William Almas, 7th Michigan
27 June 2019
Private William Almas, 7th Michigan Infantry, wounded in the knee at Antietam. From Ontario, Canada, he had enlisted in Company G at age 16 (giving his age as 18) at Lapeer, Michigan in August 1861.
He was killed in action at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863 – just 18 years old.
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