William W. Fish at the age of 19 enlisted at Manchester N.H. in the Eleventh N.H. Regiment, which left the State on Sept 11^th 1862.

 

The 11^th was assigned to 9^th Army Corps. He was engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg Va Dec 13 1862, was wounded here [three words stricken]

                       

White Sulphur Springs Va, Nov 1862

East Tenn winter campaign in 1863 and 1864 called "The Valley Forge of the War".

The Seige of Knoxville Tenn.

The Seige of Vicksburg Campaign.

The Seige of Jackson Miss.

Battle of the Wilderness where 200.000 men were engaged, taken prisoner there on the 6^th of May, 1864, released on parole Dec 13 1864, confined 7 months and 7 days, was about 4 months in Andersonville 3 months at Florence SC. Had both legs broken by collision while on way home, was discharged for disability. Marched several hundred miles in Kentucky Tennessee Missipi Mississippi and Va.

Wm W. Fish Past Commander Post 139 Mass GAR.

Past Commander Mass Asso of Union Ex Prisoners of War, Past Secretary "Mass Asso of New Hampshire Veterans", Junior Vice Department Commander of N.H.G.A.R. for 1928, Chaplain Manchester N.H. War Veterans.

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