Person:William Knight (455)

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers January 26, 2006 11:12 AM Name: William H Knight , Enlistment Date: 02 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New York Unit Numbers: 1322 1322 1322 Service Record: POW Promoted to Full Sergeant Enlisted as a Private on 02 September 1861 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment New York on 09 October 1861. Reenlisted in Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment New York on 01 January 1864 Promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 01 March 1865 Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 01 June 1865 Mustered out Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment New York on 19 July 1865 in Winchester, VA

Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army For the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65. Part II (New England States.) Page 324 New York Cavalry Fifth Regiment Second Lieutenants, William H. Knight 1 Mar., 1865

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: William H Knight Age: 9 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Birth Place: New York Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Elba, Genesee, New York Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Elba, Genesee, New York; Roll: M432_508; Page: 350; Image: 333.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Wm H Knight Age in 1860: 18 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Newstead, Erie, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Clarence Household Members: Name Age Geo B Knight 44 Elizabeth Knight 44 Wm H Knight 18 Mary F Knight 11 Ida E Knight 3 Sarah Dawes 34 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Newstead, Erie, New York; Roll: M653_750; Page: 269; Image: 9.