Steel, William J

Rank: Private

Unit: F Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: May 15, 1846 in New York, New York. He was 21.

Date of birth: 1825

Hometown: Tennessee

Occupation prior to enlistment: Architect

Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)

Died: 14 October 1848

Age at death: 22 or 23

Location of fatality: Pascagoula, Mississippi

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Location of internment: Camp Jefferson Davis Cemetery in Pascagoula, Mississippi

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Note: He stood 5’61/2″ with grey eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.

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