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Blair, William
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1837-08-02
Date of Birth (not after):
1838-08-01
Date of Death (not before):
1864-06-30
Date of Death (not after):
1864-06-30
Additional information:
Blair's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. Blair was 23 years old when he enlisted on 1 August 1861.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 2 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1876).
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"William Blair (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 13 February 2012.
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Places related to this Person
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Lincoln General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Blair was injured by a conoidal ball. The wound initially "presented no serious complication"; however, the wound became inflamed and Blair eventually died of complications due to this wound.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-13
Relationship Beginning Date:
May 12, 1864-May 15, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
June 30, 1864
Organizations related to this Person
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63rd Pennsylvania Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Blair enlisted into F Company of the 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry as Private. He died of wounds while serving this regiment at Washington, DC.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-13
Relationship Beginning Date:
Aug 01, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
June 30, 1864
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Battle of Spotsylvania
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Relationship Additional Information:
Blair was injured at the Battle of Spottsylvania. He died of complications resulting from this injury.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-13
Relationship Ending Date:
May 12, 1864
