WILLIAM HENRY LAMOY -- 83rd and 97th INFANTRYWOUNDED TWICE - Shortly after the 83rd Infantry had 24 men killed andwounded and 58 men captured or missing at the Battle of Gettysburg,William Henry Lamoy enlisted in the regiment as William H. Lamoise. Hewas 26 years old when he enlisted at Black Brook to serve for threeyears. His wife, Lucinda Moore, and a 6-month-old son were left at homewhen he went off to Virginia.William's first engagement was the ill-fated Mine Run Campaign inDecember with the Army of the Potomac under General George Meade. The83rd camped at Brandy Station near Culpeper, VA, for the winter and,at the beginning of May 1864, were in their first engagement at TheWilderness about 20 miles to the south. At The Wilderness they had 22men killed in action and 8 men mortally wounded as well as 73 menwounded and 11 who went missing or were captured, unfortunately many ofthem were the recruits from Clinton County who enlisted with William.In the following few weeks, around Spotsylvania, they had 128casualties, about half of which were killed in action or mortallywounded. After Cold Harbor on June 7th, the original 3-year men of the83rd were sent home and William was transferred in the field to the97th Infantry who were fighting with them in the 2nd Brigade, 2ndDivision of the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac.For the rest of the war the 97th stayed in the Petersburg/Richmondarea. William was injured in battle on the Weldon Road in August 1864but recovered and continued with the regiment until Hatcher's Run inFebruary 1865. During the battle he was injured in the leg which forcedan amputation. William died of his wounds on April 26, 1865.He was later buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His widow, Lucinda,applied for and received her pension in October 1865. Their son, George,started receiving his Minors Pension in May 1867.
