William Greene Dickinson (1836 - 1892)

Born 10 Jun 1836 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Apr 1892 at age 55 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Son of Rufus Wells and Nancy Bicknell (Lincoln) Dickinson. Born June 10, 1836 in Bozrah, CT

Served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Name: William G Dickinson Enlistment Date: 22 Apr 1861 Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Date: 7 May 1861 Muster Place: Connecticut Muster Company: Rifle B Muster Regiment: 2nd Infantry Muster Regiment Type: Infantry Muster Information: Enlisted Rank Change Date: 25 Nov 1861 Rank Change Rank: Sergt Rank Change Information: As of Co. H 11th CT Infantry Transfer date: 11 Apr 1864 Transfer From Unit: H Transfer To Unit: E Muster Out Date: 7 Aug 1861 Muster Out Place: New Haven, Connecticut Muster Out Information: Mustered Out Side of War: Union Survived War?: Yes Residence Place: Bozrah, Connecticut Additional Notes 2: Muster 2 Date: 25 Nov 1861; Muster 2 Place: Connecticut; Muster 2 Unit: 81; Muster 2 Company: H; Muster 2 Regiment: 11th Infantry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster 2 Information: Commission; Rank Change 2 Date: 11 Apr 1864; Rank Change 2 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant; Rank Change 2 Information: As of Co. E; Rank Change 3 Date: 22 Dec 1864; Rank Change 3 Rank: Captain; Rank Change 3 Information: As of Co. B; Transfer 2 Date: 22 Dec 1864; Transfer 2 From Unit: E; Transfer 2 To Unit: B; MusterOut 2 Date: 22 Feb 1865; MusterOut 2 Information: Resigned;

Married Bessie M DeForrest on 21 Jan 1864.

Sources

• * Year: 1850; Census Place: Paris, Oneida, New York; Roll: 562; Page: 213a; Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Providence Ward 9, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1480; Page: 435A; Dwelling Number: 828 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Ancestry.com. Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson : typescript, [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dickinson, Addie M.. Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson : typescript,. 1955.
• Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database;

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

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