William Henry Washington (abt. 1842 - 1878)

Born about 1842 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Died 29 Sep 1878 at about age 36 in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William Washington is a part of US Black heritage.

Private William Washington served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Occupations

• 1863: Laborer

Residences

• 1863: West Chester, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 21 years old, single and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 3 March 1863 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[1]

Death

He passed away in 1878 and is buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 348

• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find a Grave: William H. Washington