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William Charles Haskell

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William Charles Haskell

Birth
Death
unknown
Burial
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.6103249, Longitude: -88.8261108
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Born about 1840. He died in Memphis during the Civil War, date unknown.

According to the Memphis Daily Appeal, May 12, 1881, W. Haskell is one of the "comrades who sleep at Elmwood Cemetery" but that wasn't actually true in 1881. W.C. Haskell was originally interred at Elmwood but was removed in November 1868.

Public Ledger
November 20 1868
Removal of the Remains of the Late Rev. W.C. Haskell--We are informed that the remains of the Rev. W.C. Haskell, Chaplain of the 154th Senior Tennessee Regiment, will be removed on Sunday morning from Elmwood cemetery to jackson, Tennessee, for Interment, and will be accompanied to the depot by the surviving members of his old regiment.

Military records show he was 20 years old in 1861.
He was originally a private in Co. H 3rd Cav (Forrest's) TN but was later elected Chaplain of the 154th Senior Memphis Regiment. His records show that he was still alive in Oct 1862. His name also appears in the Memphis Daily Appeal dated November 8 1862, page 1, in an article entitled "Memphis Conference."
Born about 1840. He died in Memphis during the Civil War, date unknown.

According to the Memphis Daily Appeal, May 12, 1881, W. Haskell is one of the "comrades who sleep at Elmwood Cemetery" but that wasn't actually true in 1881. W.C. Haskell was originally interred at Elmwood but was removed in November 1868.

Public Ledger
November 20 1868
Removal of the Remains of the Late Rev. W.C. Haskell--We are informed that the remains of the Rev. W.C. Haskell, Chaplain of the 154th Senior Tennessee Regiment, will be removed on Sunday morning from Elmwood cemetery to jackson, Tennessee, for Interment, and will be accompanied to the depot by the surviving members of his old regiment.

Military records show he was 20 years old in 1861.
He was originally a private in Co. H 3rd Cav (Forrest's) TN but was later elected Chaplain of the 154th Senior Memphis Regiment. His records show that he was still alive in Oct 1862. His name also appears in the Memphis Daily Appeal dated November 8 1862, page 1, in an article entitled "Memphis Conference."


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