William Huffman was the son of Joseph Huffman and Susannah Brady. William was married to Catherine Keller, daughter of Peter and Madeline Shertz Keller.

William Hoffman was a Civil War Veteran- He enlisted on 10/16/1861 when he was only 16 years old sreving as a private in Company B, of the 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment until discharged on July 8th, 1865.The 63rd Regiment saw a lot of action over the course of civil war. Record of their service taken from Dyer's Compendium was as follows:

January 25, 1862: 63rd Regiment Infantry. Organized at Marietta, Ohio, by consolidation of Battalions of the 22nd and 63rd Ohio Infantry.
February 18-23, 1862: Moved to Paducah, Kentucky, and thence to Commerce, Mo.
March 3-14, 1862: Operations against New Madrid, Missouri.
March 15-April 8, 1862: Siege and capture of Island Number 10, Mississippi River, and
pursuit to Tiptonville.
April 8, 1862: Tiptonville.
April 13-17, 1862: Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
April 18-23, 1862: Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tennessee.
April 29, 1862: Action at Monterey.
Advance on and Siege of Corinth, Mississippi, April 29-May 30, 1862.
May 1, 1862: Skirmish at Farmington.
May 8, 1862: Reconnaissance toward Corinth.
May 30, 1862: Occupation of Corinth
May 31-June 12, 1862: Pursuit to Booneville.
June 13- August 29, 1862: Duty at Clear Creek.
September 19, 1862: Battle of Iuka, Mississippi.
September 30, 1862: Reconnaissance from Rienzi to Hatchie River.
October 3-4, 1862: First Battle of Corinth.
October 5-12, 1862: Pursuit to Ripley.
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 2, 1862, to January 12, 1863.
December 18, 1862, to January 3, 1863: Expedition to Jackson after Forest.
December 30-31, 1862: Action at Parker's Cross Roads.
January 3, 1863: Lexington, Tennessee.
January 9-April 14, 1863: Moved to Corinth, Mississippi, and duty there.
Dodge's Expedition into Northern Alabama April 15-May 8, 1863.
April 22, 1863: Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia,.
April 23, 1863: Tuscumbia.
April 28, 1863: Town Creek.
April 29-October 17, 1863: Duty at Memphis, Tennessee.
October 18-December 31, 1863:Movement to Prospect, Tennessee, and duty there.
January 2 to February 28, 1864: Veterans absent on furlough.
March 8-May1, 1864:Duty at Decatur, Alabama.
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN May 1-September 8, 1864.
Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13.
May 9, 1864: Sugar Valley near Resaca.
May 14-15, 1864: Battle of Resaca.
May 18-25, 1864: Advance on Dallas.
May 25-June 5, 1864: Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills.
Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
June 27, 1864: Assault on Kennesaw.
July 2-5, 1864: Nickajack Creek.
July 3-4, 1864: Ruff's Mills.
July 5-17, 1864: Chattahoochee River.
July 22, 1864: Decatur and Battle of Atlanta.
Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
July 28, 1864: Ezra Chapel.
August 25-30, 1864: Flank movement on Jonesboro.
August 31-September 1, 1864: Battle of Jonesboro.
September 2-6, 1864: Lovejoy Station.
September 7-October 4, 1864: At East Point.
October 4-26, 1864: Pursuit of Hood into Alabama.
MARCH TO THE SEA November 15-December 10, 1865.
December 9, 1864: Montieth Swamp.
December 10-21, 1864: Siege of Savannah.
CAMPAIGN OF THE CAROLINAS January To April, 1865.
January 20, 1865: Reconnaissance to the Salkehatchie River, South Carolina.
February 2-5, 1865: Salkehatchie Swamps.
February 2, 1865: Skirmishes at Rivers and Broxton Bridges.
February 3, 1865: Action at Rivers Bridge.
February 9, 1865: Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River.
February 12-13, 1865: Orangeburg.
February 16-17, 1865: Columbia.
March 20-21, 1865: Battle of Bentonville, N. C.,.
March 24, 1865: Occupation of Goldsboro.
April 10-14, 1865: Advance on Raleigh.
April 14, 1865: Occupation of Raleigh. Bennett's House
April 26, 1865: Surrender of Johnston and his army.
April 29-May 20, 1865: March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Virginia.
May 24, 1865: Grand Review.
June 5, 1865: Moved to Louisville, Kentucky for duty there until July 8th.
July 8, 1865: Mustered out.

The 63rd Regiment lost many men during their years of service: 2 Officers (All from Company B) and 91 Enlisted men (33 from Company B) killed and mortally wounded.

Officers from Company B that Sacrificed their Lives
David Weaver - Died July 24, 1864 of wounds received in action July 22, 1864 at Decatur, GA
George Felty - Died July 20, 1862 at Camp Clear Creek MISS

Privates from Company B that Sacrificed their Lives
Poland, Lawrence T. - Died Nov. 10, 1861 at Chillicothe, OH
Smith, John - Died April 25, 1862 near Evansville, IN
Hayes, Elias - Died April 27, 1862 at St. Louis, MO
Sayre, Lemuel J. - Died May 9, 1862 at Hamburg, TN
Spearman, Thomas - Died May 12, 1862 at Cincinnati, OH
Downs, Thomas - Died May 26, 1862 in hospital near Farmington, MISS
Marshall, William J. - Died June 7, 1862 near Farmington, MISS
Carter, John - Died June 30, 1862 in hospital near Farmington, MISS
Hogbin, Harvey - Also listed as Hoglin; died Aug. 7, 1862 at Hamburg, TN
Russell, Samuel - Died Aug. 7, 1862 at Londonderry, Ross County, OH
Brannen, Frank - Killed Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth, MISS
Crayden, Patrick - Killed Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth, MISS
Routz, Andrew - Died Oct, 4, 1862 of wounds received the same day in battle of Corinth, MISS
Thomas, George W. - Killed Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth, MISS
Ray, Joab - Died Oct. 4, 1862 of wounds received the same day in battle of Corinth, MISS
Leach, Cranar M. - Died Oct. 7, 1862 at Corinth, of wounds received Oct. 4, 1862 battle of Corinth, MISS
Engle, John - Died Oct. 8, 1862 at Corinth, of wounds received Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth, MISS
Cole, Owen - Died Oct. 17, 1862 at St. Louis, MO of wounds received Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth,
Commons, Thomas - Died Oct. 17, 1862 at St. Louis, MO of wounds received Oct. 4, 1862 in battle of Corinth, MISS
Rowan John - Died Feb. 9, 1863 at Corinth, MISS
Casey, Samuel - Died March 24, 1863 at Corinth, MISS
Ludy, John - Transferred from 112th OVI Nov. 6, 1862; died Sept. 8, 1863 at Memphis, TN
McGinnis, Alexander - Died Nov. 23, 1863 at St. Louis, MO
Gorman, Timothy - Died Dec. 16, 1863 at St. Louis, MO
Augustus, Henry - Died March 6, 1864 at Decatur Junction, AL
Borer, Lewis T. - Died March 12, 1864 at Athens, AL
Speakman, John - Died March 15, 1864 at Pulaski, TN
Riley, Matthias - Died June 27,1864 in Division Hospital near Big Shanty, GA
Ross, John - Died July 18,1864 at Roswell, GA
Hines, David - Died Oct. 15,1864 at Rome, GA
Kearns, William - Died Nov. 4, 1864 at Chattanooga, TN
Strawser, David A. - Died March 10, 1865 in Division Hospital in the field SC
May, John - Died May 22, 1865 at Alexandria, VA

Privates from Company B that were Prisoners of War
Oliver, William R. - Captured July 22, 1864 at battle of Atlanta, GA; prisoner at Andersonville, GA
Ross, Amos - Captured July 22, 1864 in action at Decatur, GA - prisoner at Andersonville, GA; died June 16, 1865 at Annapolis, MD, a paroled prisoner
Ross, Duncan - Reduced from Corporal; captured at Decatur, GA, July 22, 1864 - prisoner at Andersonville, GA; mustered out with company