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William Matthews

Private Army Civil War

Army
Army
Private
Private
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private
Unit
96th OVI, Co. K
Conflict / Era
Civil War
Years of Service
05/30/1865
Date of Death
12/22/1915
Hometown
UNKNOWN, OH
Burial Location
UNKNOWN
Monument Paver
No
Township (entering service)
UNKNOWN
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Status
Prisoner of War
When
04/08/1864
Where
Sabine Cross-Roads, LA
Record Authenticated
Yes

Biography

School: UNKNOWN. wounded 11/3/1863, Grand Coteau, LA; wounded again and taken prisoner, 4/8/1864, Sabine Cross Roads, LA; exchanged as POW 6/18/1864 (est.); discharged for wounds 5/30/1865, Mobile AL; lived in Clinton, IL, after the war

Source: Beers, Record 500; American Civil War Research Database