William H. Barcroft (1837 - 1864)

Born 1837 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1864 at about age 27 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

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Pvt William Barcroft served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 18621
Mustered out: Died while POW
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 3rd Texas Cavalry--South Kansas-Texas Mounted Volunteers

Biography

William was born in 1837 in Tennessee, son of Elisha Barcroft and Martha Hutchinson. The family moved to Smith County Texas in about 1839. William joined the 3rd Texas Cavalry in 1861. He was captured by Union forces at Vicksburg in October 1863 and taken to the Alton Military Prison. There he died on 18 Feb 1864. His name is on the monument at the Confederate Cemetery as "W H Bancroft"

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-FZW : 12 April 2016), William H Barcroft in household of Elisha H Barcroft, Smith county, part of, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family 10, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-N4W : 12 December 2017), W H Barcroft in entry for L O Barcroft, 1860. Van Zandt county, Texas
• "Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZWG-45C : 5 December 2014), William H Barcroft, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Third Cavalry (South Kansas-Texas Mounted Volunteers), NARA microfilm publication M323 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 18_01.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9KL-L3K : 4 December 2014), W. H. Bancroft, Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (South Kansas-Texas Mo, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M227 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 880,015.
• Selected records of the War Department relating to Confederate prisoners of war, 1861-1865 [microform]. U.S. War Department. Published 1965. NARA publication M598 Roll 13, page 216
• "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-Y6V6 : 16 March 2018), W H Bancroft, 18 Feb 1864; citing Death, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, p. 2, NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,024,456.