page_title: William Steele (Confederate general)
section_title: Postbellum
hierarchical_section_title: William Steele (Confederate general) / Postbellum
caption_attribution_description: English: photo of William Steele (1819-1885)
context_page_description: William Steele was a career United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He later served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
context_section_description: After the war, Steele returned to Texas and became a Commission merchant of cotton from 1866 to 1873. He moved to Austin in 1873 and was then Adjutant General of Texas until his death in early 1885. He died in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 65, and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.
caption: Steele in later life
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