Wadley, William M., 1813-1882
Variant namesWilliam Morrill Wadley (1813-1882), railroad executive and plantation owner, was associated with the Central of Georgia Railway (ca. 1844-ca. 1851, 1853), Western and Atlantic Railroad (1852), New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad (ca. 1858-1859), Southern Railroad (ca. 1859-1860), Vicksburg and Shreveport Railroad (ca. 1860-1865), and Central Railroad (1866-1882). Wadley received an appointment as Colonel in the Adjutant General's department of the Confederate Army, but the senate failed to confirm this appointment and his commission was terminated. Desirous of a permanent home, Wadley bought a plantation of thirteen hundred acres in Monroe County, Georgia.
From the description of William M. Wadley papers, 1869-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863157
Railroad executive, of Savannah, Ga.
From the description of Papers, 1853-1922. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273389
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Mobile & Girard Railroad Company. Annual reports, 1873-1879. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Wadley, Sarah Lois, 1844-1920. Sarah Lois Wadley papers, 1849-1886. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Wadley, Sarah Lois, 1844-1920. Sarah Lois Wadley papers, 1856-1920. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Wadley, William Morrill, 1813-1882. Papers, 1853-1922. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Wadley, William M., 1813-1882. William M. Wadley papers, 1869-1882. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Confederate States of America. Railroad Bureau. Records concerning railroad transportation, 1862-1865. | Valentine Richmond Historical Center |
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| associatedWith | Catherwood, T. B. | person |
| associatedWith | Central of Georgia Railway. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Railroad Bureau. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Georgia Central Railroad | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mobile & Girard Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wadley family | family |
| associatedWith | Wadley, Rebecca Barnard Everingham, 1819-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Wadley, Sarah Lois, 1844-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Western & Atlantic Railroad | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1813
Death 1882
