Capt. William Henry Murray

1839 - 1863  (24 years)

• Name	William Henry Murray  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	3 Apr 1839
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Died	3 Jul 1863	Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania
  Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [6]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838           d. 5 Jun 1925
  2. Mary A.C. Murray           b. 9 Oct 1840           d. 29 Jan 1924
  3. Alexander Murray           b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 19 Dec 1924
  Headstones		Capt. William Murray (d. 3 July 1863)
  		The Murray family at Christ Church, Owensville
  Notes	Captain of Company A of the 1st/2nd Maryland Battalion, which served under General Steuart. He died leading a charge up Culp's Hill at about 11 in the morning on the third day at Gettysburg. There is a monument to the regiment at Culp's Hill, and a monument to him was erected at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore. He is included on the Civil War page. see: http:/​/​www​.mdarchives​.state​.md​.us/​msa/​educ/​exhibits/​html/​bullrun​.html for a letter of his. One good source on this family is Daniel Carroll Toomey, Marylanders at Gettysburg (Baltimore: Toomey Press, 1994). At the dedication of the monument (S200), addresses were deliverd by Capt. George H. Thomas, Lieut. Andrew C. Trippe, Rev. Randolph H. McKim; then it gives a "Sketch of the Companies," which is a roster of those who died.
  Person ID	I8191	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Alexander John Murray           b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 16 Feb 1843  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary "Nancy" Clapham           b. 22 May 1806, Maryland           d. 14 Sep 1879  (Age 73 years)
  Married	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F5820	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Census - 1850 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Died - 3 Jul 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania  Buried - - Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Capt. William Henry Murray". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I8191&tree=1sttree (accessed October 1, 2020).