William Young
William Young was born on July 1, 1838, in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France, to Elizabeth Young. The family immigrated to America in 1840 and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. They moved to Richland, Ohio, three years later. His father probably died in the 1840s. By 1860, his mother was working as a farmer, and the family owned $1,500 of real estate and $100 of personal property. By 1860, Young was working as a laborer on his mother’s farm.
He enlisted in the Union army on September 5, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 38th Ohio Infantry. The regiment took part in the siege of Corinth, the Battle of Perryville, the Battle of Stones River, the Battle of Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas campaign. He eventually earned a promotion to corporal. In July 1865, he wrote that he was “well satisfied to go home, as I do not wish to soldier in time of peace.” He mustered out on July 12, 1865.
He returned to Richland after the war and earned a living as a farmer. By 1900, he was living with his siblings, Margaret and Charles, in Richland. He applied for a federal pension in April 1907 and eventually received one. He died of heart disease in Richland on August 10, 1919.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3087) | Young, William | 1838-07-01 | 1919-08-10 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Corporal
- Rank highest: Corporal
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 10
- (2273) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 3 April 1864
- (8401) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 17 January 1865
- (8405) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 31 May 1865
- (8406) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 26 June 1865
- (8407) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 6 July 1865
- (8408) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 16 July 1865
- (8409) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 1 August 1865
- (8410) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 10 August 1865
- (8411) [writer] ~ William Young to John J. Young, 22 August 1865
- (15305) [writer] ~ William Young Diary
People - Records: 1
- (3088) Young, John Jacob is the [sibling of] (3087) Young, William
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (224) [enlisted] [G] ~ 38th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Fold3.com; William Young to John J. Young, 6 July 1865, DL0487.005, Nau Collection
