Son of William Bergen and Harriet Ward.
On 12 Jul 1861 William, a bootmaker, mustered into service with Company D of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leicester, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 7 months and 13 days old.
In Mar 1863 he was promoted to to Corporal, and on 3 Jul 1863 he was wounded at The Battle of Gettysburg.
On 10 Dec 1863 William was transferred to the V. R. C., and on 11 Jul 1864 he ended military service by mustering out of the 112th Company, 2nd Batallion, V. R. C.
On 30 Dec 1865 William, 23, married Hannah Wakefield, daughter of Israel and Almira (Cluff) Wakefield, at Worcester, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. The marriage was childless.
William H. Bergen, widower, died on 4 Feb 1896 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 53 years, 2 months and 6 days old.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy", 8 Feb 1896:
Funeral of William H. Bergen -
The funeral of the late William H. Bergen, a member of Post 10, was held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Curtis Chapel, Hope cemetery. ... The pall bearers were Dwight Wood and T. A. Halpine of Post 10; Daniel Furber of Blake Lodge, K. of P., and A. C. Witland of the Union Veteran Legion.
On 12 Jul 1861 William, a bootmaker, mustered into service with Company D of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leicester, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 7 months and 13 days old.
In Mar 1863 he was promoted to to Corporal, and on 3 Jul 1863 he was wounded at The Battle of Gettysburg.
On 10 Dec 1863 William was transferred to the V. R. C., and on 11 Jul 1864 he ended military service by mustering out of the 112th Company, 2nd Batallion, V. R. C.
On 30 Dec 1865 William, 23, married Hannah Wakefield, daughter of Israel and Almira (Cluff) Wakefield, at Worcester, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. The marriage was childless.
William H. Bergen, widower, died on 4 Feb 1896 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 53 years, 2 months and 6 days old.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy", 8 Feb 1896:
Funeral of William H. Bergen -
The funeral of the late William H. Bergen, a member of Post 10, was held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Curtis Chapel, Hope cemetery. ... The pall bearers were Dwight Wood and T. A. Halpine of Post 10; Daniel Furber of Blake Lodge, K. of P., and A. C. Witland of the Union Veteran Legion.
Son of William Bergen and Harriet Ward.
On 12 Jul 1861 William, a bootmaker, mustered into service with Company D of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leicester, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 7 months and 13 days old.
In Mar 1863 he was promoted to to Corporal, and on 3 Jul 1863 he was wounded at The Battle of Gettysburg.
On 10 Dec 1863 William was transferred to the V. R. C., and on 11 Jul 1864 he ended military service by mustering out of the 112th Company, 2nd Batallion, V. R. C.
On 30 Dec 1865 William, 23, married Hannah Wakefield, daughter of Israel and Almira (Cluff) Wakefield, at Worcester, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. The marriage was childless.
William H. Bergen, widower, died on 4 Feb 1896 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 53 years, 2 months and 6 days old.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy", 8 Feb 1896:
Funeral of William H. Bergen -
The funeral of the late William H. Bergen, a member of Post 10, was held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Curtis Chapel, Hope cemetery. ... The pall bearers were Dwight Wood and T. A. Halpine of Post 10; Daniel Furber of Blake Lodge, K. of P., and A. C. Witland of the Union Veteran Legion.
On 12 Jul 1861 William, a bootmaker, mustered into service with Company D of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leicester, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 7 months and 13 days old.
In Mar 1863 he was promoted to to Corporal, and on 3 Jul 1863 he was wounded at The Battle of Gettysburg.
On 10 Dec 1863 William was transferred to the V. R. C., and on 11 Jul 1864 he ended military service by mustering out of the 112th Company, 2nd Batallion, V. R. C.
On 30 Dec 1865 William, 23, married Hannah Wakefield, daughter of Israel and Almira (Cluff) Wakefield, at Worcester, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both. The marriage was childless.
William H. Bergen, widower, died on 4 Feb 1896 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 53 years, 2 months and 6 days old.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy", 8 Feb 1896:
Funeral of William H. Bergen -
The funeral of the late William H. Bergen, a member of Post 10, was held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Curtis Chapel, Hope cemetery. ... The pall bearers were Dwight Wood and T. A. Halpine of Post 10; Daniel Furber of Blake Lodge, K. of P., and A. C. Witland of the Union Veteran Legion.
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