CARPENTER, WILLIAM W. – Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 22, 1862, at Homer, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, September 19, 1862; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.; died of his wounds, July 17, 1863, at New York city.
(Roster of 157th Infantry Regiment N.Y. Volunteers during the Civil War)
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CARPENTER, WILLIAM W. – Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 22, 1862, at Homer, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, September 19, 1862; wounded in action, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.; died of his wounds, July 17, 1863, at New York city.
(Roster of 157th Infantry Regiment N.Y. Volunteers during the Civil War)
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Inscription
Wm. W. Carpenter
Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 1
Died
July 17, 1863
In his 28th year
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HE WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SABB-
ATH SCHOOL AT HOMER N.Y.
HIS LAST WORDS WERE, TELL THE CHILDREN OF
THE SABBATH SCHOOL TO MEET ME IN HEAVEN
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