WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS,  Sgt., Co. H

ENROLLED:  14 Jan 1863 Peach Orchard, KY; mustered in 15 Feb 1863

MILITARY DATA:  Dischared 15 Sept 1865, Louisville by special order
1 February 1863:  "was marched from Peach Orchard to Louisa 115 miles [difficult to read number of miles??] through snow near knee deep..."
9 or 10 January 1864: His eyes were injured. [probably referring to skirmish at Turman's Ferry/frostbite, etc.
25 December 1864:  He was injured by the explosion of gun powder when destroying artillery ammuntition "of the enemy
at Saltville, Virginia.

PENSION:  Disability for "rheumatism, chatarrah of the head and rupture and eyes week".
Illness:  He became sick with mumps 1 Feb 1863 and then had to join the march to Louisa from Peach Orchard.  He experienced, "terrible pain and swelling of soldier's testicles which rendered him unfit for manual labor."  Dr. Hereford treated him for mumps at Louisa.  Jan 9 or 10, 1864 his eyes lids "grew together which disfigured and injured the soldier much."[frostbite].  His eyes were again effected, "significantly injured" by burns during the December, 1864 raid on Saltville by a powder burn.  Witnesses Barnabus Blackburn and Peyton Blackburn testified saying they saw "claiment in a few days after the Saltville, Va fight and his eyes were badly burnt, lashes burnt off and face burnt."  Achilles Williams [his brother] "waited on claiment" while he was sick.

PENSION WITNESSES:  James H. Stump; E.Z. Dawson of Zebulon, Ky; F.G. Hatcher, Pikeville; James A. Pinson, Pikeville; Achilles Williams [brother]; Barnabus and Peyton Blackburn.

FAMILY:  Born: 3 October, 1840 in Pike County; 1850 Pike County Census: parents were James and Perlina Williams; Siblings: Gordon H. 13; William 10; Achilles M.W. 8; Victoria M. 5; Nancy A 4; James M.1.
Wife:  Matilda J. Maynard; married 15 March 1866 in Pike County by George Pinson.
Children: Albert born 15 May, 1868 [deceased as of May 1898]; Sallie 22 Jan 1870; Robert 26 Spet 1872; Zetta 6 Sept 1880.

OCCUPTAION:  Farmer
RESIDENCE:  Pike County, KY   Bent Branch
DESCRIPTION:  5'6", Dark complexion, brown eyes, dark hair.
DEATH:  1 May 1917