William Birney
Union Army general
Died when: 88 years 78 days (1058 months)Star Sign: Gemini
William Birney (May 28, 1819 – August 14, 1907) was an American professor, Union Army general during the American Civil War, attorney and author.An ardent abolitionist, he was noted for encouraging thousands of free black men to join the Union army.
Birney was a son of prominent Southern abolitionist leader James G.Birney and the older brother of Civil War general David B.
Birney.Another brother, James M.Birney, served as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1860.A cousin, Humphrey Marshall, was a U.S.
Congressman and a general in the Confederate States Army.
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