William Price Sanders (August 12, 1833 - November 19, 1863) was an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War, who died in the Siege of Knoxville.
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Birth and early years
William Sanders was born near Frankfort, Kentucky to a wealthy lawyer Lewis Sanders (Saunders), Jr., (born around 1797) and his wife, Margaret H. Sanders (born around 1804). Her family moved around 1839 to Natchez, Mississippi, where she grew up. He is a cousin of Jefferson Davis, and his sister Elizabeth Jane marries lawyers, mining kings and real hunters James Ben Ali Haggin (December 9, 1822 - 13 September 1914), business partner George Hearst and owner of Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. The Haggins live next door to the Sanders family in Natchez. William Price Sanders goes by the nickname "Doc", but he does not have a medical degree. He is reputedly named in honor of his uncle, a doctor. NOTE: Presumably Lewis Bennett P. Sanders, M.D.
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Military career
Sanders attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1852 to 1856, but not an extraordinary cadet, graduating from class 41 in his class. West Point Superintendent Robert E. Lee wrote in May 1854 announcing Sanders' dismissal, but he managed to avoid dismissal with the help of US War Secretary Jefferson Davis. Sanders graduated in 1856, and served in the western region (including Utah). He was commissioned as the second lieutenant with the first brevet in Dragoon 1 US on July 1, 1856. He became the second lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoons of the US on May 27, 1857.
Despite the pre-war reputation of being sympathetic to the South, Sanders remained loyal to the Union. He was promoted to lieutenant one on May 10, 1861. Four days later he was promoted to the rank of captain. On August 2, 1861, the 2nd US Dragoons was renamed to the 6th US Cavalry, where he participated in the Campaign of the Peninsula and the Battle of Antietam. After Antietam, Ambrose Burnside gave him command at the Ohio Department, resulting in his transfer to Cincinnati, Ohio. On March 4, 1863, Sanders was appointed colonel of the 5th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.
Sanders was appointed head of the Kentucky Central District cavalry, Ohio Department on April 16, 1863. Burnside then decided to get Sanders to lead an attack on East Tennessee, where he would seek enemies, and disrupt communications. and transportation networks. He also pursued Morgan's Raiders in July 1863.
Sanders was appointed head of the Ohio Department's cavalry corps in September 1863. Sanders subsequently moved with his troops to Knoxville, where he arrived Sept. 3, 1863. Sanders was appointed brigadier general on 18 October 1863, but this appointment did not become official because he was never confirmed by the United States Senate. Sanders ordered the XXIII Corps Brigade and then the 1st Division of the Ohio Army cavalry corps from 3 November 1863 to 18 November 1863 in the Knoxville Campaign.
On November 18, 1863, Sanders was shot in the side and badly wounded by snipers from troops under the command of Confederate Colonel Edward Porter Alexander, his roommate and classmate at West Point, as Sanders fought to stop the Confederate movement on Kingston Road about 1 mile ( 1.6 km) in front of the Knoxville defense. Snipers are believed to be in the tower of Bleak House. Sanders was taken to Lamar's House. He died the next day.
Sanders was originally buried in the Second Presbyterian Church's cemetery under the protection of darkness, but his body was later transferred to the Chattanooga National Cemetery. He was a bachelor at the time of his death, but was dating to Sue Boyd, a Knoxville relative of the Belle Boyd Confederate spy. Miss Boyd was not believed to have betrayed him, and was reported to have mourned for his death.
The Battle of Fort Sanders, part of the Knoxville Campaign, occurred about ten days after his death.
Name and honor
Fort Union "Fort Loudon" was renamed "Fort Sanders" in his memory. The Fort Sanders neighborhood in Knoxville and Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital, both located on the site of the castle, are also named after him. In addition, Sons of Union Veterans has a chapter in East Tennessee named to commemorate "Colonel William P. Sanders". A historic marker on Kingston Pike shows the location where he was severely injured. Ironically, the marker is on the property of the Second Presbyterian Church, which was moved from downtown Knoxville to the place where William Sanders was hit.
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (States)
Note
References
- Alexander, Edward P. and Gallagher, Gary W. (editor), Struggling for Confederation: General Memories of General Edward Porter Alexander , University of North Carolina Press, 1989, ISBNÃ, 0- 8078-4722-4.
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, High Command of the Civil War. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBNÃ, 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Heitman, Francis, List of US Army History and Dictionary 1789-1903. (US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1903).
- Warner, Ezra J. General in Blue: The Life of the Union Commander. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. ISBNÃ, 978-0-8071-0822-2.
- Legal Notice, The Louisianan and Journal of Commerce, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 4, 1839
- The History Society of Kentucky State, Volume 41, Number 134, January 1943, pages 44-62 (Leavy, William A. Part Four: A Memoir of Lexington and Surrounding )
External links
- Sanders Bio
- Sanders Photos on Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2008)
- General Statistics: Sanders
- Antietam on the Web: Sanders
- 45th Ohio Battle Account
- Loudon Co.'s campaign
- Bleak House Sharpshooter
- 2nd Presbyterian Church History
- Louisianian Legal Notices
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