William J Coskrey

Birth: 19 May 1839
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Death: 27 Nov 1862 (aged 23)
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Burial place unknown, died in Civil War Add to Map
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Last heard from in letter home dated 14 Jun 1862, when he wrote a note at the end of brother David Bradley Coskrey's letter home from Tupelo, Mississippi, that he was doing fine but had a very bad cough.

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John "Jack" Coskrey

1806–1882
Sarah "Sallie" Mills Coskrey

1819–1870

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Rachael Coskrey Batchelor

1837–1912
John Coskrey

1840–1862
David Bradley Coskrey

1842–1924
James C. Coskrey

1844–1926
Rebecca Coskrey

1846 – unknown
Nancy Coskrey Williams

1847–1911
Sarah "Sallie" Coskrey Sanders

1850–1893
Jonathan Coskrey

1853–1859
Mary Coskrey

1855–1926
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Coskrey Webb

1857–1936
Thomas Coskrey

1865–1882

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Image of letter by William's brother David Bradley Coskrey home to father John Coskrey (1806-1882) during the Civil War, from near Tupelo, Mississippi, June 14th, 1862. Also includes words from William and refers to brother John Coskrey (1840-1865) who probably died in the war or soon afterward.

Text of David Bradley Coskrey letter home from Tupelo, MS during the Civil War:
[ All spelling and punctuation is copied exactly from the original letter ]

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Tupelo Miss June 14th 1862
Dear, Father,
I embrace the present opportunity of writing you a few lines which will inform you that myself & William are well. I have nothing of interest to write at present more than it is said that the health of the souldiers are improveing at this place, we was engaged in a bitter skirmish there was a part of two regt. and a few a caalry on our side supported by two pieces of artillery. We taken one a prisoner he reported that there three regt. of cavalry and six pieces of artillery. I was not in the fight myself though I close by I was near a enough to hear the balls whistling. I was on guard near where the fight commenced William was in the fight. There was one of the co. shot in the foot. We got to this place last Sunday evening.
I heard John Fowler say that John is at Columbus Miss. He was there last Tuesday. He says that John is well and hardy. So nothing more at present.

David Coskrey

I now take the pen to let you know that I have not forgotten all of you. I am getting along tolerably well only I have got a verry bad cough and has had all the spring and summer so far I have not got anything to write about at present.

Wm Coskrey
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Handwritten birthdates lists by William Coskrey's brother David Bradley Coskrey with John "Jack" Coskrey (1806-1882) children who lived to adulthood on the two pages on the left, and the living children of David Bradley Coskrey and Sarah Lucinda "Lucindy" Davis (1850-1914) born through 1874 on the page on the right.

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