Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - Charles Willis

Charles Willis

Representing: Union


Unit History

  • 1st Battery Kansas Light Artillery C
Charles Willis
Family History

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Charles Willis
Residence was not listed;

Enlisted on 6/2/1862 as a Corporal.

On 6/2/1862 he mustered into KS 1st Light Artillery

He was Mustered Out on 6/2/1865

Tombstone says 1st Kans Battery (that is all)******

 

In the spring of 1862 the War Department ordered the reorganization and consolidation of the Third and Fourth Kansas regiments. This was done, the infantry companies forming a new regiment, thereafter known as the Tenth Kansas Volunteer Infantry. It would have been very proper to have designated the new consolidation as either the Third or Fourth Kansas Volunteers, instead of the Tenth, but both regiments thought their regimental designation the one to adopt, and to settle the contention, the next vacant number was assigned to the reorganization. The cavalry companies were transferred to the Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Kansas Cavalry regiments, and the artillery companies were consolidated into the First Kansas Battery.

this is the unit in Database that has Charles Willis need to know how to imput this unit!

KS

1st Batty

Light Artillery

3-years

Indpt "Allen's"

 07/01/61 

 07/17/65 

Y

Y

Bruce says 1st Kansas battery light artillery

 

 

Charles Willis

BIRTH

22 Mar 1836

Chautauqua County, New York, USA

DEATH

20 Jan 1895 (aged 58)

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

PLOT

Section 2, Circle C, Site 12

MEMORIAL ID

5551850 · View Source

CPL C 1ST KANS BATTY

Cemetery

Buried at Washington Old Soldiers Home Cemetery Orting
Row: Section 2 Circle C
Site: 12


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