William Irby Box

First Name: William
Middle Name(s): Irby
Last Name: Box
Unit: 
Co. C, 3rd South Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Name Variant: 
W. J.
Residence (County): 
Laurens County, SC
Biography: 

William Irby Box (b. ca. 1839) was a shoemaker from Simpson’s Mill, Laurens District, South Carolina. He married Margret Culbertson (b. ca. 1841) on Christmas Day 1859. At the time of the 1860 Census, William and Margret were living in the household of William’s parents, Joseph and Mary Box. William and Margaret Box has two children, Rachel Lueller Box (September 22, 1860 – July 31, 1863) and William Irby Box, Jr. (b. November 8, 1862). William Box enlisted as a private in Co. C, 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion (Lauren’s) (James’) on April 1, 1862. His name is listed as William J. Box in his service records. William was detailed as a shoemaker in Richmond from November 1862 through June 1864. In July 1864 he was admitted to a Richmond hospital and was reported to have deserted from there on August 4. This may be an error, since he was again making shoes from September through December 1864. William appears to have died in 1865, and his wife remarried to Joel W. Moore.

Authored Letters

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Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11178 Box4 May 20, 1862 Margaret Culbertson Box , Frances Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11179 Box5 May 29, 1862 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11186 Box12 June 28, 1862 Joseph B. Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11187 Box13 June 29, 1862 John Hudgens Jr. William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11185 Box11 July 26, 1862 Joseph B. Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11191 Box17 December 14, 1862 Joseph B. Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC VA
11193 Box19 March 4, 1863 Young J. Culbertson Jr. William Irby Box Fredericksburg, VA
11194 Box20 March 8, 1863 Joel Andrew Culbertson William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11195 Box21 April 19, 1863 J. L. Alewine William Irby Box Richmond County, VA
11197 Box23 July 21, 1863 Joseph B. Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11199 Box25 August 27, 1863 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11200 Box26 September 14, 1863 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11204 Box30 January 3, 1864 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC SC
11206 Box32 January 25, 1864 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11207 Box33 February 21, 1864 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11208 Box34 March 4, 1864 William J. Godfrey William Irby Box Orange Court House, VA
11209 Box35 March 27, 1864 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC
11212 Box38 June 19, 1864 William Irby Box Margaret Culbertson Box , William Irby Box VA SC
11214 Box40 July 31, 1864 Margaret Culbertson Box William Irby Box Laurens County, SC VA

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