Canull, William Harrison

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Birth

William Harrison Canull was born about 1842 to Henry Canull (B. abt 1792, D. after June 1, 1865) and his wife Elizabeth Hilligas (B. abt 1816, D. unk).[1] He was one of ten children.[1]

Military Service

Residence: Berne, NY[2]
Place of Birth: Berne, NY[2]
Date of Birth: 27 Nov 1843[2]
Names of Parents: Henry (Canull) and Elizabeth Hilligass[2]
Marital Status: Single[2]
Occupation: Farmer[2]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[2]
Enlistment Date: 7 November 1861
Enlistment Place: Gallupville, Town of Wright, Schoharie Co, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 93rd Infantry Regiment New York
Company: G
Died of Disease: 11 Aug. 1862
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Place of Burial: Baltimore, MD.[2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20.[3] "Died of Typhoid fever at Baltimore Aug 11th 1862. buried at Baltimore"[2] His older brother John Henry Canull died in battle on June 6, 1864.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Heroes of Albany; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

He died on August 11, 1863, of typhoid fever in Baltimore and was buried in a cemetery there.[4] He apparently never married and left no offspring.[1]


Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Died of Typhoid fever at Baltimore Aug 11th 1862. buried at Baltimore



Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bernehistory.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. Ancestry Military Databases
  4. Clark, Rufus Wheelwright "Heroes of Albany; A Memorial of the Patroit-martyrs of the City and County" 1867