Civil War Records of William Willis

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
I 8th Maine VI enl. Sept. 3, 1861, at Augusta Dec. 23, 1863   farmer

served as Private and Company Buglar;

wounded March 26, 1863, resulting in amputation of leg

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
I 8th Maine VI January 2, 1864 Invalid 38 291 32 795 Maine  

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  5 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

Recorded as member no. 30 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1). 

G.A.R. Personal War Sketch

Death

Date August 13, 1910
Place Shirley, Mass.
Age 69
Cause  
Obituary  
Funeral  
Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery, Acton, Mass.
Survived by  

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