1st Lt. William Harrison Coulson, Company B , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, "Birney's Zouaves". William H Coulson was born on February 14th 1842 in Germany. On September 8th 1861 he moved with the Regiment to Washington D.C. for the defences of the Capital against possible Rebel Invasion. The 23rd was encamped at "The Queen Farm" owned by Jacob Queen and they made Camp Graham thier home. Typhoid Fever broke out in November and December of 61 and over fifty men of the unit died forcing them to move to higher ground near Bladensburg, MD. There they established Camp Clark . William resigned his position in 1862. After the War was a Night watchman at a bank. Committed suicide by Hanging himself on April 9th 1912 while temporarily deranged and is buried at East Cedar Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia in Section 6, Lot 180, Grave 1SW
1st Lt. William Harrison Coulson, Company B , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, "Birney's Zouaves". William H Coulson was born on February 14th 1842 in Germany. On September 8th 1861 he moved with the Regiment to Washington D.C. for the defences of the Capital against possible Rebel Invasion. The 23rd was encamped at "The Queen Farm" owned by Jacob Queen and they made Camp Graham thier home. Typhoid Fever broke out in November and December of 61 and over fifty men of the unit died forcing them to move to higher ground near Bladensburg, MD. There they established Camp Clark . William resigned his position in 1862. After the War was a Night watchman at a bank. Committed suicide by Hanging himself on April 9th 1912 while temporarily deranged and is buried at East Cedar Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia in Section 6, Lot 180, Grave 1SW
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