DOB:  September 25, 1838 DOD:  May 12, 1904 Age at Enlistment: 22 Date of Enlistment:  May 9, 1861 Place of Enlistment:  Shelbyville, TN Rank at Enlistment:  Private Rank at Discharge:  Private Casualty:  Wounded in the arm at Murfreesboro December 31, 1862. Comments:  William is shown as living on his father’s farm in the 1860 census.  The Binghams lived a few miles north of Leiper’s Fork, TN.  He enlisted in the Williamson Grays at their formation and served until receiving a wound at Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862.  His wound put him out of action until March of 1863.  Captain Atkeison lists him as deserting in December 1863 and it appears he sat out the rest of the war.  After the war he settled in Bingham, TN and became a Sheriff and served three terms ending about 1880.  In 1904, William was bitten by a dog and died of blood poisoning a week later. 

Left:  A photo of William’s grave Right:  A photo of William’s house in Bingham, address 3051 Old Hillsboro Road

A portrait of William and another with his wife Sue, both courtesy of the Williamson County Heritage Foundation