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William Henry Sturdevant III

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William Henry Sturdevant III Veteran

Birth
Death
14 Nov 1918 (aged 69)
Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Veteran, served with Company I, 13th Maryland Infantry.
MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS
1st REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE INFANTRY.
Organized at Frederick City, Md., August 15 to December 13, 1861. Attached to Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. Unassigned, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May 1862. Railroad District, Middle Department, to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to September 1862. Annapolis, Md., 8th Army Corps, to March 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Lockwood's Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, July 1863. 2nd Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division West Virginia, to December 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. Reserve Division, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to January 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865.

Service: Railroad guard duty till March 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Strasburg March 27. Guarding Baltimore & Ohio Railroad till May. Concentrated at Harper's Ferry May 24, and action at Loudon Heights May 27. Defense of Harper's Ferry May 28-30. Guard Baltimore & Ohio Railroad till September. Action at Monocacy Aqueduct September 4. Poolesville September 5. Concentrated at Sandy Hook and march to Harper's Ferry. Siege of Harper's Ferry September 12-15. Maryland Heights September 13. Harper's Ferry September 14-15. Surrendered September 15 and paroled September 16. Sent to Annapolis, Md., and when exchanged assigned to duty on the Potomac in Southern Maryland to June, 1863. Martinsburg June 14. At point Lookout June-Joined Lockwood's Brigade and march to Gettysburg, Pa., June 25-July 2. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Guard duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland and Virginia till May, 1864. Operations against Early's invasion of Maryland June and July. Duffield Station June 29. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Moved from Monocacy to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and duty in that district till April, 1865. Mustered out August to December 1864. Recruited to a full Regiment and designation changed to 13th Maryland Infantry April 8, 1865, which see.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 42 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 85 Enlisted men by disease. Total 131.

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Civil War Veteran, served with Company I, 13th Maryland Infantry.
MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS
1st REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE INFANTRY.
Organized at Frederick City, Md., August 15 to December 13, 1861. Attached to Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. Unassigned, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May 1862. Railroad District, Middle Department, to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to September 1862. Annapolis, Md., 8th Army Corps, to March 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Lockwood's Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, July 1863. 2nd Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division West Virginia, to December 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. Reserve Division, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to January 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865.

Service: Railroad guard duty till March 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Strasburg March 27. Guarding Baltimore & Ohio Railroad till May. Concentrated at Harper's Ferry May 24, and action at Loudon Heights May 27. Defense of Harper's Ferry May 28-30. Guard Baltimore & Ohio Railroad till September. Action at Monocacy Aqueduct September 4. Poolesville September 5. Concentrated at Sandy Hook and march to Harper's Ferry. Siege of Harper's Ferry September 12-15. Maryland Heights September 13. Harper's Ferry September 14-15. Surrendered September 15 and paroled September 16. Sent to Annapolis, Md., and when exchanged assigned to duty on the Potomac in Southern Maryland to June, 1863. Martinsburg June 14. At point Lookout June-Joined Lockwood's Brigade and march to Gettysburg, Pa., June 25-July 2. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Guard duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland and Virginia till May, 1864. Operations against Early's invasion of Maryland June and July. Duffield Station June 29. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Moved from Monocacy to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and duty in that district till April, 1865. Mustered out August to December 1864. Recruited to a full Regiment and designation changed to 13th Maryland Infantry April 8, 1865, which see.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 42 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 85 Enlisted men by disease. Total 131.

Courtesy of SWHendricks

This is a work in process, please contact Mike Hahn, should you have further information regarding this family.
Thank you.


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