Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Private, 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
The son of Nathaniel and Amelia Heath.
The husband of Amy Ann Cory, who he married at New Bedford, MA on June 4, 1848. They were the parents of William H., born in 1849.
William H. Heath was a 40 year-old Seaman from New Bedford, MA, when he enlisted in that city on and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 2, 1862 as a Private in Co. F. At the battle of Chancellorsville, fought on May 3, 1863, he was struck in the left hand by a shell fragment, which resulted in his little and ring fingers being blown off and the middle finger becoming mangled. He was immediately treated by William Holbrook, Surgeon of the 18th Mass. and remained with the Regiment, until shortly before the battle of Gettysburg, when he was admitted to the General Hospital at Little York, PA on July 5, 1863. He was subsequently transferred to Patterson Park Hospital, Baltimore, and assigned to guard duty on the railway, but unable to perform this duty was transferred to the 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps on Oct. 1, 1863. He was delegated to duty as a nurse at the Camden St. Hospital. William was mustered out of military service on Aug. 24, 1864, at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
He resided in New Bedford following his military service and returned to the sea, embarking on three whaling voyages between 1864 and 1876. William was 60 years old when he died of Brights Disease at his home at 98 Fourth St., New Bedford. His wife Amy died at New Bedford on July 19, 1909.
Private, Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Private, 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
The son of Nathaniel and Amelia Heath.
The husband of Amy Ann Cory, who he married at New Bedford, MA on June 4, 1848. They were the parents of William H., born in 1849.
William H. Heath was a 40 year-old Seaman from New Bedford, MA, when he enlisted in that city on and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 2, 1862 as a Private in Co. F. At the battle of Chancellorsville, fought on May 3, 1863, he was struck in the left hand by a shell fragment, which resulted in his little and ring fingers being blown off and the middle finger becoming mangled. He was immediately treated by William Holbrook, Surgeon of the 18th Mass. and remained with the Regiment, until shortly before the battle of Gettysburg, when he was admitted to the General Hospital at Little York, PA on July 5, 1863. He was subsequently transferred to Patterson Park Hospital, Baltimore, and assigned to guard duty on the railway, but unable to perform this duty was transferred to the 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps on Oct. 1, 1863. He was delegated to duty as a nurse at the Camden St. Hospital. William was mustered out of military service on Aug. 24, 1864, at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
He resided in New Bedford following his military service and returned to the sea, embarking on three whaling voyages between 1864 and 1876. William was 60 years old when he died of Brights Disease at his home at 98 Fourth St., New Bedford. His wife Amy died at New Bedford on July 19, 1909.
Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Private, 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
The son of Nathaniel and Amelia Heath.
The husband of Amy Ann Cory, who he married at New Bedford, MA on June 4, 1848. They were the parents of William H., born in 1849.
William H. Heath was a 40 year-old Seaman from New Bedford, MA, when he enlisted in that city on and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 2, 1862 as a Private in Co. F. At the battle of Chancellorsville, fought on May 3, 1863, he was struck in the left hand by a shell fragment, which resulted in his little and ring fingers being blown off and the middle finger becoming mangled. He was immediately treated by William Holbrook, Surgeon of the 18th Mass. and remained with the Regiment, until shortly before the battle of Gettysburg, when he was admitted to the General Hospital at Little York, PA on July 5, 1863. He was subsequently transferred to Patterson Park Hospital, Baltimore, and assigned to guard duty on the railway, but unable to perform this duty was transferred to the 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps on Oct. 1, 1863. He was delegated to duty as a nurse at the Camden St. Hospital. William was mustered out of military service on Aug. 24, 1864, at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
He resided in New Bedford following his military service and returned to the sea, embarking on three whaling voyages between 1864 and 1876. William was 60 years old when he died of Brights Disease at his home at 98 Fourth St., New Bedford. His wife Amy died at New Bedford on July 19, 1909.
Private, Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Private, 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
The son of Nathaniel and Amelia Heath.
The husband of Amy Ann Cory, who he married at New Bedford, MA on June 4, 1848. They were the parents of William H., born in 1849.
William H. Heath was a 40 year-old Seaman from New Bedford, MA, when he enlisted in that city on and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 2, 1862 as a Private in Co. F. At the battle of Chancellorsville, fought on May 3, 1863, he was struck in the left hand by a shell fragment, which resulted in his little and ring fingers being blown off and the middle finger becoming mangled. He was immediately treated by William Holbrook, Surgeon of the 18th Mass. and remained with the Regiment, until shortly before the battle of Gettysburg, when he was admitted to the General Hospital at Little York, PA on July 5, 1863. He was subsequently transferred to Patterson Park Hospital, Baltimore, and assigned to guard duty on the railway, but unable to perform this duty was transferred to the 89th Co., 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps on Oct. 1, 1863. He was delegated to duty as a nurse at the Camden St. Hospital. William was mustered out of military service on Aug. 24, 1864, at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
He resided in New Bedford following his military service and returned to the sea, embarking on three whaling voyages between 1864 and 1876. William was 60 years old when he died of Brights Disease at his home at 98 Fourth St., New Bedford. His wife Amy died at New Bedford on July 19, 1909.
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