William Milmine
William Milmine was born around 1840 in New York. He grew up in Amsterdam, New York, with his grandparents William and Margaret Milmine. His grandfather worked as a farmer, and by 1850, he owned $1,000 of real estate. By 1860, Milmine was working as a farmer in Amsterdam. He enlisted in the Union army on April 25, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company b of the 32nd New York Infantry on May 31. The regiment took part in the First Battle of Bull Run, the Peninsula campaign, and the Battle of Antietam. He mustered out on June 9, 1863. He died sometime after 1863.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1698) | Milmine, William | 1840 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3570) [writer] ~ William Milmine to Alfred Milmine, 2 August 1862
People - Records: 1
- (1699) Milmine, Alfred is the [sibling of] (1698) Milmine, William
Places - Records: 1
- (67) [birth] ~ New York
Regiments - Records: 1
- (456) [enlisted] [B] ~ 32nd New York Infantry
SOURCES
1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1855 New York State Census, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Fold3.com.
