William Dorsey

Gravestone of William Dorsey in Gettysburg National Cemetery

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Significance:

1st Infantry, Company D

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

1840

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 3, 1863

Place of Burial:

Delaware, Row A, Site #3

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Delaware, Row A, Site #3

Born in 1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, William worked as a farmer until enlisting in Milford, Delaware in 1861. While serving with the 1st Infantry Company D, William was killed in action on July 3, 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg. 

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