Wiliam Johnston Clyde

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Husband Wiliam Johnston Clyde ¹

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            AKA: William Johnson Clyde 2
           Born: 1838 - Perry (later Oliver) Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 1
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           Died: 6 May 1864 - the Wilderness, VA 3 4
         Buried:  - National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA

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         Father: William Fleming Clyde (      -1846) 2 5
         Mother: Janet Bell Mabon (      -1883) 2 5

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General Notes: Husband - Wiliam Johnston Clyde

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He learned the carpenter's trade at Brookville, Pennsylvania. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted as a "three months man" and on August 28, 1861, reenlisted in the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteers, afterwards becoming captain of Company A of that regiment. He was killed at Brock's Cross Roads in the wilderness May 6, 1864, and is buried in the National Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Promoted from 1st Sgt. to 2d Lt., Nov. 8, 1861; to 1st Lt., Sept. 27, 1862; to Capt., Feb. 9. 1863. He was wounded at Glendale, Virginia, June 30; at Bull Run, Aug. 29; at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; at Chancellorsville, May 3; and at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; killed at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864.

His father dying when he was about eight years old, he was at an early age thrown upon his own resources. When about thirteen years old he went to Brookville, and commenced to learn the carpenter and joiner's trade, with Messrs. William Reed and David S. Johnston. After finishing his apprenticeship, he remained in Brookville working at his trade until the breaking out of the Civil War, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Regiment, of three months men, and served as first sergeant of his company. On returning home after the expiraton of this term of service, he threw himself heartily into the work of recruiting for Colonel McKnight's three years regiment, and on the organization of that regiment he was appointed first sergeant of Company A, and November 8, 1861, was promoted to second lieutenant; to first lieutenant, September 27, 1862, and to captain February 9, 1863. He was wounded in the battles of Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, in all of which he was conspicuous for his daring and courage. He fought with the most desperate bravery at the battle of the Wilderness, until near the close of the fighting on the 6th of May, 1864, when the One Hundred and Fifth was occupying the second line of breastworks, and charged forward, carrying a part of the front line, when Captain Clyde with several others of the regiment, mounted the rebel redoubts on the front line, and while gallantly urging his men on, he was shot by one of the enemy's sharpshooters, and fell mortally wounded, only living long enough to ask his men to bury him decently, and write to his mother. When he fell, he was so close to the enemy that he could almost touch them. His body was afterwards recovered and removed to the soldier's cemetery at Fredericksburg.

1 Kate M. Scott, History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 154.

2 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 507.

3 Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Vol. III (Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870), Pg 791.

4 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 508.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 473.