William Green Gaither Raines (1833 - 1863)

Born 12 Sep 1833 in Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Jane (Still) Raines — married 12 Jun 1853 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1863 at age 30 in Knoxville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

1st Cpl William Raines served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Unknown
Mustered out: Unknown
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co C, 9th Regiment, GA Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern VA, Walton County, GA - Hillyer Rifles

1st Cpl William Raines was Killed in Action at Knoxville during the United States Civil War.

1st Cpl William Raines was Wounded in Action at Gettysburg during the United States Civil War.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 9th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA HILLYER RIFLES

1st Corporal June 13, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. December 18, 1863.

• Enlisted by Captain Hillyer as a 1st Corporal on 13 June 1863 at Monroe, Walton Co., GA, in Co. C, Hillyer's Rifles, 9th GA Inf.
• Promoted to Sergeant.
• Sick in Culpepper Hospital, 10 Sept 1861.
• In Richmond Hospital, 12 Aug 1862, with a gunshot in his left hand.
• Wounded 2 July 1863 at Gettsyburg and again in Richmond Hospital, from 14 July to 8 Aug 1863.
• Killed between Bean's Station and the Holston River, heading toward Strawberry Plains...just northeast of Knoxville, TN.

Spouse Mary Jane Still Raines 1835–1887 (m. 1853)

Children

1. Benjamin Frederick Rains 1855–1919
2. Susan Elizabeth Raines Blanchett 1858–1937

Sources

William Green Gaither Raines 12 Sep 1833 – 18 Dec 1863 • KJJ4-XGK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJJ4-XGK

• http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0m_MSL_PUWMJ:files.usgwarchives.net/ga/walton/military/civilwar/coc9reg.txt+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

• National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1838045:1138?tid=&pid=&queryId=be0afa529eb8e2aad70eb9d36ce895e2&_phsrc=oa3-1928215&_phstart=successSource

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157567981/william-green_gaither-raines : accessed 12 July 2022), memorial page for William Green Gaither Raines (12 Sep 1833–18 Dec 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157567981, ; Maintained by Marie Cantlin (contributor 46950746) Lost at War.

• Administration and Guardian Bonds, 1830-1933; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Walton County); Probate Place: Walton, Georgia. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/114507:8635?_phsrc=TIP752&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=William+G&gsln=Rains&ml_rpos=1&queryId=f3504b31b06207b84d5bd7668757c01f