| LC control no. | no2006016738 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Trousdale, William, 1790-1872 |
| See also | Tennessee. Governor (1849-1851 : Trousdale) |
| Other standard no. | 1200685512 0000000044305122 56359694 Q73679 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1790-09-23 |
| Death date | 1872-03-27 |
| Place of birth | Orange County (N.C.) |
| Place of death | Gallatin (Tenn.) |
| Affiliation | Tennessee. Militia Tennessee. Militia Tennessee. Militia United States. Army Democratic Party (Tenn.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Ambassadors Lawyers Soldiers |
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| Found in | Dept. of State, U.S. Legation, Brazil records, ca. 1825-ca. 1905: (William Trousdale; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brazil, 1853-1857) National Cyclopedia Am. Bio., v. 7: (William Trousdale; b. 1790; d. 1872; fifteenth governor of Tennessee; appt. minister to Brazil by Pres. Fillmore, 1852) OCLC, Feb. 15, 2006: (hdg.: Trousdale, William, 1790-1872; usage: William Trousdale) Tenn. blue bk., 2007-2008 p. 493 (William Trousdale, 1849-1851) Wikipedia August 7, 2023: (William Trousdale (September 23, 1790 - March 27, 1872) was an American soldier and politician. He served as the 13th governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1851, and was United States Minister to Brazil from 1853 to 1857. He fought under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War, the War of 1812 and the Second Seminole War, and commanded the U.S. Fourteenth Infantry in the Mexican-American War.Trousdale joined Captain William Edwards's Mounted Riflemen in 1812. In the Summer of 1814, after Trousdale had been at home for just a few months, he joined a militia company formed by Lieutenant-Colonel George Elliott. Born: September 23, 1790, Orange County, North Carolina, United States ; Died: March 27, 1872 (aged 81), Gallatin, Tennessee, United States ; Political party: Democratic ; Military service: Tennessee Militia, United States Army ; Years of service: 1812-1813, 1814-1815, 1836-1837, 1847-1848 ; In 1853, Trousdale was appointed "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" to Brazil by President Franklin Pierce. He arrived in Rio de Janeiro in July 1853, and served until 1857. He spent much of his term advocating the opening of the Amazon River to international commerce. After returning to Sumner County, Trousdale spent the remainder of his life practicing law.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Trousdale> Tennesseeencyclopedia.net August 7, 2023: (Trousdale first experienced military duty when he volunteered for Captain William Edwards's company of mounted riflemen during the War of 1812. Not activated until the Creek uprising in 1813, the company participated in the battles at Tallushatchee and Talladega. During the summer of 1814, Trousdale enrolled in another volunteer company that marched to the Gulf Coast in time to have an active role in General Andrew Jackson's taking of Pensacola. Continuing with Jackson to New Orleans, he went with General John Coffee on December 23 to challenge the invading British forces below the city. Trousdale engaged in firefights that night and on December 27 and January 1 before seeing action in the decisive battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815. n April 1836 Trousdale was elected major general and given command of the Fourth Division, Tennessee Militia. Two months later, preferring active duty, he raised a company of mounted volunteers for the Seminole War. When Tennessee troops met to organize, they elected Trousdale colonel, commander of the Second Regiment, First Brigade, in which capacity he led the regiment during several skirmishes with the Seminoles and in the battles of the Cove of the Withlacooche and of Wahoo Swamp. Ten years later the war with Mexico erupted, and Trousdale accepted appointment as colonel in the regular army. He reported to New Orleans in April 1847 and took command of eight companies that he landed at Vera Cruz on June 13. Joining the march on Mexico City, Trousdale and his troops fought at Cherubusco and Molino del Rey, where he was struck in the shoulder by an escopet ball and his horse was shot from under him. Nonetheless, five days later he led two regiments and a field battery in the successful assault on Chapultepec, the main fortress in Mexico City. His troops suffered heavy casualties, and his own right arm, hit twice, was shattered. On August 28, 1848, President James K. Polk appointed Trousdale brigadier general by brevet for "gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Chapultepec.") <https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/william-trousdale/> German National Library via VIAF, Aug. 7, 2023 (identifier: 1200685512 http://d-nb.info/gnd/1200685512 gnd, 0000 0000 4430 5122 isni, Q73679 wikidata, no2006016738 lccn, 56359694 viaf; GAC: XD-US XD-BR; preferred: Trousdale, William 1790-1872; variant: Trousdale, William 1790-1872; related: Orange County, NC, Gallatin, Tenn.) <http://www.viaf.org/processed/DNB%7C1200685512> |
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