William Overall Yager
William Overall Yager | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1833 Page County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1904 (aged 70) Page County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Mary Elizabeth Rhodes
(m. 1863) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Virginia Military Institute |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment (1864–65) |
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William Overall Yager (April 3, 1833 – January 20, 1904) was an American politician from Virginia who previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War from 1864 to 1865.