Marsh, William Henry, d. 1863.

From Joliet, Ill. attended Annapolis and served in the 13th Illinois Infantry, Company K, during the Civil War. He spent only four months at Annapolis before being allowed to resign. Owen Lovejoy attempted to get him reinstated but was unsuccessful. During the war he served under General Curtis, whom he did not like. He did like Captain Blanchard who commanded of Company K. He was wounded December 1862 during battle at Auburn, Mississippi near Vicksburg and died in 1863.

From the description of Papers, 1857-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52707972