William Line
William Line was born around 1843 in Pennsylvania to James and Elizabeth Line. His father was a clerk who owned $2,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Maunch Chunk, Pennsylvania, and by 1860, he was working as a farmer.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on September 16, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 81st Pennsylvania Infantry. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 6 ¾ inches tall, with auburn hair and blue eyes. He died in the Battle of Fair Oaks on May 31, 1862.
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(2745)Line, William18431862-05-31
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 3

  • (7756) [writer] ~ William Line to Brother, 24 December 1861
  • (7759) [writer] ~ William Line to Josephine Line, 1 December 1861
  • (7762) [writer] ~ William Line to Josephine Line, 2 October 1861

People - Records: 2

  • (2744) Line, James S. is the [parent of] (2745) Line, William
  • (2748) Line, Josephine is the [sibling of] (2745) Line, William

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (316) [death] ~ Fair Oaks, Fairfax County, Virginia

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (825) [enlisted] [G] ~ 81st Pennsylvania Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916, available from Ancestry.com