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1LT William Strong Bliss

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1LT William Strong Bliss

Birth
Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Death
1 May 1862 (aged 29)
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
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Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted and commissioned on 3 October 1861 in Michigan; he was residing at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan prior to his enlistment at 30 years of age; mustered in on 26 November 1861, Battery B, Michigan 1st Light Artillery Regiment as a Senior (1st) Lieutenant; captured on 6 April 1862 during the Battle of Shiloh, Hardin County, Michigan; killed (gunshot) while a POW by a Rebel guard on 1 May 1862 at Montgomery, Alabama.
Enlisted and commissioned on 3 October 1861 in Michigan; he was residing at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan prior to his enlistment at 30 years of age; mustered in on 26 November 1861, Battery B, Michigan 1st Light Artillery Regiment as a Senior (1st) Lieutenant; captured on 6 April 1862 during the Battle of Shiloh, Hardin County, Michigan; killed (gunshot) while a POW by a Rebel guard on 1 May 1862 at Montgomery, Alabama.

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4478
William S. Bliss
1 Lieut.
Co. B
1 Mich. Lt. Arty.

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