William Henry Carroll was a wealthy plantation owner, a postmaster, and a General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Commissioned an officer in Company H, Tennessee 37th Infantry Regiment. Promoted to Full Brig-Gen on 21 Oct 1861. Mustered out on 26 Oct 1861. Commissioned an officer in the Confederate States Gen. & Staff Infantry Regiment on 26 Oct 1861. Mustered out on 01 Feb 1863. Promoted to Full Colonel.