Alexander, William B., approximately 1832-1900

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William B. Alexander was born in Plymouth, Mass., around 1832. He worked as a carpenter in Boston before enlisting with the Union Army as a second lieutenant in Company B of the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, April 1861. He mustered out in July 1861, but returned to service in December of that same year as a captain in the 23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Company E. On 8 February 1862, the 23rd participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island (N.C.), which ended in a Union victory. In a letter written nearly one month later, Alexander mentioned a cheek wound that he likely incurred in the battle. Shortly thereafter, he was more seriously wounded in the left arm while engaged in the Union capture of New Bern, N.C., 14 March 1862. On 28 December 1862, he resigned his post and joined his wife, Mary F. Alexander, and daughter, Ida, in Boston. By 1890, the family had moved to Plymouth. William Alexander died 5 February 1900.

From the guide to the William B. Alexander Letters, 1862, (Southern Historical Collection)

Union soldier; 1861, commissioned second lieutenant with the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company B; 1862; promoted to full captain (Dec. 1861) and commission in Company E, 23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; wounded at New Berne, N.C.

From the description of Civil War letters of William B. Alexander, 1861-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71058290

William B. Alexander, a carpenter born in Plymouth, Mass., served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, April-June 1861, and as a captain in the 23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, December 1861-December 1862.

From the description of William B. Alexander letters, 1862. WorldCat record id: 58567497

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New Bern, Battle of, New Bern, N.C., 1862

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Fort Monroe (Va.)

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North Carolina

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