William Henry Hirth

(? - 1863)
Home State: Wisconsin
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From New London, he enlisted in Company E, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry on 18 May 1861.

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

The remainder of the War:
Captured in action at Gettysburg, PA in July 1863 and died while a prisoner on 7 December 1863 in Richmond, VA.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from State of Wisconsin1.

Death Date: 12/07/1863 Death Place: Richmond, VA

Notes

1 State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, and Chandler P. Chapman, Adj. Gen., Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, 2 volumes, Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886, Vol. 1, pp. 359 - 364 [AotW citation 10182]

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