William Rankin


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William Rankin


Born: 1839.

Died: May 8, 1864 - Killed In Action at Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania.

Buried: Unknown.

Occupation: Unknown.

Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 22 years).

Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as private in Company H.

Promoted: Corporal on May 25, 1862.

Promoted: Sergeant on January 1, 1863.

Killed In Action: May 8, 1864 at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Laurel Hill, Virginia.

GAR Post #10 is named in his honor.


  • Source:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.

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