William S.M. Abbott
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam S.M. Abbott[1] was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 19, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G
- ? - 1st Sergeant
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- September 18, 1861 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
- September 12, 1862 - Resigned for disability
Post-War Career
- April 15, 1891 - Applied for a pension from the state of Minnesota (Application #1,029,785)
- September 14, 1897 - After William died, his spouse Eliza applied for a pension (Application #705,142)
Family
- Eliza B. Abbott (spouse, widowed)
Notes
- ↑ The National Archives rolls list him as both William S.M. Abbott (original) and W.S.W. Abbott - information is the same under both files.
Sources
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Park Service - Abbott, W.S.W.
- National Park Service - Abbott, William S.M.
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 364)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Wisconsin Resigned
- Wisconsin Resigned on 1862.09.12 (Disability)
- Source: RWV (1) 0364