Jones County NcArchives Military Records.....Stanly, William Franklin 1862
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William Franklin Stanly
25 Sep 1844 – 17 May 1911

William Franklin Stanly was born in Jones County, NC, on 25 September 1844, and 
died in Kinston on 17 May 1911.

His service to the Confederate States of America began with his voluntary 
enlistment at age 18 in Captain William A. Herring’s Company H of the 36th 
Regiment, North Carolina Troops, in Lenoir, NC, on 10 January 1862. This company 
later became Company I, 2nd Regiment North Carolina Artillery (36th State 
Troops).

He was wounded in action at New Bern on 14 March 1862, but had returned to 
service for the payroll muster on 30 April. He was promoted to Sergeant on 14 
November 1862. On 4 November 1863, his company was transferred to 3rd Company G 
of the 40th Regiment, North Carolina Troops (3rd Regiment NC Artillery). He 
reached the rank of First Lieutenant on 1 December 1863. He was present on the 
muster roll of March/April 1864 as Second Lieutenant.

He was captured at Fort Fisher, NC, on 15 January 1865, and was received as a 
prisoner on 26 January 1865, at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor. His confinement 
there continued until he was paroled and transferred to City Point, VA on 25 
February 1865. He was exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, VA, on 5 March 
1865.



Additional Comments:
Sources:
Military Service Record File, National Archives.
North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol. 1 Artillery. Compiled by Louis H. 
Manarin, Raleigh, NC. State Department of Archives and History, 1966.

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