Lieutenant
William
James
(Dene)
McDowell
Born in New Prospect Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh McDowell
and Emily (Chapman) McDowell
Brother of
Martin VanBurent McDowell, Alexander Calvin McDowell, James McDowell, John C McDowell, Martha McDowell, Marcus Wilburn McDowell, Hugh A McDowell, Salina A McDowell, Mary A McDowell, Elizabeth Caloton (McDowell) Green, Amanda Emily (McDowell) Blackwood, Elizabeth McDowell, Augustus P McDowell and Ellis E McDowell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lieutenant Dene McDowell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: April 14, 1861
Mustered out: April 9, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): South Carolina 5th Regiment
Enlisted: April 14, 1861
Mustered out: April 9, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): South Carolina 5th Regiment
Lieutenant Dene McDowell was Wounded in Action during the United States Civil War.
MILITARY RECORD
McDowell , W. J.
- Battle Unit Name:5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- Side:Confederacy
- Company:1 F
- Soldier's Rank In:Private
- Soldier's Rank Out:Private
- Alternate name:
- Film Number:M381 ROLL 21
- Plaque Number:
- Notes: Company Note - Also Co. 2 K.[1]
Wounded at Battle of Sharpsburg, arm amputated [2]
- W^m. J., now residing on South Pacolet, was also second lieutenant in Co. I, 5th S. C. Regiment, and was wounded in the arm by the explosion of a shell at Sharpsburg, which necessitated amputation. He still lives within a few miles of his father's old homestead place, and is well known in his section as an honest, intelligent andprogressive farmer. For quite a number of years since the war he has filled the office of trial justice. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and as a citizen is highly esteemed by all.[3]
Sources
- ↑ NPS Database.
- ↑ History of Spartanburg SC by JBO Landrum pages 395, 675.
- ↑ History of Spartanburg County, South Carolina by J.B.O. Landrum page 395
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Categories: Spartanburg County, South Carolina | 5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, United States Civil War | First Battle of Bull Run | Second Battle of Bull Run | Battle of Antietam | Wounded in Action, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War