Son of Sherebiah Spalding, Sr. and wife Relief Webber of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. William was the 10th born of 11 children.
He married Sarah Jane Harding on 7 Aug 1843 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Shortly after marrying, he and his new wife moved to Gorham, Maine to be nearer to her family. He worked as a stone mason. They had 5 children, one of whom died age 3.
William enlisted in the Union Army from Gorham, ME in Nov 1861, at the age of 41, for a 3 year term of service. He served in Co. A, 1st Battery of Maine Light Artillery. They were sent to Louisiana in May 1862.
William's wife Sarah died in Maine less than 3 months after his enlistment, leaving 4 children under age 18, the youngest only 6. He never saw them again.
William died in hospital in Jul 1864, shortly before his unit was returned to the Washington, DC area. His death was probably due to disease, though this is not certain. While his death was noted in military records, no proof of burial has been found. However, most Union soldiers who died in New Orleans in 1864 were buried in what was to become Chalmette National Cemetery.
He married Sarah Jane Harding on 7 Aug 1843 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Shortly after marrying, he and his new wife moved to Gorham, Maine to be nearer to her family. He worked as a stone mason. They had 5 children, one of whom died age 3.
William enlisted in the Union Army from Gorham, ME in Nov 1861, at the age of 41, for a 3 year term of service. He served in Co. A, 1st Battery of Maine Light Artillery. They were sent to Louisiana in May 1862.
William's wife Sarah died in Maine less than 3 months after his enlistment, leaving 4 children under age 18, the youngest only 6. He never saw them again.
William died in hospital in Jul 1864, shortly before his unit was returned to the Washington, DC area. His death was probably due to disease, though this is not certain. While his death was noted in military records, no proof of burial has been found. However, most Union soldiers who died in New Orleans in 1864 were buried in what was to become Chalmette National Cemetery.
Son of Sherebiah Spalding, Sr. and wife Relief Webber of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. William was the 10th born of 11 children.
He married Sarah Jane Harding on 7 Aug 1843 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Shortly after marrying, he and his new wife moved to Gorham, Maine to be nearer to her family. He worked as a stone mason. They had 5 children, one of whom died age 3.
William enlisted in the Union Army from Gorham, ME in Nov 1861, at the age of 41, for a 3 year term of service. He served in Co. A, 1st Battery of Maine Light Artillery. They were sent to Louisiana in May 1862.
William's wife Sarah died in Maine less than 3 months after his enlistment, leaving 4 children under age 18, the youngest only 6. He never saw them again.
William died in hospital in Jul 1864, shortly before his unit was returned to the Washington, DC area. His death was probably due to disease, though this is not certain. While his death was noted in military records, no proof of burial has been found. However, most Union soldiers who died in New Orleans in 1864 were buried in what was to become Chalmette National Cemetery.
He married Sarah Jane Harding on 7 Aug 1843 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Shortly after marrying, he and his new wife moved to Gorham, Maine to be nearer to her family. He worked as a stone mason. They had 5 children, one of whom died age 3.
William enlisted in the Union Army from Gorham, ME in Nov 1861, at the age of 41, for a 3 year term of service. He served in Co. A, 1st Battery of Maine Light Artillery. They were sent to Louisiana in May 1862.
William's wife Sarah died in Maine less than 3 months after his enlistment, leaving 4 children under age 18, the youngest only 6. He never saw them again.
William died in hospital in Jul 1864, shortly before his unit was returned to the Washington, DC area. His death was probably due to disease, though this is not certain. While his death was noted in military records, no proof of burial has been found. However, most Union soldiers who died in New Orleans in 1864 were buried in what was to become Chalmette National Cemetery.
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There is no visible grave marker, but historical records indicate that Union soldiers who died at the same time and place as he were interred in this military cemetery.
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