William B. Whitney
William B. Whitney was born on December 5, 1842, in Indiana to Henry S. Whitney and Mahala McCoy. His father was a carpenter who owned $1,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property in 1860. Whitney grew up and attended school in Spencer County, Indiana. He enlisted in the Union army on October 9, 1861, and mustered in as a corporal in Company C of the 42nd Indiana Infantry later that day. The regiment took part in the Battles of Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. He was promoted to sergeant on January 1, 1864, and he died on June 1, 1865.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (562) | Whitney, William B. | 1842-12-05 | 1865-06-01 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Corporal
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 2
People - Records: 1
- (563) Whitney, Henry S. is the [parent of] (562) Whitney, William B.
Places - Records: 1
- (379) [birth] ~ Indiana
Regiments - Records: 1
- (148) [enlisted] ~ 42nd Indiana Infantry
SOURCES
1860 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; “William B. Whitney” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.
