William W. Alexander (1842-1863) was the uncle of Frank Newland (Reba’s father). His parents were Catherine Kingery and Joseph Alexander.

He enlisted as a private in the 8th Infantry, Company B of the Union army on August 25, 1861 in Greenfield Indiana.

He died on July 25, 1863 at Memphis, Tennessee. The report says that his arm was amputated, and then he died. He is buried in the Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

The battle he died in is not mentioned, but it was likely the Tullahoma Campaign, in which the Union general, General Rosecrans forced the Confederate troops under General Bragg across the Tennessee River – allowing the Union conquest of central Tennessee.

William Alexander

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