William R Milligan
Before the war
He was born in May 1842 (10). He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (8, 10 [58 in 1900]). He was born in Pennsylvania (10).
He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enlisted (8).
During the war
He was enlisted on 24 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 7, 8, 14). He served in company K (1). He was mustered into service as second lieutenant on 3 or 4 December 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 7, 8 [3 Dec]).
He may be the "Lt Mulligan" whom prisoners claimed ordered Jesse B Wharton shot in the Old Capitol Prison, on 1 April 1862 (3).
On 29 June 1862, he, along with the other commissioned officers in the regiment (except Colonel Gregory), signed a statement denying accusations that they were on the verge of open mutiny, that the regiment had been reduced to 400 men, and that Colonel Gregory was too lenient to Confederates and too harsh to men in the regiment (11).
On 7 February 1863, he was absent without leave (5).
He was dismissed on 14 May 1863 (1, 2, 14), by general order 20, headquarters Army of the Potomac, dated 5 March 1863 (4, 6, 8).
After the war
In 1900, he was living in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey (10). He was retired (10). He was widowed (10).
On 3 January 1906, he applied unsuccessfully from New Jersey for a pension (9, 14).
Sources
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)
3 D A Mahony. The Prisoner of state. New York: Carleton, 1863. Pages 301-303.
4 regimental descriptive book (William R Milligan)
5 consolidated morning report, 7 February 1863
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 19 March 1863 (Lt Milligan)
7 company K, list of commissioned officers (William R Milligan)
8 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 11 April 2005 (Wm R Milligan)
9 pension index, by name (William R Milligan)
10 1900 US census, New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City, ward 1, supervisor's district 169, enumeration district 3, microfilm series T623, film 953, page 32 = sheet 13B handwritten (William R Milligan)
11 'Ninety-first Pennsylvania Regiment'. Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 July 1862, page 2 (Wm R Milligan)
12 'Camp Chase', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 November 1861 (Wm R Milligan)
13 'Departure of Col. Gregory's regiment', Philadelphia Inquirer 22 January 1862 page 2 (Wm R Milligan)
14 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (William R Milligan)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched February 2006)]
1900 census
[1900 US census, New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City, ward 1, supervisor's district 169, enumeration district 3, microfilm series T623, film 953, page 32 = sheet 13B handwritten]| line | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| street | |||
| house number | 228 | ||
| dwelling number | 286 | ||
| family number | 308 | ||
| name | Milligan, William R | Hedman [?] Joseph | - Ama |
| relationship | Head | boarder | boarder |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | M | F |
| birth date | May 1842 | May 1867 | Feb 1872 |
| age | 58 | 32 | 28 |
| married? | W | M | M |
| # years married | 2 | 2 | |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Retired | Clerk | |
| # months not employed | |||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule |
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revised 21 Dec 08
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