He served in the 10th New Hampshire Infantry Co. A during the Civil War. Under the Name of William Allen in this regiment. It is also recorded in Aylings that he was a sailor and deserted the Navy from the ship USS Gem of the Seas. He took the alias William Allen on entering the service of the 10th.
He served in the 10th New Hampshire Infantry Co. A during the Civil War. Under the Name of William Allen in this regiment. It is also recorded in Aylings that he was a sailor and deserted the Navy from the ship USS Gem of the Seas. He took the alias William Allen on entering the service of the 10th.
Inscription
William Paton Pender Killed at Fort Darling, Va.
Gravesite Details
According to Storer Post GAR Graves we decorate, his stone was moved sometime after 1915 and put in the Mausoleum of Stephen Pender in the same cemetery. Stephen was his brother. The inscription above is from the Storer 1893 edition pg 53.
