William L. McKnight ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Another Company for the War

During September Mr. Campbell bought horses in the county for the Calvary. W.L. McKnight called for a company of Calvary. In September, October and November various fragments of volunteers raised in the county were finally united and became Company C of the Fiftieth
Regiment. Only about two-thirds of this company were from this county. The officers being:
H.N. ATKISSON, CAPTAIN; JOSEPH L. MARSH, FIRST LIEUTENANT; DELOSS HEFFREN, SECOND LIEUTENANT.

They were mustered in at various times during the above mentioned months. Later ATTKISSON was promoted Manjor and Lieutenant Colonel. DR. W.C. FLACK of Salem, was REGIMENTAL SURGEON later. HORACE HEFFREN was LIETTENANT-COLONEL about nine months in 1861-62. CYRUS DUNHAM was COLONEL.

William married Elizabeth Anna Tatlock, daughter of Joseph Tatlock and Rachel R. McKnight. (Elizabeth Anna Tatlock was born on 2 Feb 1846, died on 25 Oct 1927 ⁴ and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana.)