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It actually would be July 1,2, or 3 or later of 1863 as the date of death, not all soldiers died instantly,many died days or weeks later of their wounds.
A mention of William can be found on page 205 and page 416 0f
History of the Twenty Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Birney's ... By United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
http://books.google.com/books?id=K2EUAAAAYAAJ&dq=23rd%20pennsylvania&as_brr=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false
see unit history at
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/23rd/23dorg3yrs.html
according to
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/23rd/23dcoc3yrs.html
23d Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers -Company C
Recruited at Philadelphia
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into Service-Term/Years-Remarks
Ford, William Private September 1, 1861 3 Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
ancestry.com states
Name: Henry Ford Enlistment Date: 21 Apr 1861
Side Served: Union State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 23rd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 21 Apr 1861.Mustered Out Company A, 23rd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 31 Jul 1861 at Philadelphia, PA.
This was a 3 month service regiment. Another 23rd Pennsylvania existed that was a 3 year service regiment.
William's 3 yr service is noted
Name: William Ford Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1861
Side Served: Union State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 1 September 1861.
Enlisted in Company C, 23rd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 1 Sep 1861.Mustered Out Company C, 23rd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 8 Sep 1864 at Philadelphia, PA.
There are 3 CW era soldiers named Ford buried at Gettysburg(according to ancestery soldier burial database)
Name: Joseph Ford Death Date: 3 Jul 1863
Service Info.: SGT K 19 MASS INF
Name: Ozias C Ford Death Date: 2 Jul 1863
Service Info.: PVT A 55 OHIO INF
Name: Stephen Ford Death Date: 3 Jul 1863
Service Info.: PVT D LPHB MD INF
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