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SOURCE: Roster of Company E 22nd Illinois Infantry — Rootsweb — Illinois Civil War Page
SANDS, William — Private — Greenville — Enlisted on Jun 25, 1861 — Disch, Feb 7, 1862; disabil.
SOURCE: Roster of Company K 3rd (Consolidated) Illinois Cavalry — Rootsweb — Illinois Civil War page
SANDS, William G — Private — Greenville — Enlisted on Mar 13, 1865 — Mustered out Oct 10, 1865.
SOURCE: Bond County Genealogical Society News, Vol 7 #3, page 44
SANDS, Wm., listed as a private in Captain Holcomb’s Company of Bond County Volunteers who enlisted for 3 years on 19 Jul 1861, Camp Lyons, Birds Point, MO.
****************************************************************** SOURCE: National Archives Civil War Pension Packet #794 — William Sands — Pvt, E. 22 Ills. Vols., Can #2, Bundle #18
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE
William Sands a private of Captain Samuel G. McAdams Company, (“E”) of the Twenty Second Regiment of United States Infantry was enlisted by Henry Dougherty, Colonel of the 22nd Regiment of Illinois Vols. at ??Bollville??, Illinois on the Eleventh day of June 1861, to serve three years; he was born in Pomroy, Meigs County in the State of Ohio, is thirty one years of age, five feet 8 inches high, dark complexion, Black eyes, Black hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Painter. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty Sixty days. On or about the thirteenth day of last August the above named William Sands in the performance of ?fatigue? Duty at Camp Lyon Birds Point Mo. in removing siege cannon from a steam boat to the breast-works the staging from the boat ?to? The levee gave away precipitating him to the ground the result of which gave him a permanent injury in his Back, and has been unfit for duty ever since.
Geo Gibson 2nd Lieut. Commanding Company
I CERTIFY, that I have carefully examined the said William Sands of Captain McAdams Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of an injury in the Back which he received on the 13th of August last while removing ??? Cannon. He got jamed between the staging which gave way.
B. Woodward, Assist Surgeon.
DISCHARGED, this ?Nine? Day of February 1862, at Birds Point
James ?Meyers?, Col ?22?nd Regt Ill. Vol
****************************************************************** SOURCE: National Archives Civil War Pension Packet #794 — William Sands — Pvt, E. 22 Ills. Vols., Can #2, Bundle #18
Pomeroy Meigs Co. Ohio April 14th 1862
I hereby certify that I have examined William Sands, since his discharge from the United States Service, and find him seriously disabled in the right hip and lower portion of the spine in consequence no doubt of injuries sustained while in the service, it will be a long time before said Sands recovers from his injuries.
Isaac ?Frain? M. D. |