William Marshall

(? - ?)
Home State: South Carolina
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: Brooks (SC) Artillery

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He gave his age as 27 when he enlisted May 12, 1861, in Company K, 2nd South Carolina Infantry. He then mustered in with Brooks Artillery on its organization on 28 January 1862. He was wounded slightly, August 30, 1862, at Manassas Plains, VA.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded and captured in action on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
He was captured at Shepherdstown , (West) VA., September 30, 1862, and paroled at Fort McHenry, Maryland, January 1863. He was detailed by Secretary of War on detached service after March 1864, with no further record.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Elliott1, with details by Dave Hann from his research in the Compiled Service Records, US Archives.

Notes

1 Elliott, William, Casualties in the Brooks Artillery, Charleston Mecrcury, Charleston: Charleston Mecrury, 1862 [AotW citation 5379]

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