William Wilson
William Wilson was born on December 23, 1844, in Hanover, New York, to James and Philena Wilson. His father was a farmer who owned $3,700 of real estate and $600 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Hanover, and by the early 1860s, he was also working as a farmer.
He enlisted in the Union army on August 30, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company K of the 112th New York Infantry on September 11. He apparently lied about his age, claiming that he was 18 years old. According to his service records, he was 6 feet 1 ½ inches tall, with brown hair and light eyes. The regiment took part in the siege of Suffolk, the Battle of Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg. He was promoted to corporal in September 1864. He was wounded in the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in September 1864, and he died on November 5, 1864.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3556) | Wilson, William | 1844-12-23 | 1864-11-05 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Corporal
- Rank highest: Corporal
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 19
- (9839) [writer] ~ William Wilson to Unknown, 29 September 1862
- (9842) [writer] ~ William Wilson to Unknown, 1862
- (9844) [writer] ~ William Wilson to Brother, 4 January 1863
- (9845) [writer] ~ William Wilson to John R. Wilson, 27 January 1863
- (9847) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 19 June 1863
- (9851) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 19 July 1863
- (9854) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 4 December 1863
- (9855) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 9 January 1864
- (9856) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 23 February 1864
- (9857) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 25 February 1864
- (9858) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 21 March 1863
- (9859) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 8 April 1864
- (9860) [writer] ~ William Wilson to Philena B. Wilson, 8 April 1863
- (9861) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 21 April 1863
- (9862) [writer] ~ William Wilson to Philena B. Wilson, 25 April 1863
- (9863) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 25 July 186X
- (9864) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 20 November 1862
- (9865) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 27 November 1863
- (9866) [writer] ~ William Wilson to James Wilson and Philena B. Wilson, 28 January 1863
People - Records: 3
Places - Records: 1
- (3734) [birth, residence in 1860] ~ Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York
Regiments - Records: 1
- (282) [enlisted] [K] ~ 112th 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; New York Town Clerks’ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com
