William Henry Forney
1823-1894
Brigadier General C.S.A.
With Army of Virginia 1861-1865.
Wounded in battle five times.
He was one of four distinguished sons
of Jacob Forney and Sabina Swope Hoke
of Jacksonville who held commissions
in the Confederate Army.
Member U.S. Congress 1875-1893
Member Gettysburg
National Military Park Commission
Veteran Mexican War 1846.
Marker is on Public Square East (State Highway 21) south of Clinton Street Southeast, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
