William A. Martin

First Name: William
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Martin
Unit: 
Co. G, 22nd South Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Sergeant
Residence (County): 
Anderson County, SC
Biography: 

William A. Martin (b. ca. 1837) belonged to a farm family from Anderson District, South Carolina. Around 1861, Martin married Rebecca E. (Emma) Fielding (b. ca. 1837) and the couple had one child, Henry ( b. ca. 1862). William served as a sergeant in Co. G, 22nd South Carolina Infantry. William's service records indicate that he became a “casualty of war” near Petersburg, Virginia on July 30, 1864 in the Battle of the Crater, which killed or wounded 216 members of his regiment.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11229 W.A.Martin1 April 8, 1862 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin NC SC
11231 W.A.Martin3 June 30, 1862 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin James Island, Charleston County, SC SC
11232 W.A.Martin4 September 11, 1862 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin Culpeper County, VA SC
11235 W.A.Martin7 March 8, 1864 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC SC
11236 W.A.Martin8 April 25, 1864 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin Kinston, Lenoir County, NC SC
11237 W.A.Martin9 April 30, 1864 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin Kinston, Lenoir County, NC SC
11238 W.A.Martin10 May 15, 1864 William A. Martin Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin Petersburg, VA SC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11230 W.A.Martin2 April 13, 1862 Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin William A. Martin Anderson County, SC SC
11233 W.A.Martin5 March 15, 1863 Warren J. Martin William A. Martin Anderson County, SC SC
11234 W.A.Martin6 October 27, 1863 Rebecca Emma Fielding Martin William A. Martin Anderson County, SC SC

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