William's birth date is approximate based on census records. His father Daniel Clower Turrentine was one of the early founders of Gadsden, Alabama. In fact, there is a historic district named after his father in Gadsden called Turrentine Avenue. The family came to what was then Gadsden, Cherokee County, Alabama about 1842. So William could have been born in Georgia instead of Alabama. His Civil War records stated he was born in Georgia.
His father D.C. Turrentine, his brother James L. Turrentine and his father's nephew Samuel T. "Sam" Boyd who was my GG Grandfather all served in the Alabama 48th Company G. His father wrote a letter to the editor that was printed in the Daily Selma Reporter, Selma Alabama, on July 10, 1862. He wrote, "Myself and young son are safe. My oldest son wounded in right arm, doing well. D. C. Turrentine, Quartermaster 48th Alabama Regiment."
In Civil War records William appears on a report of casualties of the 4th Brigade, Longstreet's Division, in action at Gaines Mill, VA, June 27, 1862. He is also on a list of wounded soldiers at the Robertson Hospital in Richmond Virginia. He was listed as dead of a gunshot wound having died July 18, 1862. It appears that he was wounded in the shoulder at Gaines Mill and wasn't able to recover from his wound. Doug Turney
William's birth date is approximate based on census records. His father Daniel Clower Turrentine was one of the early founders of Gadsden, Alabama. In fact, there is a historic district named after his father in Gadsden called Turrentine Avenue. The family came to what was then Gadsden, Cherokee County, Alabama about 1842. So William could have been born in Georgia instead of Alabama. His Civil War records stated he was born in Georgia.
His father D.C. Turrentine, his brother James L. Turrentine and his father's nephew Samuel T. "Sam" Boyd who was my GG Grandfather all served in the Alabama 48th Company G. His father wrote a letter to the editor that was printed in the Daily Selma Reporter, Selma Alabama, on July 10, 1862. He wrote, "Myself and young son are safe. My oldest son wounded in right arm, doing well. D. C. Turrentine, Quartermaster 48th Alabama Regiment."
In Civil War records William appears on a report of casualties of the 4th Brigade, Longstreet's Division, in action at Gaines Mill, VA, June 27, 1862. He is also on a list of wounded soldiers at the Robertson Hospital in Richmond Virginia. He was listed as dead of a gunshot wound having died July 18, 1862. It appears that he was wounded in the shoulder at Gaines Mill and wasn't able to recover from his wound. Doug Turney
Family Members
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Louisa Josephine Turrentine Randall
1842–1912
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Virginia "Adelaide" Turrentine Harris
1844–1920
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Caroline L "Carrie" Turrentine
1848–1906
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PVT James Lafferty Turrentine
1848–1936
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Joshua Lucy Turrentine
1849–1910
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Lillie Turrentine Anshutz
1853–1937
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D C Turrentine
1856–1929
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George Edward Turrentine Sr
1857–1891
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Mary Ellen "Minnie" Turrentine Polk
1859–1896
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Albert Forney Turrentine
1861–1926
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Leila Irene Turrentine
1865–1873
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