​General William L. Cabell

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Marker Text: 1861: resigned U.S. Army start Civil War. Appointed Major, C.S.A. Chief Quartermaster Army of Potomac. 1862: sent to Trans-Mississippi under Gen. Earl Van Dorn. Made Brigadier General after Battle Pea Ridge, Ark. Supervised retreat Van Dorn's army to Corinth, Miss. - 1862-64: Northwest Arkansas command. Led Cavalry brigade 33 engagements. Wounded Hatchie bridge, Tenn. Captured Mine Creek, Kans. 1864. Released Aug. 1865. Came to Texas 1872.
​Native of Virginia. West Point graduate 1850. Served mainly with Quartermaster Department in Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territories 1851-61 until resignation 1861 to join the Confederate Army. Rose to general's rank. Moved to Texas 1872. Mayor of Dallas 1874, 1877, 1884. U.S. Marshall 1885-89. Active in Democratic politics, railroading, and commander of Trans-Confederate veterans. (1963) 

Marker No: 6609

Pink Granite Star & Wreath 

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Location: Cabell family plot (#25) near corner of Mary Avenue and Freedom Avenue, Greenwood Cemetery,

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