Clark, William

William Clark was born in York County, Pennsylvania in January 1837 and served as a private in the United States Colored Troops. He enlisted in Company E, 24th USCT on February 9, 1865 in Lancaster. Clark trained at camp William Penn and served for almost eight months before being mustered out of service on October 1, 1865. His pre-war occupation was as a laborer. While the date of his death is unclear, Clark was buried at York Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania. (By Jake Rainwater)
    Full name
    William Clark
    Place of Birth
    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: "Clark, William," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/33528.