William R Bagwell (1840 - 1862)

Born 1840 in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Ancestors

Died 19 Jun 1862 at about age 22 in Richmond City, Virginia

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Biography

Southern Cross of Honor

Pvt William Bagwell Died in service at Richmond City, Virginia on June 19, 1862 during the United States Civil War.

William R Bagwell

Private

15th Alabama Infantry, Company G

Confederate States Army. ^[1]

William was one of four brothers who served together in Company G, 15th Alabama Infantry. Only one, Larkin, survived the war.

• William 1840-1862 - Died of disease during the war (catarrh & bronchitis), June 19, 1862
• John A. 1840-1863 - Died of disease (quotidian Intermittent, likely malaria) May 20, 1862
• Larkin 1841 - 1905 - The only survivor of the four
• James A. J. 1841-1863 Killed in action at Gettysburg July 2, 1863

Son of Redman Bagwell and Rhoda Corley. William never married. Passed away in 1862 of disease in Virginia. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia.^[2] There is a memorial in the Woodham Family Cemetery in Newton, Dale County, Alabama, as well.^[3] It is not known if his remains were moved there.

Sources

1. ↑ Bagwell, William R, Alabama Archives, accessed June 19, 2019.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #114997699
3. ↑ Pvt William R Bagwell, Find A Grave: Memorial #6571823, accessed June 19, 2019.

See also:

• "Woodham Family Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama" compiled by Robert Earl Woodham, 1996.