William T Mason

1821 - 1863  (42 years)

• Name	William T Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1821	Hancock County, Maine, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	11 Oct 1862	Maine, USA   [4, 5]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E, 26 Maine Infantry, Faught in the Siege of Port Hudson
  		War-Siege of Port Hudon (Civil) The siege of Port Hudson (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, to…
  Death	17 Aug 1863	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action: Died of disease on the day the 26th Maine Infantry was mustered out
  	Meningitis
  Burial	Brookside Cemetery, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I929	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Mercy Jane Gott,   b. 25 Sep 1825   d. 27 Oct 1903, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1821 - Hancock County, Maine, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E, 26 Maine Infantry, Faught in the Siege of Port Hudson - 11 Oct 1862 - Maine, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action: Died of disease on the day the 26th Maine Infantry was mustered out - 17 Aug 1863 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Grand Army of the Republic Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Union)

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Siege of Port Hudon (Civil) The siege of Port Hudson (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, to…

  
  

• Sources

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