On December 31, 1861, William mustered in as a sargent in Company H, 2nd US Sharpshooters. He was promoted to First Sargent December 1 1862, then commissioned to Captain. William re-enlisted in February 1864, and was wounded in May. On October 27, 1864, William was reported missing in action at Boydton Plank Road. He died of the wounds received there.
Some records, including "Vermont in the Great Rebellion" (1869) by Otis Frederick Reed Waite, list October 27, 1864 as William's death date.
The inscription on the gravestone indicates this memorial may be a cenotaph.
On December 31, 1861, William mustered in as a sargent in Company H, 2nd US Sharpshooters. He was promoted to First Sargent December 1 1862, then commissioned to Captain. William re-enlisted in February 1864, and was wounded in May. On October 27, 1864, William was reported missing in action at Boydton Plank Road. He died of the wounds received there.
Some records, including "Vermont in the Great Rebellion" (1869) by Otis Frederick Reed Waite, list October 27, 1864 as William's death date.
The inscription on the gravestone indicates this memorial may be a cenotaph.
Inscription
Capt. W. H. Churchill
Co.H. 2nd Regt U.S.S.S.
Died
Nov. 7,1864,
Aged 27.
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He was wounded at the battle of Hatc-
hers Run Oct. 27 1864 ? ?
taken prisoner & carried to Richmond
where his remains now lie. He suffered
agonizing pain but murmured not to
the will of God.
As a sincere christian a beloved citizen
a faithful soldier he is missed in each
step through life.
Tell her comrad when you see her
That my battlefields are o'er
And I've gone to join an army
Where rebellion comes no more.
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