William C. Folkes

[3] Born in Lynchburg, Virginia,[2][3] to parents of English descent, he was sixteen years old and a school-boy when the American Civil War broke out.

He quickly enlisted in the Confederate States Army,[1] [2][3] joining Moorman's Battery, enrolled at Lynchburg, and took part in the First Battle of Bull Run.

[2] After the war, he again took up his collegiate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in a short while.

[2] He had a reputation for being dedicated to his work, as the loss of his leg during the war impeded him from engaging in more physical activities.

[1][2] Folkes died at his apartment in the Gayoso Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 46, following an illness of several weeks.