Person:William Simpson (82)

William Wade Simpson

d.Sep 1863

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m. 9 Jan 1844

Facts and Events

Name	William Wade Simpson
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	13 Nov 1844	Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Military^[1]		South Carolina, United StatesCivil war - James Battalion
Death^[1]	Sep 1863	killed at the battle of South Mountain

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Holmes, Z. L. (Rev.). The Simpson Genealogy: of two distinct families of Simpsons who married and emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, and settled in Laurens County, South Carolina, between 1770 and 1790. (Revised and brought to present time by Eugene S. Hudgens, 1958)
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... William W. Simpson, eldest child of John Wells and Maria W. Anderson Simpson, was born Nov. 13th, 1844. He was, at 17 years of age, the color bearer of James Battalion, and was killed bearing the colors of his Regiment at the battle of South Mountain (Confederate War) September, 1863. He entered the army by joining Camp D., James Battalion, Col. James was George S. James, a nephew of Mrs. Susam Garlington, the wife of John Garlington, the brother of William Wade Simpson's grandmother, Nancy; being William Wade's first cousin once removed. Col. James fired the first shot (the first shot) of the war. He was killed during the war at one of the battles in Maryland. William Wade Simpson was a splendid boy, fine in looks and magnificent in courage. ...