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Baylor, William Smith Hanger, 1831-1862

 Person

Biographical Note

Born in 1831, William Smith Hanger Baylor was a resident of Augusta County, Virginia. In the American Civil War Civil War, Baylor was colonel of Augusta County Volunteer companies, and then was appointed to command the 5th Virginia Regiment. In August 1862, he was made commander of the Stonewall Brigade, and was killed soon thereafter at the Battle of Second Manassas. His widow was Mary Hawes Johnson Baylor, later Ryland, and Baylor is buried in Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Augusta County, Virginia.

Sources:

"Col William Smith Hanger Baylor" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24442339/william-smith_hanger-baylor, accessed Dec. 6, 2022.

"Mary Hawes Johnson Baylor Ryland" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6018288/mary-hawes-ryland, accessed Dec. 6, 2022.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Smith Hanger Baylor Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-002
Abstract

The William Smith Hanger Baylor Correspondence contains three letters written during the American Civil War: two letters from Baylor to his wife (April 22 and August 18, 1862) and a letter from Edward P. Walton to Mrs. Baylor written after Baylor's death (October 1, 1862).

Dates: 1862