William Whyte, son of Rev. Archibald Whyte and the former Elizabeth Hart, was born on the 4th of March 1842. William had an older brother, James Thomas and a half-sister, Margaret Jane. His father was the minister of Steel Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; until they moved to the area of Nations Ford in York County, South Carolina.
The Whyte's home during William's youth served as their home, a tavern inn and as a school. His father left the ministry and became a large cotton planter and served several terms in the South Carolina Legislature, representing York District.
When the Civil War started, young William at the age of 19 enlisted on August 13th 1861 as a private in Company B, Fifth South Carolina Infantry; but later he transferred to Company B, Thirteenth North Carolina Infantry. He was in the battles of Cold Harbor, Game's Mill, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Southerland Station. Along the way, William rose to the rank of a corporal, but commanded his company during the seven days fighting near Richmond. He was wounded three times: at Sharpsburg on September 17th 1862, at Wilderness on May 6th 1864 and at Southerland Station , Virginia on April 2nd 1865. By the end of the war William held the rank Master Sargent and surrendered with his regiment at Farmville, Virginia late April 1865.
After the war, William was married on December 5th 1867 to Miss Margaret Frances Steele of Rock Hill, daughter of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Jacolina [née Kirkpatrick] Steele. The only child of William and Margaret Frances Whyte to live to maturity was a son, William Hope Whyte.
The Whyte's home during William's youth served as their home, a tavern inn and as a school. His father left the ministry and became a large cotton planter and served several terms in the South Carolina Legislature, representing York District.
When the Civil War started, young William at the age of 19 enlisted on August 13th 1861 as a private in Company B, Fifth South Carolina Infantry; but later he transferred to Company B, Thirteenth North Carolina Infantry. He was in the battles of Cold Harbor, Game's Mill, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Southerland Station. Along the way, William rose to the rank of a corporal, but commanded his company during the seven days fighting near Richmond. He was wounded three times: at Sharpsburg on September 17th 1862, at Wilderness on May 6th 1864 and at Southerland Station , Virginia on April 2nd 1865. By the end of the war William held the rank Master Sargent and surrendered with his regiment at Farmville, Virginia late April 1865.
After the war, William was married on December 5th 1867 to Miss Margaret Frances Steele of Rock Hill, daughter of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Jacolina [née Kirkpatrick] Steele. The only child of William and Margaret Frances Whyte to live to maturity was a son, William Hope Whyte.
William Whyte, son of Rev. Archibald Whyte and the former Elizabeth Hart, was born on the 4th of March 1842. William had an older brother, James Thomas and a half-sister, Margaret Jane. His father was the minister of Steel Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; until they moved to the area of Nations Ford in York County, South Carolina.
The Whyte's home during William's youth served as their home, a tavern inn and as a school. His father left the ministry and became a large cotton planter and served several terms in the South Carolina Legislature, representing York District.
When the Civil War started, young William at the age of 19 enlisted on August 13th 1861 as a private in Company B, Fifth South Carolina Infantry; but later he transferred to Company B, Thirteenth North Carolina Infantry. He was in the battles of Cold Harbor, Game's Mill, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Southerland Station. Along the way, William rose to the rank of a corporal, but commanded his company during the seven days fighting near Richmond. He was wounded three times: at Sharpsburg on September 17th 1862, at Wilderness on May 6th 1864 and at Southerland Station , Virginia on April 2nd 1865. By the end of the war William held the rank Master Sargent and surrendered with his regiment at Farmville, Virginia late April 1865.
After the war, William was married on December 5th 1867 to Miss Margaret Frances Steele of Rock Hill, daughter of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Jacolina [née Kirkpatrick] Steele. The only child of William and Margaret Frances Whyte to live to maturity was a son, William Hope Whyte.
The Whyte's home during William's youth served as their home, a tavern inn and as a school. His father left the ministry and became a large cotton planter and served several terms in the South Carolina Legislature, representing York District.
When the Civil War started, young William at the age of 19 enlisted on August 13th 1861 as a private in Company B, Fifth South Carolina Infantry; but later he transferred to Company B, Thirteenth North Carolina Infantry. He was in the battles of Cold Harbor, Game's Mill, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Southerland Station. Along the way, William rose to the rank of a corporal, but commanded his company during the seven days fighting near Richmond. He was wounded three times: at Sharpsburg on September 17th 1862, at Wilderness on May 6th 1864 and at Southerland Station , Virginia on April 2nd 1865. By the end of the war William held the rank Master Sargent and surrendered with his regiment at Farmville, Virginia late April 1865.
After the war, William was married on December 5th 1867 to Miss Margaret Frances Steele of Rock Hill, daughter of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Jacolina [née Kirkpatrick] Steele. The only child of William and Margaret Frances Whyte to live to maturity was a son, William Hope Whyte.
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