Advertisement

Col William Emerson

Advertisement

Col William Emerson

Birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
10 May 1894 (aged 74)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot
Range 3 Lot 58
Memorial ID
120243833 View Source

Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 151st Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862. Mustered out on 21 Dec 1864.

Wounded five times at the battle of Monocacy: had two horses shot from under him at Occoquan, and two at Cedar Creek; president of the general court-martial at Elmira in the winter of 1863-1864; joined his regiment at Cold Harbor in 1864, commanding a brigade.

Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 151st Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862. Mustered out on 21 Dec 1864.

Wounded five times at the battle of Monocacy: had two horses shot from under him at Occoquan, and two at Cedar Creek; president of the general court-martial at Elmira in the winter of 1863-1864; joined his regiment at Cold Harbor in 1864, commanding a brigade.


Flowers

In their memory
Plant Memorial Trees

Advertisement