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William Rowland

Birth: 13 Mar 1842
Death: 27 Sep 1864 (aged 22)
Centralia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 112740340 View Source

After the second Centralia massacre, September 27, 1864, William Rowland was in Centralia in a wagon with some ladies, when the guerrillas came into town on the heels of the Federals. Tom Little, one of Anderson's guerrillas, rode to the wagon and struck at Mrs. Redman, one of the ladies, with his revolver. Mr. Rowland caught the weapon by the barrel and held on with such a grip that he was almost dragged from the wagon. Little then killed him. Mr. Rowland was a well-respected young man, who had never been a soldier, but was regarded as a Southern sympathizer. William was an assistant railroad agent in Centralia.

From: History Of Boone County, Missouri

After the second Centralia massacre, September 27, 1864, William Rowland was in Centralia in a wagon with some ladies, when the guerrillas came into town on the heels of the Federals. Tom Little, one of Anderson's guerrillas, rode to the wagon and struck at Mrs. Redman, one of the ladies, with his revolver. Mr. Rowland caught the weapon by the barrel and held on with such a grip that he was almost dragged from the wagon. Little then killed him. Mr. Rowland was a well-respected young man, who had never been a soldier, but was regarded as a Southern sympathizer. William was an assistant railroad agent in Centralia.

From: History Of Boone County, Missouri

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Added: Jun 22, 2013
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112740340/william-rowland: accessed ), memorial page for William Rowland (13 Mar 1842–27 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112740340, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Boone County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Jerry (contributor 47928447).

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