He was born in 1841/42 (2 (22 in 1864), 5 (36 in 1880)). He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania (2, 5).
When he enlisted, he was a conductor (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He also served in company E of the 4th New Jersey Infantry, and in companies H and K of the 10th New Jersey Infantry (3, 4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 7 April 1864 (1, 2). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Britton (?) (2). He was a private in company A (1, 9).
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia [sic; I assume this is a mistake for Petersburg] (1, 8).
On 1 November 1864, he was reported deserted (6). But on 2 December 1864, he was reported regained, having been "dropped in error" (7).
He was discharged by general order on 14 June 1865 (1). He was a private, in company A (9).
On 29 September 1874 [?], he unsuccessfully applied for a pension (3, 4).
In 1880, he was living in Burtonville [?], St Clair County, Michigan (5). He was a farmer (5). He was living with his wife Elizabethy, and five children (5).
He died on 8 January 1887 (3).
On 24 February 1888, his widow, Elizabeth Warford, successfully applied from Ohio for a pension (3, 4).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (William B Warford)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 152 (William B Warford)
3 pension index, by regiment (William B Warford)
4 pension index, by name (William B Warford)
5 1880 US census, Michigan, St Clair County, Burtonville [?], supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 367, microfilm series T9, film 604, page 37 = 6B handwritten (William B Warford)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 1 November 1864 (Warford)
7 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 2 December 1864 (Privt Warford)
8 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Wm B Warford)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William B Warford)
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family visit # | 45 | |||||
name | Warford William B | - Elizabeth M | - Maud V | - Mabel E | - James A | - Florence M |
color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | F | F | M | F |
age | 36 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
married | 1 | 1 | ||||
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occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | At School | At School | At School | At School |
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school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
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birthplace | Pennsylvania | England | New Jersey | New Jersey | Ohio | Ohio |
father's birthplace | England | England | Pennsylvania | Penna | Penna | Penna |
mother's birthplace | England | England | England | England | England | England |