Angus William McDonald

Angus William McDonald
Portrait of Angus William McDonald
Birth name	Angus William McDonald
Born	(1799-02-14)February 14, 1799 Winchester, Virginia, United States
Died	December 1, 1864(1864-12-01) (aged 65) Richmond, Virginia, Confederate States of America
Buried	Hollywood Cemetery, United States
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1817–1819 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank	First lieutenant (USA) Colonel (CSA)
Unit	7th U.S. Infantry Regiment
Commands	7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (CSA)
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Alma mater	United States Military Academy
Spouse(s)	Leacy Anne Naylor Cornelia Peake
Relations	18 children including: Angus William McDonald Jr. Edward Allen Hitchcock McDonald William Naylor McDonald Marshall McDonald Craig Woodrow McDonald Other relations: Angus McDonald (grandfather) Angus McDonald (father)
Other work	Military officer, fur trader, lawyer, deputy sheriff

Angus William McDonald (February 14, 1799 – December 1, 1864) was a 19th-century American military officer and lawyer in the U.S. state of Virginia. He also served as a colonel in command of the Confederate States Army's 7th Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. McDonald was appointed to serve in a number of prominent political positions including a superintendent overseeing the construction of the Northwestern Turnpike and a commissioner representing Virginia in its boundary dispute with Maryland. McDonald was the grandson of Virginia military officer and frontiersman, Angus McDonald (1727–1778) and the father of United States Fish Commissioner Marshall McDonald (1835–1895).