W. W. Spencer, Private, 1st Company, Battalion Washington Artillery, Louisiana Vols., enlisted February 23, 1863 at Jackson/Vicksburg/Baton Rouge by Capt. Squires for the war, admitted General Hospital, Petersburg, Va. December 15, 1863, Febris Int. [Int. Fever], returned to duty December 21, wounded at Petersburg, Va. May 5-16, 1864, captured at Hatcher’s Run April 2, 1865, sent to Point Lookout, Md. prison camp via City Point, Va. arriving April 4, 1864, died May 13, 1865, buried in grave number 1765, description on enlistment, single, 21 year old Mechanic, born in Louisiana, resident of New Orleans

M320: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Louisiana