William E. Starke

William Edwin Starke
William Edwin Starke
Born	1814 Brunswick County, Virginia
Died	September 17, 1862 (aged 47–48) Antietam Battlefield, Maryland
Place of burial	Hollywood Cemetery
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service / branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–62
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Army of Northern Virginia
Commands	Second Louisiana Brigade Stonewall Division (temporary)
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain Battle of Corrick's Ford Peninsula Campaign Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Manassas Battle of Chantilly Battle of Harpers Ferry Battle of Antietam †
Relations	Peter Burwell Starke, brother
Other work	stagecoach operator, cotton broker

William Edwin Starke (1814 – September 17, 1862) was a wealthy Gulf Coast businessman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Antietam while commanding the famed "Stonewall Division," a unit first made famous under Stonewall Jackson.