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Colonel William Wade, C.S.A., (1819-1863)- Born in Maryland in 1819, Wade moved to St. Louis to make his fortune and became active in the local militia. On May 10, 1861, Wade was among those captured at Camp Jackson. After his parole, he entered the Missouri State Guard and, after organizing a battery of artillery, was elected its captain. Wade and his battery served with General Sterling Price in numerous engagements including Pea Ridge, Farmington, Iuka, and Corinth. In December 1863, Wade was promoted to Colonel for his accomplishments. 
On April 29, 1863, Wade was killed at Fort Wade at Grand Gulf, Mississippi while directing his guns on the fortifications during U.S. Grant's Vicksburg campaign. He was struck in the head by a fragment of shot from a federal gunboat. Wade was initially buried near Corinth, Mississippi, but was reinterred after the war. (Block 84, Lot 445) |
