William H Seeley

William H Seeley
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 25 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
Enlistment Place: Suspension Bridge, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 78th Infantry Regiment on 29 Jan 1862.
Promoted to Full Private.
Mustered out on 12 Jul 1864.
Transferred to on 12 Jul 1864.
Mustered out on 21 Jul 1865.
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1839
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Old Soldiers who lived in O'Brien County, Iowa

Biography: Seeley, William H. Resides at Geddes, S. D.; born November 16, 1839, at Buffalo, N. Y.; father, William H. (born Oneida County, New York, October, 1811), mother, Mary Ann Loucks (born in Germany,1815). Married Nancy E. McClure April 7, 1868; children: Nettie, Hattie, Archie, Willia, Loring, Ida, Earle, Lloyd.

Enlisted January 25, 1862, in Niagara County, New York, in Company I, Seventy-eighth New York Infantry; mustered in as Corporal; company assigned to Third Brigade, Second Division, Twelfth Corps; re-enlisted as a veteran February 16, 1864, and transferred to company I, One Hundred Second New York Infantry, June 12, 1864; served at battles Harper's Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Pope's Campaign, Antietam, Winchester, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta, Savannah, including March to Sea; discharged July 21, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County April 17, 1882, residing in Grant and later in Center Township.

Source: Old Soldiers of O'Brien County, Iowa: Schee, George W. and O. H. Montzheimer Biographical Data and Army Record of Old Soldiers, Who Have Lived in O'Brien County,