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.