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Confederate (CSV)

Corporal

William J. Lumsden

(c. 1843 - 1862)

Home State: Virginia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 19th Virginia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

An 18 year old workman, he mustered as Private in Company B, 19th Virginia Infantry on 18 May 1861 at Culpeper Court House, VA. He was promoted to 2nd Corporal on 29 April 1862.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain, MD on 14 September 1862.

References & notes

Basic information from the Virginia Military Dead.1 Service and other details from Ervin L. Jordan's 19th Virginia Infantry (roster, 1987) via the Historical Data Systems database.

Birth

c. 1843

Death

09/14/1862; Turner's Gap, MD

Notes

1 Library of Virginia, Virginia Military Dead Database, Published 2002, first accessed 30 November 2012, <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/>, Source page: /vmd_Search.asp [AotW citation 19010]

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