William Wallace Bice (1839 - 1913)

Born 30 Jun 1839 in Calhoun, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Octavia Mildred (Beasley) Bice — married 4 Aug 1870 in Whitfield, Georgia, USA

Died 27 Feb 1913 at age 73 in Saint Elmo, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1839. He passed away in 1913. Octavia Mildred Beasley.

Military Service

Private William Bice served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jun 12, 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co G, 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

Private William Bice was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Private William Bice was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

• Civil War

Bice, William W.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: G

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private; [2]

Bice, William W.

Age: 23 years

Born at: Benton County, Alabama

Height: 5' 6"

Complexion: fair

Eyes: blue

Hair: light

Occupation: Farmer

Private

Company G

9th Georgia Infantry

Enlisted: June 12, 1861

Where: LaFayette, Walker County, Ga.

By whom: Capt G. G. Gordon

Period: the war

Captured: July 1, 1863

At: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Confined: Jully 4, 1863

At: Fort McHenry, Md.

Transferred: July __, 1863

Sent to: Fort Delaware.

Confederate veteran. Enlisted in April, 1861 at LaFayette, Georgia. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg. Sent to Fort Delaware and on to Point Lookout, Maryland as a POW. Stayed a POW until end of war. Married (1870) to O.M.D. Beasley. Died at home in St. Elmo. [1]

Sources

• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6740148/william-wallace-bice: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for William Wallace Bice (30 Jun 1839–27 Feb 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6740148, citing Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Mark Peebles (contributor 46514135).

• [2] National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Bice, William W. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=43423082-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• [3] Fold3, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia, CMSR for Bice, William W., (15 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/35353973?terms=war,civil,bice,william,confederate,w,georgia

• [4] "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-LWG : Tue Jul 18 01:00:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Valentine Bice and Luvisa Buice, 1850.

• [5] "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMK-Z23 : Mon Jul 17 22:45:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Valentine Bice and Luvica Bice, 1860.

• [6] "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC31-GGM : 29 May 2021), William W Bice in entry for Valentine Bice, 1870.

• [7] "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6K-FBW : 11 January 2020), William W. Bice, 1870.

• [8] "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P4-4D8 : 13 January 2022), William Bice, Trickum, Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .