William Thomas Vaughn

Abt 1841 - 1864  (23 years)

• Name	William Thomas Vaughn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Abt 1841	Halifax County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1]
  	Age: 9; Son of Edy and Spencer Vaughn
  Military Service	1861	Alabama, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry; Prisoner of War 1862; Appears on a Report of killed, wounded or missing, in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and killed at the Battle of Gettysburg
  		War-Battle of Gettysburg (Civil) The Battle of Gettysburg, by Thure de Thulstrup The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac…
  Military POW	1862	Fort Delaware, New Castle, Delaware, USA   [2, 7, 8, 10]
  	Prisoner of War at Fort Delaware, Exchanged 1862, Paroled 1863
  		Military-VAUGHN William (Prisoner of War) WT Vaughn, Pvt, Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War sent for exchange from Fort Delaware, DE to Aikens Landing, VA October 2, 1862. Declared exchanged November 10, 1862 at Aikens Landing, VA -- Page 14 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
  Death	6 Aug 1864	Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 11]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War
  	Died of wounds at the Battle of Gettysburg
  Person ID	I27423	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Spencer C Vaughn,   b. Abt 1823, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1910, Tennessee, USA (Age < 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eddie S 'Eddy' Hackney,   b. Abt 1821, Halifax County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1879, Talladega County, Alabama, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1840	Virginia, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F12126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Sheeley
  Marriage	19 Sep 1858	Talladega County, Alabama, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F15404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1841 - Halifax County, Virginia, USA Census - Age: 9; Son of Edy and Spencer Vaughn - 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1858 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry; Prisoner of War 1862; Appears on a Report of killed, wounded or missing, in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and killed at the Battle of Gettysburg - 1861 - Alabama, USA Military POW - Prisoner of War at Fort Delaware, Exchanged 1862, Paroled 1863 - 1862 - Fort Delaware, New Castle, Delaware, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - 6 Aug 1864 - Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, 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)

  
  

  Biographies and Histories		History-Battle of Chancellorsville (Civil War) The Battle of Chancellorsville April 30- May 6, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker Strength-130,576, Killed-1,574, Wounded-9,554, Missing/Captured-5,711 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee and Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson Strength-60,682, Killed-1,683, …
  		History-Battle of Gettysburg (Civil War) The Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade Strength-97,000, Killed-3,070, Wounded-14,497, Missing/Captured-5,434 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee Strength-75,000, Killed-2,592, Wounded-12,706, Missing/Captured-5,150 Conclusion:…

  
  

  Military Records » Slide Show		Military-VAUGHN William (Casualty) Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry; Appears on a Report of killed, wounded or missing, of the 5th Alabama Reg't, in the Battle of Chancellorsville VA, May 2 and 3, 1863 -- Page 3 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
  		Military-VAUGHN William (Killed in Action) WT Vaughn, Pvt, Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry - Died of wounds received at Gettysburg, 6th Aug 1864 at Gettysburg PA -- Page 10 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
  		Military-VAUGHN William (Prisoner of War) WT Vaughn, Pvt, Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War sent for exchange from Fort Delaware, DE to Aikens Landing, VA October 2, 1862. Declared exchanged November 10, 1862 at Aikens Landing, VA -- Page 14 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
  		Military-VAUGHN Willian (Parole) WT Vaughn, Pvt, Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry, Name appears as a signature to a Parole of Prisoners of War dated Office of the Provost Marshall, Army of the Potomac, May 4, 1863 -- Page 15 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Gettysburg (Civil) The Battle of Gettysburg, by Thure de Thulstrup The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac…

  
  

• Sources

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Declared exchanged November 10, 1862 at Aikens Landing, VA -- Page 14 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama Military-VAUGHN Willian (Parole) WT Vaughn, Pvt, Company B, 5th Alabama Infantry, Name appears as a signature to a Parole of Prisoners of War dated Office of the Provost Marshall, Army of the Potomac, May 4, 1863 -- Page 15 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. [S3263] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). 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Lee’s greatest military victory. It was the last battle for Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, who was mortally wounded by friendly fire. How it ended Confederate victory. General Robert E. Lee’s audacious decision to take on Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s Army of the Potomac, though he had less than half the number of men, resulted in an improbable win for the South. Hooker’s timidity in battle led to poor choices and a huge disappointment for the North. In context Major General Ambrose E. Burnside lasted only a single campaign as the head of the Army of the Potomac. His abject failure at Fredericksburg in December 1862, followed by further fumbling on January's "Mud March," convinced President Abraham Lincoln to make another change in army commanders. He appointed 48-year-old Massachusetts native Joseph Hooker to take charge. Hooker's energetic make-over polished the Union army into tip-top condition, and he declared them “the finest army on the planet.” With complete confidence, Hooker orchestrated a “perfect” plan to confront Lee and drive him from his camp at Fredericksburg. Though outmanned, Lee did not retreat. He met Hooker’s challenge head on, engaging him in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Brilliant tactics by Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson thwarted Hooker’s ambitions and resulted in a victory for the South. Buoyed by the outcome, Lee later launched an offensive into Pennsylvania, where the opposing armies met on the battlefield in Gettysburg in July 1863. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/chancellorsville [S3267] USWars: Battle of Chancellorsville - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), The Battle of Chancellorsville. 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Lee Strength-75,000, Killed-2,592, Wounded-12,706, Missing/Captured-5,150 Conclusion:… [S1627] American Battlefields: Battle of Gettysburg, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC; Date: 1-3 Jul 1863;), CIVIL WAR - Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict. How it ended Union victory. Gettysburg ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s ambitious second quest to invade the North and bring the Civil War to a swift end. The loss there dashed the hopes of the Confederate States of America to become an independent nation. In context After a year of defensive victories in Virginia, Lee’s objective was to win a battle north of the Mason-Dixon line in the hopes of forcing a negotiated end to the fighting. His loss at Gettysburg prevented him from realizing that goal. Instead, the defeated general fled south with a wagon train of wounded soldiers straining toward the Potomac. Union general Meade failed to pursue the retreating army, missing a critical opportunity to trap Lee and force a Confederate surrender. The bitterly divisive war raged on for another two years. [S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: South District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 560; Page: 57; Family History Library Film: 0029687. 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: South District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 560; Page: 57; Family History Library Film: 0029687