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Federal (USV)

Private

William H. Shaw

Home State: Michigan

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 8th Michigan Infantry

Before Antietam

Fenton. Enlisted in company G, Eighth Infantry on August 9, 1862, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered on August 9, 1862.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Discharged at Detroit. Michigan on June 20, 1864.

References & notes

Basic information from State of Michigan1. Thanks to Steve Maczuga for publishing the 8th Michigan information in his excellent database.

Notes

1 State of Michigan, Office of the Adjutant General, and George H. Brown, Adjutant General; George H. Turner, Asst. AG, compiler, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, 46 volumes, Kalamazoo: Ihling Bros. & Everard, 1904-1915, Vol. 8 [AotW citation 10734]

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