William J. Houser ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Logan County, IL on 1 November 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 224A, Dwelling 774, Family 783, Roll 116
, Logan County, Illinois
William J. Houser..9..IL

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 28 August 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 344, Dwelling 2442, Family 2508, Roll 200
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
M. Howser..19..IL..Male..(must be William)

(Living with parents.)
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• Military: Company B, 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 1861 to 1865, , Shelby County, KY.
The 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.)
Company B was organized in Shelby County, Kentucky.
Privates:
William J. Houser
John Houser

Time line:
September 1861 -- Organized, Louisville, Kentucky
December 1861-February 1862 -- Training, New Haven, Kentucky
February 1862 -- Capture of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee
February - August 1862 -- Advance into northern Alabama, followed by duty on the railroad
August - September 1862 -- March north in pursuit of Bragg's invasion of Kentucky
October 8, 1862 -- Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Lt. Col. Jouett and Maj. Campbell killed, Col. Pope severely wounded
October - December 1862 -- March to Nashville, refit. The three ranking officers -- Colonel Pope, Lt. Col. Jouett and
Major Campbell all having died, General Rosecrans dubs the Fifteenth his "Orphan Regiment."
December 30-31, 1862 -- Battle of Stones River, near Murfreesboro. Col. James Brown Forman killed.
January 1863 - June 1863 -- Duty at Murfreesboro, Tennessee
June - July 1863 -- Tullahoma Campaign
August - September 1863 -- Advance on Chattanooga
September 19-21, 1863 -- Battle of Chickamauga
September - November 1863 -- Siege of Chattanooga
November 1863 - April 1864 -- Police duty in Chattanooga
May 1, 1864 - September 1864 -- Atlanta Campaign
September - December, 1864 -- Garrison at Bridgeport, Alabama
January 14, 1865 -- Mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky
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Died in Saint Louis, Missouri on way home from Civil War.
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• He was buried about 1865 in the Howser Cemetery in , Logan County, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #37217505
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