William Dalzell ([1825] - August 24, 1863) enrolled at Ogensburg, New York, on August 29, 1862, to serve three years in the New York State Volunteers. He mustered in as a First Lieutenant, 142nd New York Infantry Regiment, Company C, on September 29, 1862, and retained that rank until his death of disease at Folly Island, South Carolina, on August 24, 1863. During the summer of 1863, he served briefly with Company G of the 142nd Regiment. His regiment, left New York on October 6, 1862, and served in defense of Washington, D. C., from October 1862, until April 1863; took part in the siege of Suffolk, Virginia (April 16-May 4, 1863); the siege of Battery Wagner, South Carolina (August 9-September 4, 1863); and the bombardment of Fort Sumter (August 17-23, 1863).
From the description of William Dalzell letters, 1862-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80277887
