From the Sedgwick family papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society:
William Dwight Sedgwick (1831-1862)
The second son of Charles and Elizabeth Dwight Sedgwick, William was born in Lenox on 27 June 1831. After attending Harvard College in 1851, he studied law for a year, then traveled abroad to study in Germany. There he married Louisa Frederica Tellkampf of Hanover, Germany, on 15 July 1857, and they had three daughters [Grace, Amelia and Mary Elizabeth]. In 1861, William joined the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, later becoming a major on the staff of Major-General John Sedgwick. He was fatally wounded at Antietam on 29 September 1862.
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William Dwight Sedgwick (1831-1862)
The second son of Charles and Elizabeth Dwight Sedgwick, William was born in Lenox on 27 June 1831. After attending Harvard College in 1851, he studied law for a year, then traveled abroad to study in Germany. There he married Louisa Frederica Tellkampf of Hanover, Germany, on 15 July 1857, and they had three daughters [Grace, Amelia and Mary Elizabeth]. In 1861, William joined the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, later becoming a major on the staff of Major-General John Sedgwick. He was fatally wounded at Antietam on 29 September 1862.
Contributor: BobB (47607961)
From the Sedgwick family papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society:
William Dwight Sedgwick (1831-1862)
The second son of Charles and Elizabeth Dwight Sedgwick, William was born in Lenox on 27 June 1831. After attending Harvard College in 1851, he studied law for a year, then traveled abroad to study in Germany. There he married Louisa Frederica Tellkampf of Hanover, Germany, on 15 July 1857, and they had three daughters [Grace, Amelia and Mary Elizabeth]. In 1861, William joined the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, later becoming a major on the staff of Major-General John Sedgwick. He was fatally wounded at Antietam on 29 September 1862.
Contributor: BobB (47607961)
William Dwight Sedgwick (1831-1862)
The second son of Charles and Elizabeth Dwight Sedgwick, William was born in Lenox on 27 June 1831. After attending Harvard College in 1851, he studied law for a year, then traveled abroad to study in Germany. There he married Louisa Frederica Tellkampf of Hanover, Germany, on 15 July 1857, and they had three daughters [Grace, Amelia and Mary Elizabeth]. In 1861, William joined the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, later becoming a major on the staff of Major-General John Sedgwick. He was fatally wounded at Antietam on 29 September 1862.
Contributor: BobB (47607961)
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Died of wounds received at Antietam.
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