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Ottawa, Michigan, lawyer and soldier. Ohio native. Married to Ella A. Atwood. Attorney in Ottawa County, Michigan, in 1860. Served in the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A) as a major from August 1861 to January 1863. Captured at Bull Run, Virginia. Prisoner of war from August 30, 1862, to October 17, 1862. Attorney in Washtentaw County, Michigan, in 1863.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Michigan, Ottawa County, Ottawa, p. 421.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Washtenaw County, MI, June 1863, p. 10.

“Colonel Brodhead’s Regiment,” Detroit Free Press(Detroit, Michigan), September 15, 1861.

"William S. Atwood (1834-1867)," Find A Grave, Memorial #75309966, accessed September 19, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75309966.

Citation

Atwood, William S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204105 (November 12, 2026).

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W. S. Atwood to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-02-25

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