Martin Luther Wilson
Martin Luther Wilson was born around 1836 in DeWitt, New York, to George Wilson and Betsey Brown. His father was a laborer. By 1850, the family was living in Pompey, New York. A decade later, Wilson was working as a sailor. He may have gotten married on October 12, 1861. He enlisted in the Union army on August 2, 1862, and mustered in as a sergeant in Company A of the 122nd New York Infantry two days later. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with black hair, black hair, and a dark complexion.
The regiment took part in the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Wilderness, and he was promoted to 1st lieutenant on September 19, 1863. He was severely wounded in the shoulder at the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, and he died in a hospital in Georgetown, D.C., on June 19, 1864.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (925) | Wilson, Martin Luther | 1836 | 1864-06-19 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Sergeant
- Rank out: 1st Lieutenant
- Rank highest: 1st Lieutenant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (2946) [associated with] ~ P. L. Wilson to Sister, 19 June 1864
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (296) [officer] [A] ~ 122nd New York Infantry
SOURCES
1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com.
