Civil War Records of William F. B. Whitney

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)		 Private; enl. April16, 1861; must. April 22, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Acton   age 20[?]
E 26th MVI Private; enl. Sept. 2, 1861; must. Oct. 23, 1861; re-enlist. Jan. 1, 1864 must. out Aug. 9, 1865 at Baltimore, Md. Acton farmer age 19[?]

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): page 60-61 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
E 6th MVI
26th MVI		 May 9, 1879 Invalid 285 308 191 977    
Jan. 4, 1905 Widow 819 617 591 428 Mass. Anne Whitney

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  10 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Date November 16, 1904
Place Acton, Mass.
Age 62
Cause senile dementia
Obituary Concord Enterprise, Nov. 23, 1904
Funeral  
Burial  
Survived by Anne Whitney

Additional Information

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

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See also:

Henry L. Hosmer. The Town of Acton in the Civil War,  1861-1865.  Tucson, AZ: The Author, 2001. 45.

 

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