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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William B. Carter

Home State: North Carolina

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 27th North Carolina Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted in Company D on 27 April 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Wounded again, in action at the Wilderness, VA on 5 May 1864. Captured at Hatcher's Run, VA on 31 March 1865. Held at Point Lookout, MD until released on 24 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.

References & notes

Basic information from Wilson1. Some detail from the US Park Service's Soldiers and Sailors Database. Service details from Company D muster data posted online by Tom Sutton, Jr.

Notes

1   Wilson, William P., Adjutant, Casualty list of the 27th N.C.S.T. at Sharpsburg, North Carolina Standard, 1862-10-15  [AotW citation 9882]