William and his brother Calvin enrolled September 29, 1861 at Camp Moore in Captain N.S. Edward's Company B, 16th Louisiana Infantry. The regiment was moved to New Orleans where they spent the winter at Camp Benjamin.
In February 1862 the regiment was sent to Corinth, Mississippi as part of Gen. Daniel Ruggle's Brigade. According to William's military records he died of disease April 8, 1862. The city of Corinth had become a vast Confederate hospital as hotels, churches, residences, warehouses and the colleges were filled with wounded; but more troops died of sickness and diseases than wounds.
William's burial place is unknown.
William L. Fussell was 25 years old when he died in the service of the Confederacy.
William and his brother Calvin enrolled September 29, 1861 at Camp Moore in Captain N.S. Edward's Company B, 16th Louisiana Infantry. The regiment was moved to New Orleans where they spent the winter at Camp Benjamin.
In February 1862 the regiment was sent to Corinth, Mississippi as part of Gen. Daniel Ruggle's Brigade. According to William's military records he died of disease April 8, 1862. The city of Corinth had become a vast Confederate hospital as hotels, churches, residences, warehouses and the colleges were filled with wounded; but more troops died of sickness and diseases than wounds.
William's burial place is unknown.
William L. Fussell was 25 years old when he died in the service of the Confederacy.
Family Members
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Edwin Alexander Fussell
1829–1906
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John R Fussell
1831 – unknown
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Calvin C. Fussell
1833–1864
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Sarah Adeline Fussell Sylvest
1834–1904
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Albert G. Fussell
1835–1883
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James P Fussell
1838–1862
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James P. Fussell
1839–1862
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Jamerson Pearl Fussell
1839–1898
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Mary Emaline Fussell Creel
1842–1883
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Thomas Jefferson "T. J." Fussell
1847–1914
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Isaac Monroe Fussell
1849–1925
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Roan Flourney Fussell
1852–1931
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Henry Tillery Fussell
1857–1940
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