he was transferred to Richmond, Virginia and assigned to command the ironclad Fredericksburg in the James River Squadron. With Richmond's evacuation, the squadron's personnel were reorganized as artillery and infantry, and Glassell commanded a regiment. He was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 28, 1865. Orange, California Captain Glassell's health had been broken as a result of his experiences while in the Confederate Army, both by his hazardous undertaking, and subsequent capture and eighteen months in a northern military prison. He came to visit his elder brother Andrew Glassell in Los Angeles, and stayed to help in developing the Richland Tract in the capacity of surveyor. The city of Orange was founded by attorneys Andrew Glassell and Alfred Chapman, who had participated in the partition of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana and were active in similar land lawsuits. Captain Glassell surveyed the tract of land for his brother and Chapman in 1871. In 1872 the Richland subdivision was placed on the market. In 1873, when a post office was sought it was discovered that there was a town in Sacramento County by the name of Richland. As an alternative, Orange was chosen, possibly after Orange County, Virginia, where the Glassell family's 'Richland' plantation was located. Family life William T. Glassell died at the age of 48 in Los Angeles, unmarried and childless, and is interred at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles. His great-nephew was George Smith Patton. References Sources Samuel Armor (1921) History of Orange County, California Historic Record Co, Los Angeles Confederate States Navy officers American city founders American Civil War prisoners of war 1831 births 1879 deaths People of Virginia in the American Civil War People from Culpeper County, Virginia People from Los Angeles People from Orange, California History of Orange County, California Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery Military personnel from California