William W. Hutchins
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Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on May 10, 1861 in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company B
- Veteran
- Corporal
- Sergeant
- Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on June 6, 1864
- Promoted to Captain of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company B on July 20, 1864
- Killed in action on August 19, 1864 at the Battle of Weldon Railroad[1]
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
- ↑ RWV (1) 0500 lists him as killed in action at the Battle of Weldon Railroad, and WLCW 0023 lists him as killed in action at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. The date is the same, so for now it has been left this way.
Sources
- Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 23)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 500)