Illinois Civil War Muster and
Descriptive Rolls Database:
Ratcliffe, William M. -
CPL - Co F - 13 IL US CAV
Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join,
20Sep1861; Age, 19; Born, Phelps, NY
Height, 5' 7"; Hair, black; Eyes, dark;
complexion, dark; Single; Butcher
Died 30Oct1862 at St. Louis MO
Honor Roll of State of Illinois, Illinois Veteran's
Commission, Oct. 1, 1956:
Radcliff, Wm. E. - Pvt -
13 Cav
Died, 30October1862; Buried, Oakwood Cemetery,
Joliet, Illinois, Section E
Headstone Reading,
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Additional Biographical Material:
From "Fifteen Years Ago: Or
The Patriotism of Will County"
by George H. Woodruff, page 444
Another good soldier and valuable young
man which our county
lost in this company was Wm. M.
Radcliff, whose aged parents still reside in Joliet. At that time of his enlistment he
was in the
employ of Bush & Bros., by whom he was highly prized. He was
chosen 1st corporal of the
company and served with it through its marches and skirmishes through Missouri
and Arkansas, and was taken sick at Helena,
from which place he was sent to hospital at St. Louis, where he died
October 30th,
1862. He was a member of the Baptist
Church, Joliet.