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William Giles Harding

American general and planter (1808–1886)

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Born: 1808
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: December 15, 1886
, 1886
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Belle Meade
, Nashville
Place of death: Nashville
Citizenship: United States
Education: University of Nashville
Spouse: Elizabeth Irwin McGavock

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William Giles Harding was a Southern planter, attorney, and horse breeder who was made a Brigadier General in the Tennessee militia before the American Civil War. He took over operations of Belle Meade Plantation near Nashville from his father in 1839. During the course of his management, he acquired more property, expanding it from 1300 acres to 5,400 acres (22 km2) in 1860. He specialized in breeding and raising Thoroughbred horses, as well as other purebred livestock. In 1862 after Union forces took over Nashville, Harding was arrested as a leader and imprisoned at Fort Mackinac in northern Michigan on Mackinac Island for six months. He was released on a $20,000 bond. After being imprisoned at Fort Mackinac, he took the oath of allegiance to the Union and did not take an active part in the conflict from 1862 onwards.

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