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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William Maylick

Home State: South Carolina

Branch of Service: Artillery

Before Sharpsburg

He reported his age as 23, and occupation sailor when he enlisted May 12, 1861 in Company K, 2nd South Carolina Infantry. He then mustered in with the Brooks Artillery on its organization on 28 January 1862. He was described as having a dark complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, and being 5'8" tall.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 1, discharged on disability September 9, 1863 with "paralysis of right arm as a result of gunshot wound, ball entered left side of back of neck just below back of cranium and passed out side".

References & notes

Basic information from Elliott1, with details by Dave Hann from his research in the Compiled Service Records, US Archives.

Birth

Date not known; Hamburg, GERMANY

Notes

1 Elliott, William, Casualties in the Brooks Artillery, Charleston Mecrcury, Charleston: Charleston Mecrury, 1862 [AotW citation 5380]

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