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	'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.		'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.

	===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War~~\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War~~===		===[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===
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	*[h:[Kinckerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864\| Knickerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864]] reports death of [[Lucius E. Ball]] and [[William A. Post]], both of Berne.		*[h:[Kinckerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864\| Knickerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864]] reports death of [[Lucius E. Ball]] and [[William A. Post]], both of Berne.
	===Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]===		===Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood===
	'''William A. Post''' Born:Berne,N.Y. age 21. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, Decenber 5, 1863, as private in Co. D; wounded June 3, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]]; lay between the lines without treatment, food, or water, for three days; died of wounds, on the field, June 6, 1864		'''William A. Post''' Born:Berne,N.Y. age 21. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, Decenber 5, 1863, as private in Co. D; wounded June 3, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]]; lay between the lines without treatment, food, or water, for three days; died of wounds, on the field, June 6, 1864
	<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>		<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
	===Heroes of Albany\|Heroes of Albany]]===		===Heroes of Albany\|Heroes of Albany===
	'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.		'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.

	===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===		===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War===
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	'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.		'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.

	=== [[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===		===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===
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	===[[Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]===		===Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]===
	'''William A. Post''' Born:Berne,N.Y. age 21. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, Decenber 5, 1863, as private in Co. D; wounded June 3, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]]; lay between the lines without treatment, food, or water, for three days; died of wounds, on the field, June 6, 1864		'''William A. Post''' Born:Berne,N.Y. age 21. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, Decenber 5, 1863, as private in Co. D; wounded June 3, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]]; lay between the lines without treatment, food, or water, for three days; died of wounds, on the field, June 6, 1864
	<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>		<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood\|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
	===[[Heroes of Albany\|Heroes of Albany]]===		===Heroes of Albany\|Heroes of Albany]]===
	'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.		'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor\|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.

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==Birth==
William A. Post was born April 6, 1842 in Berne<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>, Albany County, NY to [[Jacob Post]] (B. Aug 5, 1811, D. Dec 3, 1892) and [[Eve Spateholte]] (B. June 9, 1813, D. May 24, 1851)<ref name="Beaverdam">[[Beaverdam Cemetery|Beaverdam Cemetery]] Records, Berne, NY</ref>.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref> He was one of twelve children.<ref name="Bernehistory"/> His mother died when he was only 9 years of age.

==Occupation==
William's father Jacob was a farmer and William followed in his father's footsteps. However when he enlisted in the Civil War, his occupation was recorded as a shoemaker.<ref name="Carnival"/>

==Military Service==
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|Name:
|William Post
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|Residence:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Date of Birth:
|6 Apr 1842<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Jacob (Post) and Eva Spateholts<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|5 Dec 1863<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, New York <ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery
|-
|Company:
|Company D<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Killed in Action:
|[[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], VA
|-
|Date Killed:
|3 Jun 1864 or 6 June 1864<ref name="Carnival"/> or 7 Jun 1864<ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref>
|-
|Place of Burial:
|[[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], VA<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted age 21.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Buried on the field of Battle"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Berne, NY on April 6, 1842, Age 21, Shoemaker Farmer, Black eyes, Dark hair, Dark complexion, 5'4" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers, 1865 Census, Berne, Albany Co.,NY; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York For the Year 1897; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Death==
William and [[Lucius E. Ball]], friends from Berne, fought side by side during the battle of [[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]]. After both were wounded, they tried to get back to their lines by crawling at night under cover of darkness, but didn't make it. They were found together on the battlefield.<ref>[[Clyde L. Ball]] as told to Allan Deitz</ref>

William had died on June 7, 1864<ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref>, his body was returned home and he was buried at the [[Beaverdam Cemetery|Beaverdam Cemetery]] in Berne, Albany County, NY.<ref name="Beaverdam"/> His white marble gravestone recorded, "William A. son of Jacob and Eve Post killed at the Battle of [[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]] June 7, 1864 aged 22 years & 2 months."<ref name="Beaverdam"/>

After his death his older brother [[George Post]] enlisted On June 29, 1864 in the 21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and served until the end of the war.
[[Image:Headstone 1555.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>Headstone of William A. Post, [[Beaverdam Cemetery|Beaverdam Cemetery]].<br.>His sister's name is below his.<br.>Photo by Allan Deitz</center>]]

==Other Media==
===Newspapers===
*[h:[Kinckerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864| Knickerbocker News dispatch from the field June 8, 1864]] reports death of [[Lucius E. Ball]] and [[William A. Post]], both of Berne.
===[[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]===
'''William A. Post''' Born:Berne,N.Y. age 21. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, Decenber 5, 1863, as private in Co. D; wounded June 3, at [[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]]; lay between the lines without treatment, food, or water, for three days; died of wounds, on the field, June 6, 1864
<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
===[[Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
'' '''WILLIAM POST''' enlisted December, 1863, in the Seventh Regiment. Killed in battle, June 7, 1864, at [[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], and buried on the field of battle.

=== '''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
Buried on the field of Battle

'''Sources'''
<references />

Researcher: Allan Deitz

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