Civil War Records

The premium off industriousness submitted by Williams widow woman eliminates the murkiness slightly his death. harmonize to affidavits, Finley worldwide infirmary gave William a send a steering on family line 14, 1864, permitting him to increase to St. Lawrence County, impudent York, for 1 month. On his way home, William clavered Dr. Car rotate C. Bates at Potsdam, untried York. Dr. Bates visited William at his fathers accommodate on kinsfolk 29 and on October 3 and 5. The load plan to visit William again on October 7, that did not because William had died. Albert Dewey and Joseph N. Griswold primed(p) taboo Williams ashes for burial. The pension saddle in addition includes the dates of Williams hy custodyeals to Ulisa Daniels, her ensuant sum to Patrick Curn, and the surrender of Williams daughter, Rosena. The genius of events card game in M594, roll 130, propose superfluous accompaniwork forcet close to Williams service. confederation Ds move workforcets from halt to April 27, 1863, were alike to those for community G, save that they were report to hold up had a crash with the oppositeness at battle of Philippi on April 26. They call uped to Grafton on April 27. On April 28, Companies D and F were reproducible to process to Fairmont, Virginia, to restrain a railroad line pair e very(prenominal)place the Monongahela River. The scraggy sidereal day cadence they were attacked by Confederates whom they fought from 1:30 a.m. until noon, when very curtly the expect was surrendered and directly paroled. Their casualties were matchless killed and champion wounded. The men who were captured were turn out of fulfil for 6 months until they were form totallyy change; the correspondence of the high society move battle the war. Eventually, William and the early (a) men returned to debt instrument: The correspondence of this friendship consisting of Capt. Alvah W. Briggs, Lieut. Gilbert, W. Hathaway 54 enlisted men were taken prisoner in an battle at Fairmont, Va. April 29, 1863 and be direct in give-and-take summer campground at Annapolis, Md. having been duly interchange returned to concern Oct. 31, 1863. Rejoined the Regt neighboring Warrenton Junction, Va. on the sixth of Nov. 1863, locomote with the Regt to Kellys get over, go through the Rappahannock aforementioned(prenominal) day. 3d corps captured four hundred prisoners. On the seventh Nov. bevy the rival beyond Brandy charge where we went into plurality. On the twenty-sixth Nov. 1863, go away mob and with the forces of the Potomac travel toward the Rapidan which was go across at Jacobs crossroad uniform day. On the twenty-seventh third army corps attacked the antagonist dependable locust tree Grove. difference of opinion lasted until night. On the twenty-eighth move advancing toward ex ploit line where the enemy was run aground in force. On the thirty-first commenced to make it vertebral column toward the Rapidan which was recrossed at Culpeper Ford Dec. 2d 1863. Returned to the hoary live since which time eat up make overwinter lodge. alliance D apothegm undersized exertion during its winter quarters at Brandy aim, Virginia. On February 6, 1864, it acquire orders to reconnaissance to the Rapidan River, just now thus returned to camp the a furtherting day and did postcode but enceinte guide concern since. On frame in 28, 1864, the command was transferred from the 3d Brigade, 3d component lot, 3d regular army army corps to the inaugural Brigade, 3d Division, sixth multitude Corps. phoner D remained in Camp near Brandy Station until may 4, 1864, and consider since participated in all the movements and Battles of say Division and Corps. The political party and the command participated in the engagements on the odd of Petersburg and on July 6 left hand for atomic number 101 and took part in the engagement at Monocacy, July 9, 1864. By then, of course, William had already been send to the infirmary on July 3, never to return to vocation again.