William E. Vanauken
William E. Vanauken was born around 1841 in Chemung County, New York, to John and Emeletta Vanauken. His father was a shoemaker. He grew up and attended school in Elmira, New York, and by the early 1860s, he was working as a clerk.
He enlisted in the Union army on August 7, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company D of the 107th New York Infantry later that day. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 7 inches tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. The regiment took part in the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Atlanta campaign. He was promoted to corporal on April 1, 1863, and to sergeant on March 5, 1864. He died in the Battle of New Hope Church on May 25, 1864.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2481) | Vanauken, William E. | 1841 | 1864-05-25 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3450) [writer] ~ William E. Vanauken to Brother and Sister, 19 March 1864
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (750) [enlisted] [D] ~ 107th New York Infantry
SOURCES
1850 United States Federal Census, 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
