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William H Goddard also listed as W H Goddard, Godard, Godart and Goodard.
Enlisted May 13, 1862 at Barnesville, GA by Capt McDowell for 3 years
Company muster rolls list him as follows:
May 4 1863 "Present"
May to July 1863 "Present"
July and Aug 1863 "Absent" Remarks: "Wounded and left in the field June 24, 2863"
Sept - Oct 1863 Present or Absent (Blank) Remarks: "Died at Murfreesboro Tenn Aug 24 1863 of wounds received at Hoovers Gap Tenn June 24, 1863."
Name appears on a Report of Confederate Prisoners who were wounded and captured during the engagement at Stones River Dec 31, 1862.
(?) Report dated Office Medical Director, Murfreesboro Tenn Dec 1863.
W H Godart [sic]
Pvt Co B Caswells Regt Georgia SS
Date of Death: Aug 24, 1863
Cause of Death: G S thigh
No. of grave: 1204
Where buried: Union Cemetery
Appears on a List of Confederate prisoners of war who have died in US Army General Hospital, Murfreesboro Tenn. List dated Office of Med. Direct., Murfreesboro Tenn, Dec 15, 1863.
William H Goddard
Pvt Co B Casewells[sic] Regt Ga SS
Place of Capture: Hoovers Gap Tenn
Date of capture: June 25, 1863
Date of death: Aug 24, 1863
Cause of death: G S fract left thigh
Place of interment: Union grave yard
No of grave: 1204
Appears on a List of killed and wounded, of Bate's Brigade, in the engagement near Hoover's Gap, Tenn, June 24, 1863
W. H. Goddard
Pvt Co B, Caswell's Battn. Sharp Shooters
Remarks: killed on field
Name Appears on a Register of Deceased Officers and Soldiers from Georgia which were filed for settlement in the offices of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department
Wm H Goodard
Pvt Carter's Co; 4 Battn S.S.
By whom presented:
Fred R Goodard, Fa
When filed: Dec 9 1863
Where born: (blank)
Where died: Murfreesboro, Tenn
Name Appears on a Register of Deceased Officers and Soldiers from Georgia which were filed for settlement in the offices of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department
Wm H Godard
Capt Carter's Co; 4 Batt SS Ga
By whom presented:
F R Godard, Fa
When filed: Aug 30 1864
Where born: Consolidated
Where died: Aug 24, 1863
Medical Record from USA Gen Hosp No 1 Murfreesboro Tenn
Wm Goddard
Co B Caswell S.S. Rebel
Admitted June 27, 1863
To No 1 USA General Hospital, Murfreesboro Tenn
Diagnosis: G.S. wound of thigh; ball entering front, comminuting femur in upper middle third for about two inches, passing out posteriorly, passing in its course through the gluteus maximus and pectineus* muscles.
July 1, exsection performed, spiculae of bone removed
Aug 6, attacked with erysipelas
**
Aug 20, failing rapidly
Aug 24,
died. Patient died from exaustion[sic]
*Pectineus muscle - One of the muscles of the hip socket, primarily responsible for hip flexion and also adducts the thigh. Located very near and associated with the femoral artery, saphenous vein, and profunda artery.
**Erysipelas - a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. Basically a systemic Staphylococcus Aureus infection.