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<span class=prefix>1LT</span> William Arthur Ashley

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1LT William Arthur Ashley

Birth
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 May 1864 (aged 24)
Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Residence: Springfield, Massachusetts.

Enlistment Age-22. Butcher

Enlisted, 21 Jun 1861. Sgt

Mustered into Co "I" 10th MA Infantry Regiment

Killed in action in the battle of the Wilderness, VA

Promotions: 2nd Lieut, 8 Sept 1862, 1st Lieut, 6 Nov 1862.William A. Ashley enlisted on June 21,1861 in West Springfield,Mass.Commissioned 1st Lt. on Nov 6,1862.Killed on the battlefield at Wilderness,VA. on May 5,1864.He was shot in the head and died instantly.His comrades wrapped his body in his blanket,marked his name,rank and regiment on a piece of paper and left him.His comrades planned to come back later for a burial.The place of his final burial was never known.
Residence: Springfield, Massachusetts.

Enlistment Age-22. Butcher

Enlisted, 21 Jun 1861. Sgt

Mustered into Co "I" 10th MA Infantry Regiment

Killed in action in the battle of the Wilderness, VA

Promotions: 2nd Lieut, 8 Sept 1862, 1st Lieut, 6 Nov 1862.William A. Ashley enlisted on June 21,1861 in West Springfield,Mass.Commissioned 1st Lt. on Nov 6,1862.Killed on the battlefield at Wilderness,VA. on May 5,1864.He was shot in the head and died instantly.His comrades wrapped his body in his blanket,marked his name,rank and regiment on a piece of paper and left him.His comrades planned to come back later for a burial.The place of his final burial was never known.



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