William Dill Nevius (1840 - 1862)

Born 21 Sep 1840 in Sunbeam, Green, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Apr 1862 at age 21 in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Biography

William Nevius served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Co. E

Pvt. William Nevius was KIA during The United States Civil War.

William Dill Nevius was born on 21 Sep 1840 in Sunbeam, Green, Illinois , his father, William I Nevius and his mother, Mary Ann Pierce. He never married nor had children. He died on 6 Apr 1862, in Shiloh, Tennessee during the The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing.

Military

Civil War Union Pvt., E Company, 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment

Research Notes: "Originally organized in 1809, in 1861 the 9th Illinois Infantry responded immediately to the call of President Lincoln, a company commander in the regiment during the Black Hawk War. Many of those who mustered in were German immigrants...The 9th was at Shiloh, Tennessee on April 6, 1862 when the Confederate Army of the Mississippi struck at dawn. Some Union regiments fled in panic as Major General U.S. Grant ordered his division commanders to hold at all costs.

Sent to reinforce the Union left, the 9th was told; ""There is going to be plenty of fighting today; there must be no cowards!"" South of the Peach Orchard, the regiment was ordered to a tree-choked ravine, and found themselves in a race with Confederates for the same natural barrier. The 9th got there first...Confederate commander Albert Sidney Johnston remarked on the Illinois regiment's stubborn stand as the Arkansas and 29th Tennessee joined the fight. Finally, renewed attacks collapsed the 12th and 15th Illinois on the 9th's flanks, and with their dead and wounded thick on the ground, the regiment had to withdraw. The 9th suffered 103 killed and 258 wounded on Shiloh's first day, one of the highest totals of the entire Civil War. Their 90-minute stand helped save Grant's left, and prepared the way for the great Union counterattack the next day. The proud heritage of the 9th Illinois is carried on today by the 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard."

The Confederate commander, General Albert Sidney Johnston, fell mortally wounded while personally leading a charge against this position.

Pvt. William D. Nevins body was apparently not identified after the battle, yet he is listed in Regimental Records as having been killed at the Battle of Shiloh. The Union dead were removed to the Shiloh National Cemetery at Pittsburg Landing where a number of unidentified Federal graves can be found.

Gary Nevius has checked and there are two Find a Grave®. Information and found both are the same. He has requested at Find a Grave® to merge the Memorials.Nevius-179 13:00, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122492391/william_dill-nevius: accessed February 20, 2024), memorial page for Pvt William Dill Nevius (unknown–6 Apr 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #122492391; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Russell Kasper (contributor 47146727).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59169948/william_d-nevins: accessed February 20, 2024), memorial page for Pvt William D. Nevins (1840–6 Apr 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #59169948, citing Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Harvey Bell (contributor 47163055).

Also the spelling of LNAB is correct as Nevius. The military enter the spelling for the U (Nevius) as N (Nevins).

Sources

• https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069607067&view=1up&seq=635. page 642 item 1876. William Dill Nevius

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Township 13 N R 3 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 355a

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 13 N 3 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 718; Family History Library Film: 803211

• Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA

• https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/shiloh#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Shiloh%2C%20also,continent%20up%20to%20that%20date.The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59169948/william-d-nevins: accessed 15 February 2023), memorial page for Pvt William D. Nevins (1840–6 Apr 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59169948, citing Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Harvey Bell (contributor 47163055).

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M858-9PF : Thu Oct 05 08:18:14 UTC 2023), Entry for William I Nevius and Mary A Nevius, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4N-F7J : Tue Feb 20 12:14:40 UTC 2024), Entry for William I Nevins and Mary A Nevins, 1860.