Maxwell, William

William Maxwell was born at Peach Bottom in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania around 1845 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Boyer worked as a laborer before he joined Company K of the 32nd USCT in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1864. Maxwell’s military service ended on August 22, 1865 while at Hilton Head, South Carolina. (By Don Sailer)
    Full name
    William Maxwell
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    Black
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    Occupation
    Military
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Laborer
    Relation to Slavery
    Free black
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Maxwell, William," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/34053.