William Hugh McDowell

William Hugh McDowell (December 31, 1846 – May 15, 1864) was one of the VMI Cadets killed at the Battle of New Market. He entered VMI on August 22, 1863. A fictional account of McDowell's participation in the Battle of New Market is featured in The Ghost Cadet, an award winning children's book by Elaine Marie Alphin. He was shot in the heart. In the battle, Cabell and Stanard were wounded by the same burst of fire.

McDowell was born on December 31, 1846 in Beattie's Ford, North Carolina to Robert Irvin McDowell and Rebecca Brevard.