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History of White County, Illinois
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W
illiam S. Dale, Jr., son of Wm. S. and Sarah (Eledge) Dale, natives of Illinois and Alabama, respectively, was born in Emma Township, White Co., Ill., Oct. 24, 1840. He lived on the home farm until his father's death in 1852, when the family, consisting of five sons, was moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo., afterward the spot where Marmaduke and the Federals had the skirmish. Mr. Dale moved to New Haven after the war. He afterward settled in White County, and married Sarah R., daughter of Rev. Wm. Slocumb, of White County. They returned to New Haven, where they have since resided. They have a family of four children - Edward L., Charles A., Maud and Cora L. He enlisted in Company D, Marble City Guards, where General Jackson called for 50,000 men; was out six months, and then enlisted in Company D., Brown's Battalion. He was in the State service under General Price, and was transferred to the navy, on the gunboat Arkansas. He was wounded three times at Altoona Pass, -- one shot in the head, one through the breast and one in the left leg. Of 125 who went out only seven came out alive, and with one exception, every man was wounded three times.
Submitted by Linda Roberts
[Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 950.
Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County.
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