William
Berry
Hudgens
Born about in South Carolina, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Charlotte (Chastain) Hudgens
— married
about 1840 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 44
in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA (Union POW Camp )
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Biography
William was born in South Carolina about 1820. He married "Charlotte "Lottie" Chastain" about 1840. He served the Confederacy during the American Civil War, in company C, First SC (Orr's) Rifles. He died in the Union POW camp in Elmira, New York in 1864.
Sources
- United States Census, 1850; District 32, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 70; Page: 249b; listed as "William B Hudgins", 30 yrs.
- United States Census, 1860: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 2; listed as "W B Hodgins", 46 yrs.
- U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865; Name: William B Hodgins; Age: 47; Birth Date: 1814; Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1861; Enlistment Place: Camp Pickens; Rank: Private; Military Unit: First (Orr's) Rifles
- Find A Grave Index, Name: William Hodgins; Death Date:20 Sep 1864; Cemetery:Woodlawn National Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA
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