William J. Black
Name: William J. Black
Affiliation: Union
Unit: 16th PA Cav., 161st Regt.
Race: White
Place of Birth/Residence: Franklin County, PA
Enlistment Date: 09/27/1862
Company: E
Rank at End of Service: Private
Notes:
Enlisted in Franklin Co., PA; Born in Butler Co., PA; Ab., detached to Gen. Couch, 03-00-1863 To 04-00-1863. Ab., detached to Gen. Hancock's Hqrt., 06-00-1863 To 07-00-1863; KIA near Pine Run, VA. 11/29/1863
Source(s):
Soldiers’ Records for Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on the website “Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War,” Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia (http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/dossiers).
