William Y. Slack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Y. Slack

Confederate Army general, lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1816

Place of Birth: Mason County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 21-Mar-1862

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Yarnel Slack (August 1, 1816 – March 21, 1862) was a Missouri lawyer, politician, and general in the Missouri State Guard (aligned with the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War.
He led a division in some of war's earliest major battles in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and was mortally wounded in the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas.