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There is no biography of
Captain Gray in the National Archives. Below is my biography of the
man.
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William G. Gray was born in
Edinburg, Scotland in 1834. In the 1860 Census, he was living in the
Chatham section of Savannah, Georgia (about 4 miles northwest of
city center) in Savage's Hotel. His occupation was that of a Clerk
at the Commission House. He was listed as having $2500 real estate and
$1000 personal property and was not married. |
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"Willie" G. Gray is listed in his
service record as a Private in Capt. Joseph S. Claghorn's Company
(the Chatham Artillery) of the 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia,
having enlisted February 20, 1862 at Camp Claghorn. He is shown as
sick at the April 30 muster and returned to duty by the June 30
muster. He is shown as Discharged August 2, 1862 as a non-resident
by order of General Mercer. Gray must have changed his mind or his
status, because he was appointed a Captain and AQM of the 1st
Battalion of Georgia Sharp Shooters on March 1, 1863. He was present
at each muster until released by Special Order 224 of September 21,
1864 to serve with Lt. Col. Sims. |
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Gray appears to have survived the
war, but his name is so common it has been impossible to locate him
afterwards. |
| February 20, 1862 |
Enlisted as private
in Chatham Artillery, 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia |
| April 30, 1862 |
Absent, sick |
| June 30, 1862 |
Present for Duty at
Camp Claghorn |
| July 31, 1862 |
Asks for discharge
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| August 2, 1862 |
Discharged as a
non-resident by order of General Mercer |
| August 30 -
September 8, 1862 |
Special Agent
delivering escorting arms from Savannah to Abingdon, Va.
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| March 14, 1863 |
Applied for position
as AQM
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| April 30, 1863 |
Appointed Captain &
A. Q. M. |
| August 29, 1864 |
Asks QMG for a new
position
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| September 19, 1864 |
Sims requests Gray
be assigned to him
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| September 21, 1864 |
A&IGO Special Order
224/40 Relieved (order not found in NA) |
| October 11, 1864 |
Reports for duty
with Sims
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| November 14, 1864 |
Recommends details
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| December 3, 1864 |
Bought office
supplies
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| December 6, 1864 |
Forwards
correspondence to QMG
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| December 31, 1864 -
March 4, 1865 |
Signed RR Bureau
correspondence "for" F. W. Sims and was Officer in Charge
when Sims was out of town
| NA, RRB
12-29A-64 |
| NA, RRB
12-31C-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-4-65 |
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1-5A-65 |
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1-5B-65 |
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1-5C-65 |
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1-5D-65 |
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1-5E-65 |
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1-7-65 |
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1-9-65 |
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1-11-65 |
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1-11A-65 |
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1-14-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-14A-65 |
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1-16-65 |
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1-19-65 |
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1-20A-65 |
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1-21D-65 |
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1-21E-65 |
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1-23A-65 |
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1-23C-65 |
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1-24-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-24A-65 |
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1-24B-65 |
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1-24C-65 |
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1-24D-65 |
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1-24E-65 |
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1-25-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-25A-65 |
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1-26B-65 |
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1-27A-65 |
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1-27D-65 |
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1-27E-65 |
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1-27F-65 |
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1-28-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-28A-65 |
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1-28B-65 |
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1-23K-65 |
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2-2B-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-2C-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-4-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-4B-65 |
| NA,
RRB 2-4C-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-7F-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-18A-65 |
| NA, RRB
2-21-65 |
| NA, RRB
3-4A-65 |
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