William served in the 19th Alabama Infantry Co. E- the Cherokee Guards, from their mustering in in late 1861 through the time of his death related to wounds received at Chickamauga, serving alongside his brother Aaron who survived the war but was wounded and captured at the Battle of Nashville.
In the 19th Alabama, the Ashley Brothers underwent their baptism by fire as they fought at Shiloh under the command of then Colonel Joseph Wheeler. The regiment left the field after 2 days of fighting having taken about 1/3 it's strength in casualties.
After assisting in Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky, the 19th found themselves engaged against the Union army at Murfreesboro, where the entire brigade was highly commended by General Cheatham. In this battle, records show that Aaron was wounded in the small of his back by a shell fragment but able to recover and soon rejoin his unit.
At Chickamauga, the 19th fought around the Brock Farm and helped Longstreet to break the Union lines and gain one of the greatest Confederate victories of the war.
In the battle at Chickamauga, William was shot in the leg, and reportedly refused to let doctors amputate the leg. He was sent to a hospital in Atlanta where he contracted gangrene from his wound and died there in late October, and is buried in an unknown grave at Oakland Cemetery.
In an interesting side note, service records show that Aaron had also been detailed at that time guarding prisoners in Atlanta, which could have likely been connected with his brother's hospitalization there.
In the 19th Alabama, the Ashley Brothers underwent their baptism by fire as they fought at Shiloh under the command of then Colonel Joseph Wheeler. The regiment left the field after 2 days of fighting having taken about 1/3 it's strength in casualties.
After assisting in Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky, the 19th found themselves engaged against the Union army at Murfreesboro, where the entire brigade was highly commended by General Cheatham. In this battle, records show that Aaron was wounded in the small of his back by a shell fragment but able to recover and soon rejoin his unit.
At Chickamauga, the 19th fought around the Brock Farm and helped Longstreet to break the Union lines and gain one of the greatest Confederate victories of the war.
In the battle at Chickamauga, William was shot in the leg, and reportedly refused to let doctors amputate the leg. He was sent to a hospital in Atlanta where he contracted gangrene from his wound and died there in late October, and is buried in an unknown grave at Oakland Cemetery.
In an interesting side note, service records show that Aaron had also been detailed at that time guarding prisoners in Atlanta, which could have likely been connected with his brother's hospitalization there.
William served in the 19th Alabama Infantry Co. E- the Cherokee Guards, from their mustering in in late 1861 through the time of his death related to wounds received at Chickamauga, serving alongside his brother Aaron who survived the war but was wounded and captured at the Battle of Nashville.
In the 19th Alabama, the Ashley Brothers underwent their baptism by fire as they fought at Shiloh under the command of then Colonel Joseph Wheeler. The regiment left the field after 2 days of fighting having taken about 1/3 it's strength in casualties.
After assisting in Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky, the 19th found themselves engaged against the Union army at Murfreesboro, where the entire brigade was highly commended by General Cheatham. In this battle, records show that Aaron was wounded in the small of his back by a shell fragment but able to recover and soon rejoin his unit.
At Chickamauga, the 19th fought around the Brock Farm and helped Longstreet to break the Union lines and gain one of the greatest Confederate victories of the war.
In the battle at Chickamauga, William was shot in the leg, and reportedly refused to let doctors amputate the leg. He was sent to a hospital in Atlanta where he contracted gangrene from his wound and died there in late October, and is buried in an unknown grave at Oakland Cemetery.
In an interesting side note, service records show that Aaron had also been detailed at that time guarding prisoners in Atlanta, which could have likely been connected with his brother's hospitalization there.
In the 19th Alabama, the Ashley Brothers underwent their baptism by fire as they fought at Shiloh under the command of then Colonel Joseph Wheeler. The regiment left the field after 2 days of fighting having taken about 1/3 it's strength in casualties.
After assisting in Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky, the 19th found themselves engaged against the Union army at Murfreesboro, where the entire brigade was highly commended by General Cheatham. In this battle, records show that Aaron was wounded in the small of his back by a shell fragment but able to recover and soon rejoin his unit.
At Chickamauga, the 19th fought around the Brock Farm and helped Longstreet to break the Union lines and gain one of the greatest Confederate victories of the war.
In the battle at Chickamauga, William was shot in the leg, and reportedly refused to let doctors amputate the leg. He was sent to a hospital in Atlanta where he contracted gangrene from his wound and died there in late October, and is buried in an unknown grave at Oakland Cemetery.
In an interesting side note, service records show that Aaron had also been detailed at that time guarding prisoners in Atlanta, which could have likely been connected with his brother's hospitalization there.
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