William E. Starke
William Edwin Starke | |
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William Edwin Starke | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | September 17, 1862 (aged 47–48) |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1861–62 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of Northern Virginia |
| Commands | Second Louisiana Brigade Stonewall Division (temporary) |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| 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.