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Since William H. Shaw was
not in the Confederate army, there is no biography in the National
Archives for him. Below is my biography. Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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Shaw was listed in the 1860
Census as a Railroad Agent, living in Gadsden, S. C., a station on
the South Carolina RR about 20 miles south of Columbia. He was 25
years old, married to 27 year old Julia (oldest daughter of Stephen
D. Wallace, future President of the Wilmington & Weldon RR) and with two small children.
The entire family had been born in North Carolina. Living with the
Shaw family were two telegraph operators, two bar-keepers and a
watchman. Next door to Shaw was another railroad agent. Since
neither agent was listed with any real or personal estate, I assume
that the two houses were probably owned by the railroad and
furnished to the men. Shaw died in 1904. |
| October 1, 1861 |
This date or earlier, appointed Transportation
Agent at Kingville, S. C. by Maj. Ashe
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| January 6, 1862 |
Transportation Request at Kingville, S. C.
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| April 30, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| June 9, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| September 30, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| January 22, 1863 |
Paid
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| February 10, 1863 |
Pay authorized by QMG
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| May 23, 1863 |
Appointed Transportation Agent by the Quarter
Master General
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| May 28, 1863 |
QMG forwarded his appointment and detailed his
duties
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Major Rhett informed of Shaw's appointment and
ordered to pay and support him
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| September 1, 1863 |
Paid
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| September 18, 1863 |
Appears to be listed
as Transportation Agent on Major Grice's report of employees. The
name on the report is "H. M. Shaw," but the only such name in the
Confederacy in 1860 belonged to a North Carolina man who became a
Colonel of Infantry and a Private from Alabama. I believe the report
was incorrectly prepared and it is W. H. Shaw who should have been
listed and is in fact a Transportation Agent in South Carolina.
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| December 1, 1863 |
Paid
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| February 6, 1864 |
Receives shipping
instructions
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| March 1, 1864 |
Paid
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| April 21, 1864 |
Reports to QMG on
supplies awaiting shipment
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| April 1, 1864 |
Paid
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