A carpenter in Henrico County, Virginia, when the Civil War began. He enlisted as a private in Company H, 1st Virginia Infantry 4 May 1861. He was wounded and captured at Boonsboro, Maryland, 14 September 1862. He was exchanged and paroled 8 November 1862. William Pumphrey retired to the invalid corps 21 October 1864. He and his wife Sarah, who was born in England, had 9 children.
A carpenter in Henrico County, Virginia, when the Civil War began. He enlisted as a private in Company H, 1st Virginia Infantry 4 May 1861. He was wounded and captured at Boonsboro, Maryland, 14 September 1862. He was exchanged and paroled 8 November 1862. William Pumphrey retired to the invalid corps 21 October 1864. He and his wife Sarah, who was born in England, had 9 children.
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