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Capt William Riley Peddle

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Capt William Riley Peddle Veteran

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Jun 1906 (aged 62–63)
District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 3, Site: 1560
Memorial ID
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Captain William R Peddle. William was mustered into Service on August 2nd 1861 at the Skuykill Arsenal in Philadelphia. He was in the 23rd Pennsylvania "Birney's Zouaves" Company B. On September 8th 1861 the regiment was encamped at the Queens Farm in Washington D.C. for the Defences of Washington against possible Rebel attack. He resigned in On 12/16/1862 and was commissioned into "A" Co. PA 157th Infantry
as Lt. He was promoted again to Captain on March 13th 1864. On July 7th 1864 he was severely wounded in the Chest at Petersburg,VA.

* Hospitalized 7/13/1864 David's Island, NY Harbor (DeCamp Hospital)
* Hospitalized 9/15/1864 Annapolis, MD (Officer's Hospital) After the War he moved to Washington D.C. and worked for the Pension Bureau. He died on June 28th 1906.
He was discharged for wounds on 9/27/1864 at Annapolis, MD
(Discharged from Officer's Hospital)
Captain William R Peddle. William was mustered into Service on August 2nd 1861 at the Skuykill Arsenal in Philadelphia. He was in the 23rd Pennsylvania "Birney's Zouaves" Company B. On September 8th 1861 the regiment was encamped at the Queens Farm in Washington D.C. for the Defences of Washington against possible Rebel attack. He resigned in On 12/16/1862 and was commissioned into "A" Co. PA 157th Infantry
as Lt. He was promoted again to Captain on March 13th 1864. On July 7th 1864 he was severely wounded in the Chest at Petersburg,VA.

* Hospitalized 7/13/1864 David's Island, NY Harbor (DeCamp Hospital)
* Hospitalized 9/15/1864 Annapolis, MD (Officer's Hospital) After the War he moved to Washington D.C. and worked for the Pension Bureau. He died on June 28th 1906.
He was discharged for wounds on 9/27/1864 at Annapolis, MD
(Discharged from Officer's Hospital)

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