Private William L Sumner

1847 - 1862  (15 years)

• Name	William L Sumner  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Private
  Birth	1847	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Son of EA and J Sumner
  Military POW	1862	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Captured and transferred to Camp Douglas
  Military Service	1862	Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Confederate Army - War between the States; 50th Tennessee Infantry
  Death	5 Mar 1862	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - Died as a Prisoner of War
  	Died at Camp Douglas
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Confederate Mound
  Person ID	I18777	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James 'Jim' Sumner,   b. 1824, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 1888, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Bell,   b. 1825, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Apr 1863, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Oct 1843	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F10266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1847 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Son of EA and J Sumner - 1860 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Military POW - Captured and transferred to Camp Douglas - 1862 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War between the States; 50th Tennessee Infantry - 1862 - Tennessee, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - Died as a Prisoner of War - 5 Mar 1862 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Southern Cross of Honor Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Confederacy)

  
  

• Sources

  [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), SUMNER William L - PVT Confederate Army - 1847-1862 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). William was a Confererate soldier that had been taken prisoner and transfered to Camp Douglas where he died. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25949715/william-l.-sumner [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), WFT - Vol 18, Ed 1, Tree #2096. [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_397; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 803397. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_397; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 803397 [S1420] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [S272] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965