William McKnight Collection 1862-1864

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William McKnight Collection 1862-1864

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OUN0054

The William McKnight papers span from 1862 to 1864 and document McKnight's time as an American Civil War soldier.

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Ohio University

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McKnight, William, 1832-1864

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William McKnight was an Ohio resident and American Civil War combatant. He was born in New Brunswick, Canada on July 2, 1832. His father was Thomas McKnight from Dumfrie Scotland and his mother was Jane McKnight, nee McMaster. McKnight appears in the 1850 Census as a sixteen year old resident of Rutland Township in Meigs County, Ohio, working in farming and living with his parents and siblings John, James, Mary and Samuel. McKnight married Samaria Braley of Langsville on March 8, 1855. They had ...