Born in Ohio, Heacock was 23 years old and residing in Kirkville, Iowa, when he enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on October 14, 1861, in the 1st Iowa Infantry.
Within a month, he was commissioned in Co. F, of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on Nov. 23, 1861. During operations in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, Lt. Heacock was leading Company F in action at Talbot's Ferry when he was struck in the forehead by a shot, and fell dead.
2nd Lieutenant William A. Heacock was the first member of the 4th Iowa Cavalry to be killed in action.
Born in Ohio, Heacock was 23 years old and residing in Kirkville, Iowa, when he enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on October 14, 1861, in the 1st Iowa Infantry.
Within a month, he was commissioned in Co. F, of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on Nov. 23, 1861. During operations in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, Lt. Heacock was leading Company F in action at Talbot's Ferry when he was struck in the forehead by a shot, and fell dead.
2nd Lieutenant William A. Heacock was the first member of the 4th Iowa Cavalry to be killed in action.
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