William A. Winder

Winder's career in the Army began in the Mexican–American War, where he served with distinction at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847. ==Later career==

After resigning, he lived in California where he worked as a physician. a position he held until his death in 1903. ==Family==

Winder was the son of John H. Winder, who was a career officer in the US Army until the American Civil War (1861–1865), when he joined the Confederates and became a general. Winder had a half-brother, named William S. Winder, who was an attorney. Winder's grandfather was William H. Winder, a general in the U.S. Army in the war of 1812. In 1851, Winder married Abby Rice Goodwin (February 1829 - May 9, 1906) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of New Hampshire governor, Ichabod Goodwin. ==References==