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Maj William Whitmell “Pugh” Martin

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Maj William Whitmell “Pugh” Martin

Birth
Louisiana, USA
Death
21 Jun 1863 (aged 22)
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.3615967, Longitude: -90.845325
Memorial ID
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Biographical Information.
William Whitmell Martin. Born 24th July 1840. North Carolina.
To Robert Campbell And Mary Winifred Martin. Who Married 9th April 1835. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
William was one of Five Siblings.
He Married. Amy Williamson Martin 14th April 1895. De Soto Co, Louisiana.
Parents Of Four Children.

26th LA Inf. Killed by a sharpshooter (headshot) during the siege at Vicksburg. [Biographical information provided by John Vincent ("Vince") Powers, James Earl (Sam) Price, and D.W. Short.]

The following was provided by Chip Landry:
****
Born in La. Resided in Assumption Parish, La. Enlisted at age 21. Resigned from the 8th La. Inf. as 2nd Lt. in Dec. 1861. Pre-war occupation: lawyer.
****Son of R.C. & M.W.H. Martin
Lt. of the 8th La.
Was at Bullrun and Mannassas
Cap. & Maj. of the 26th La.
Was at Chickasis Bayou
Killed in Vicksburg
June 21, 1863
Biographical Information.
William Whitmell Martin. Born 24th July 1840. North Carolina.
To Robert Campbell And Mary Winifred Martin. Who Married 9th April 1835. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
William was one of Five Siblings.
He Married. Amy Williamson Martin 14th April 1895. De Soto Co, Louisiana.
Parents Of Four Children.

26th LA Inf. Killed by a sharpshooter (headshot) during the siege at Vicksburg. [Biographical information provided by John Vincent ("Vince") Powers, James Earl (Sam) Price, and D.W. Short.]

The following was provided by Chip Landry:
****
Born in La. Resided in Assumption Parish, La. Enlisted at age 21. Resigned from the 8th La. Inf. as 2nd Lt. in Dec. 1861. Pre-war occupation: lawyer.
****Son of R.C. & M.W.H. Martin
Lt. of the 8th La.
Was at Bullrun and Mannassas
Cap. & Maj. of the 26th La.
Was at Chickasis Bayou
Killed in Vicksburg
June 21, 1863


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