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About Captain William H Simpkins
Captain William H. Simpkins enlisted in the Massachusetts 44th Regiment that formed in Boston in the fall of 1862. He was recorded as being in Company F and was a Corporal when he left the unit to join the Massachusetts 54th, the first integrated unit in the US Army.
In the 54th he was promoted to Captain. He was killed in the engagement of the 54th at Fort Wagner near Charleston, SC on July 18, 1863. Also killed in this engagement was his friend from the 44th, Cabot Russel and the commander of the 54th Col. Shaw. Simpkins was one of "the very best" that the 44th offered to the 54th.
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Captain William H Simpkins's Timeline
| 1839 |
1839
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West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1863 |
July 18, 1863
Age 24
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Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
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