William F. Bode

(1841 - 1862)
Home State: Wisconsin
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 6th Wisconsin Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From Milwaukee, he enlisted in Company E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry on 10 May 1861. Promoted to Corporal and First Sergeant. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant on 16 July 1862 and First Lieutenant on 6 August.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

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

Death Date: 09/17/1862 Death Place: Sharpsburg, MD

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. 517 - 518 [AotW citation 10364]

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