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NAME: William L Sloan
REGISTER #: 9666

Military History

RANK/CO/UNIT: Pvt./Co B/3rd MN Infantry
ENLISTMENT: 1861/10/11
DISCHARGED: 1863/12/23 Little Rock, AK to reenlist
RE-ENLISTMENT: 1863/12/24
RANK/CO/UNIT: Cpl/Co B/3rd MN Infantry
DISCHARGED: 1865/09/02 Duvalls Bluff, AK M/O
DISABILITY: Diarrhea and Rheumatism

Domestic History

BORN: PA 1835?
AGE: 74
HT/CMP/EYE/HR: 5'7"/Lt, Bl, Gr/Literate
RELIGION: Protestant
OCCUPATION: Carpenter
RESIDENCE: Boulder Creek, CA
MARRIED SINGLE: Widower
NEXT OF KIN: William A Sloan (son) Wattsonville, CA

Home History

PENSION AMOUNT: $30
ADMISSION: 1909/09/27
DISCHARGED:
DATE OF DEATH: 1914/06/08
CAUSE OF DEATH: Nephritis

General Remarks

PENSION CERT: #300,813
EFFECTS: $.40
HOW DISPOSED OF: to son
BURIAL INFO: 25/C/12

Santa Cruz Sentinel (August 14, 1914)

W.L. Sloan is Dead

W.L. Sloan, a resident of Boulder Creek for a good many years, died at the Soldiers' Home at Sawtelle a few days ago. Mr. Sloan was a veteran of the Civil war, having served three years in the third Minnesota Infantry. He was about 80 years old, and had been failing for some time. He leaves a son who lives in Watsonville, and a sister the well known Mrs. Woods of Boulder Creek.

Date of Birth: 1835(?)

Date of Death: 1914-08-06

County: Los Angeles

Cemetery/City of Burial: Los Angeles National

Plot: 25/C/12

Mortuary: SH

Cause of Death: Nephritis

Spouse: Name_ nown

Occupation: Carpenter

Religion: Pr

Height: 5'7

Complexion: Lt

Eye Color: Bl

Hair Color: Gr

Local Address: (Boulder Crk 09)

Last City: (CA Sawtelle 14)

Native of: PA

Enlisted: 1861/10/11

Discharged: 1865/09/02

Military Unit: MN_ 3 Inf_ Co B

Rank: Cpl

Military Notes: (Sloan) R-N/L

GAR#: N/R

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
California Death Index
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records
Sawtelle Soldiers Home records

CW Reference: SEN 1914/08/14