William MacRae » Employees of the Western & Atlantic Railroad

Biographical Info

William MacRae (September 9, 1834-February 11, 1882), a native of North Carolina, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

After the Civil War, MacRae began a successful career as a railroad manager. He was the general superintendent of the Wilmington & Manchester, the Macon & Brunswick and the Western & Atlantic railroads.