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'''William B. Bailey''' (July 27, 1838 &ndash; July 26, 1896)<ref>Dates taken from gravestones at Saint John Cemetery in Lafayette, [[Louisiana]]</ref> was a [[journalist]] and [[politician]] from his native Lafayette, [[Louisiana]]. In 1865, he co-founded  what is now the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'' and from 1884 to 1892, he was the [[mayor]] of Lafayette.

'''William B. Bailey''' (July 27, 1838 &ndash; July 26, 1896)<ref>Dates taken from gravestones at Saint John Cemetery in Lafayette, [[Louisiana]]</ref> was a [[journalist]] and [[politician]] from his native [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]. In 1865, he co-founded  what is now the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'' and from 1884 to 1892, he was the [[mayor]] of Lafayette.

Bailey was the son of the [[Tennessee]]an William Bailey and the former Sarah Clark, a native of St. Landry Parish in South Louisiana. He served the duration of the [[American Civil War]] for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army, having fought in the Seven Days Battles. at [[Harper's Ferry]], [[Second Battle of Bull Run|Second Bull Run]], Fredericksburg, [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]], and [[Battle of the Wilderness|The Wilderness]]. On September 9, 1863, he was captured by the Union Army and held prisoner until June 1864. He then returned to Confederate service served under [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]] until the surrender at Appomattox Court House. He returned to Lafayette, then known as Vermilionville (but not in Vermilion Parish, on June 26, 1865, having walked the entire distance from [[Virginia]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site16.php|title=Bailey, William B.|publisher=''Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 8, 2016}}</ref>  

Bailey was the son of the [[Tennessee]]an William Bailey and the former Sarah Clark, a native of St. Landry Parish in South Louisiana. He served the duration of the [[American Civil War]] for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army, having fought in the Seven Days Battles. at [[Harper's Ferry]], [[Second Battle of Bull Run|Second Bull Run]], Fredericksburg, [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]], and [[Battle of the Wilderness|The Wilderness]]. On September 9, 1863, he was captured by the Union Army and held prisoner until June 1864. He then returned to Confederate service served under [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]] until the surrender at Appomattox Court House. He returned to Lafayette, then known as Vermilionville (but not in Vermilion Parish, on June 26, 1865, having walked the entire distance from [[Virginia]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site16.php|title=Bailey, William B.|publisher=''Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 8, 2016}}</ref>