# William Sydney Wilson

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American politician

William Sydney Wilson Member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States for Mississippi In office February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Jehu Amaziah Orr Personal details Born (1816-11-07)November 7, 1816 Snow Hill, Maryland Died November 3, 1862(1862-11-03) (aged 45) near Sharpsburg, Maryland Military service Allegiance Confederate States of America Rank Major Unit 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry Battles/wars American Civil War

**William Sydney Wilson** (November 7, 1816 – November 3, 1862) was an Mississippi [politician](/source/Politician), [Confederate Congressman](/source/Confederate_States_Congress), and soldier who died in the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).

## Biography

William Sydney Wilson, the son of [Ephraim King Wilson](/source/Ephraim_King_Wilson) and brother of [Ephraim King Wilson II](/source/Ephraim_King_Wilson_II) was born in [Snow Hill, Maryland](/source/Snow_Hill%2C_Maryland), and later moved to [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi). Wilson settled in [Port Gibson](/source/Port_Gibson%2C_Mississippi), practiced law, and served as a member of the [Mississippi State Legislature](/source/Mississippi_State_Legislature) from 1858 to 1859 and 1860 to 1861.[1]

A proponent of secession, following Mississippi's withdrawal from the Union in January 1861 Wilson was selected to represent the state in the [Provisional Congress of the Confederate States](/source/Provisional_Congress_of_the_Confederate_States).[1] However, he resigned from Congress shortly after taking office and returned to Mississippi to recruit an infantry company for the war. He was elected as [captain](/source/Captain_(United_States)) of Company F, [2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion](/source/48th_Mississippi_Infantry_Regiment), and was later promoted to [major](/source/Major_(United_States)).[2] Wilson took part in battles in Virginia and Maryland as part of the [Army of Northern Virginia](/source/Army_of_Northern_Virginia). He was mortally wounded at the [Battle of Antietam](/source/Battle_of_Antietam) on September 17, 1862, and died on November 3.[3][1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Warner_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Warner_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Warner_1-2) Warner, Ezra J.; Yearns, W. Buck (1975). [*Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographical_Register_of_the_Confederate/riBfDwAAQBAJ). Louisiana State University Press. pp. 259–260. Retrieved April 10, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MDAH_2-0)** Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). [*The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2*](https://books.google.com/books?id=BCYLAAAAMAAJ). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 511–518.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [William Sydney Wilson](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson9.html#088.27.73), [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard)

## External links

- [William Sydney Wilson](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7192559) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

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