Timeline
Birth- 23 Sept 1790
Orange County, North Carolina
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Service End Date
1 Jan 1813
Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1812
Branch
Militia
Conflict
Creek War
Unit
Captain William Edwards's Mounted Riflemen
Battles
Battle of Tallushatchee, Battle of Talladega
Served For
United States of America
1812 - 1815War of 1812- Ages: 24 - 23 years
Unit
Tennessee militia
Branch
Militia
Conflict Period
War of 1812
Battles
Battle of Pensacola, Battle of New Orleans
Service End Date
1 Jan 1815
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1814
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1 Jan 1827-Age: 36 years
Mary Ann Bugg
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Branch
Army
Rank
Colonel, Brevet brigadier general
Commands held
14th Regiment of Infantry
Battles
Battle of Contreras, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Molino del Rey, Battle of Chapultepec
Served For
United States of America
Employment: Position
13th Governor of Tennessee
Employment: Start Date
16 Oct 1849
Employment: End Date
16 Oct 1851
Employment: Place
Brazil
Employment: Position
US Minister to Brazil
Employment: Start Date
8 Oct 1853
Employment: End Date
5 Dec 1857
Notes
Other conflict: Creek War
Death- 27 Mar 1872-Age: 82 years
Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennesee
Burial
Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Tennessee
Other Facts
Mother
Elizabeth Dobbins Trousdale
Full Name
William Trousdale
Father
James Trousdale
