Augusta: "William E. Bell," by Unknown, 1913

Summary: This obituary from the Confederate Veteran honors William E. Bell, who served in the Stonewall Brigade.

William E. Bell, a member of Company C, 5th Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade, died at his home near Mossy Creek, Va., March 12, 1912. He enlisted at the beginning of the war and served until the end at Appomattox, most of the time with the sharpshooters of his regiment. He was one of eighteen young men of the name (brothers and cousins) who went to the front from the same neighborhood and served in the same company, six of whom were killed or died from wounds and five of whom died from disease during the war. Mr. Bell was wounded at Sailor's Creek; and except for the few weeks he was at home recovering from his wound, he was with his company at the front during the entire four years of the war.

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Bibliographic Information: Source copy consulted: "William E. Bell," Obituary, Confederate Veteran, Volume 21, 1913, p. 86.