William Harvey Sellers

He moved to Brazos, TX in 1835, at about age 7. He was in the Republic of Texas militia on the 1842-43 Mier Expedition into Mexico, was captured there, and spent 21 months imprisoned in Mexico City; released in 1844. He was First Lieutenant, First Regiment, Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers in the Mexican War 1846-47, then a merchant in Houston and New York City. He enrolled as Lieutenant, Company A, 5th Texas Infantry on 19 July 1861, and was appointed Adjutant on 8 November. He was commissioned Captain and Assistant Adjutant General (AAG) to General Hood on 19 March 1862.

From General Hood's Report:

Too much cannot be said of the members of my staff, the chief, Maj. W. H. Sellers ... has proven himself competent to command a brigade under all circumstances. This distinguished officer, together with my two aides (Maj. B. H. Blanton and Lieut. James Hamilton), had their horses shot during the battle of Sharpsburg while most gallantly pushing forward the troops and transmitting orders.

General Hood recommended him for commission as Brigadier General and command of troops in October 1862. He was formally promoted to Major on 5 November 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel on 16 February 1864. He was paroled on 10 May 1865.

He was a cotton merchant at New York City and in Galveston, TX.

Basic information from Krick,1 who noted "A Texas Brigade veteran called Sellers 'the bravest man I saw or ever expect to see.'". Mexican War service from Robarts.2 His gravesite is on Findagrave.

09/20/1827; Gibson County, TN

04/10/1874; Galveston, TX; burial in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, VA