Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Corporal William W. Nesbitt of Company D, Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry

Corporal William W. Nesbitt (1843* - )



Enlisted from Altoona, PA on 17 March 1863. He was 20 years old, single and working as a barber.

Wounded 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL.

Mustered out 20 August 1865.

* calculated from age entered at enlistment.

5 comments:

  1. A tavernkeeper named William Nesbitt is noted in the 1800 Resident Taxables of Blair County, PA. Possible relation?

    Ref: https://books.google.com/books?id=os0wAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA240&lpg=RA2-PA240&dq=william+nesbitt+montreal+murder&source=bl&ots=iidg69fxnC&sig=qXFGSnfpEWookgVE5CJl7O03NYM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2_IXE0__YAhWh7oMKHTTjBnAQ6AEISzAG#v=onepage&q=william%20nesbitt%20montreal%20murder&f=false

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  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14502575/william-nesbit

    Corporal Nesbitt's father? More research needed, but very interesting biography!

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  3. Most of the Altoona Nesbits use 1 rather than 2 Ts, so watch for both. I've also seen some inversions spelling the name Nisbet.

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  4. Maybe Corporal Nesbitt? 7 years younger than the calculated date, though.

    http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/cemeteries/picdesc/mt-airy.txt

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