William A. Winder

William A. Winder
BornSeptember 1823 (1823-09)
Maryland, USA
Died6 March 1903 (1903-04) (aged 79)
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Service / branchUS Army
Years of servicec. 1848 - 1966
RankCaptain
CommandsThird Artillery
Wars
Spouse(s)
Abby Rice Goodwin
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(m. 1851)​
Relations
Other workPhysician, civil servant

Captain William Andrew Winder (born September 1823 – March 6, 1903) was a U.S. Army Commanding Officer of Fort Alcatraz (1861–64).[1]

A native of Maryland, he served in the Army for eighteen years, having been promoted to lieutenant in the Mexican–American War, serving continuously until 1866. He was appointed second lieutenant, Third Artillery, March 24, 1848; first lieutenant, Third Artillery, August 22, 1853; and captain, Third Artillery, May 14, 1861[2] in command of Company G.[3][4]

  1. ^ Champion Jr, Jerry Lewis (27 January 2011). The Fading Voices of Alcatraz. AuthorHouse. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-4567-1488-8. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Congress1894 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "To Clear a Soldier's Name, Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska) page 22". Omaha Daily Bee. 1902-06-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ^ Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2017. This is the unofficial work of a private compiler, purchased and published by direction of Congress