William Carlin

William Passmore Carlin
William P. Carlin
Born(1829-11-23)November 23, 1829
DiedOctober 4, 1903(1903-10-04) (aged 73)
Place of burial
Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1850–1893
Rank Brevet Major General
Commands38th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
4th Infantry Regiment
Department of the Columbia
Conflicts

William Passmore Carlin (November 23, 1829 – October 4, 1903) was a career soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postwar United States Army. He led a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Cumberland in several of the most significant campaigns of the Western Theater of operations.