Soldiers Records

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Please cite results as coming from: County, , Soldiers Records
Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia
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Personal Information Enlistment Records

Name: William Rudolph O'Donovan

Birth Place: Preston Co.

Date of Birth: 8/31/1840

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Date of Enlistment: 4/17/1861

Place of Enlistment: Staunton

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Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer

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Service Information Military Service Record

Rank: 3rd Sgt.

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Regiment: Staunton Artillery

Promotions: To 3rd Cpl.; To 2nd Cpl.; To 1st Cpl.; To 4th Sgt.; To 3rd Sgt.

Transfers and Other Service:

Muster Sheet: Enlisted as Pvt.; Present through 04-16-1862; WIA Malvern Hill 07-01-1862; Absent, wounded through 08-31-1862; Present 09-00-1862 Through 12-00-1862; Present 01-00-1863 Through 06-00-1863; Present 07-00-1863 Through 08-00-1863; Present 09-00-1863 Through 02-28-1865; Surrendered at Appomattox 04-09-1865

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Wounded/Killed Information Other Information

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Wounded in Action: Malvern Hill, - 7/1/1862

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Personal Life: Brother of Ovid L. Abney

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Postwar Life: Moved to New York City 00-00-70; Sculptor and painter obituary states he was a sharpshooter

Death Place: New York City

Date of Death: 4/20/1920

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