Harrow
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William Harrow studied law and passed his bar exam in Lawrenceville, Illinois, where he established a practice.
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William Harrow married Juliette James, of a pioneer family of Mount Vernon.
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William Harrow was selected as the captain of a local militia company known as the "Knox County Invincibles," a social group that was mostly ceremonial.
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William Harrow served in what became West Virginia at the battles of Cheat Mountain and Greenbrier River in late 1861, then participated in several fights against troops of Stonewall Jackson during the Valley Campaign as lieutenant colonel of the 14th.
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William Harrow briefly resigned from the army in July 1862 after being accused of drunkenness at Kernstown, but was reinstated to command the next month.
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William Harrow's report praised all his men for their performance during four hours under heavy fire in the battle.
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In October 1862, Kimball had sent a letter to President Lincoln personally requesting that William Harrow be promoted to brigadier general.
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However, no action was taken and William Harrow remained a colonel through the balance of the winter.
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William Harrow was reassigned to the Western Theater, where he participated in the Atlanta Campaign in command of the 4th Division of the XV Corps, a change regretted by those soldiers.
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Nonetheless, William Harrow's command fought well, especially at the Battle of Atlanta and the Battle of Ezra Church.
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William Harrow returned to Mount Vernon and resumed his law practice.
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In 1872 William Harrow died in a train derailment accident at New Albany, Indiana.
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William Harrow was en route to Jeffersonville, where he had planned to make a speech supporting presidential candidate Horace Greeley.