- Joined
- Jul 28, 2015
He was promoted to 2nd Lt. on 5/13/63 and 1st Lt. 4/30/64, in fact was in command of the company at the end of his life.
Upon his death, his effects were collected by brothers also serving in the "Charles City Troop" and were subsequently carried home. William was buried beneath a tree where he fell and his body was retrieved a year later and re-interred in the family grave yard where his brothers Joe and Evie had preceded him. The majority of the 3rd did not surrender and disbanded in Lynchburg, found their way home as they could, some even making their way down to join Joe Johnston's men in North Carolina, in time for that surrender.
His kepi, is direct from the family estate and looks to be similar to those made in Charleston, SC. early in the war and sent to sutlers and commercial agents, in the field. The kepi is a custom tailor grade specimen, has a single piece leather embossed brim, has a simple leather chinstrap held in place by two script I infantry buttons. The blue is of a fine broadcloth wool and the gray banding and disk are of jeans cloth. There is significant wear as might be expected in addition to insect damage.
The hat was accompanied by numerous direct family documents, including an overall family genealogy.
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