William Polk Hardeman | |
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Born | Williamson County, Tennessee | November 4, 1816
Died | April 8, 1898 Austin, Texas | (aged 81)
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Allegiance | Republic of Texas United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service | Texas Army National Guard United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General, CSA |
Commands | 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment Hardeman's Cavalry Brigade |
Battles / wars | Texas Revolution Mexican–American War American Civil War |
William Polk Hardeman (November 4, 1816 – April 8, 1898) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He had fought in the Texas War of Independence in 1836. He was a member of the Texas Rangers and fought in the Mexican-American War in 1846–1847. During the Civil War, he participated in Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley's New Mexico Campaign and in the Red River Campaign. He had a variety of occupations after the war, including superintendent of public buildings and grounds at Austin, Texas.