William Rudy Moore
46th Illinois Infantry Company "A"
William Rudy Moore was born November 30, 1838 Buffalo
Valley, Union County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Daniel F. and Rachel Rudy
Moore. The family later moved to Illinois. There William, age 22, joined the Civil War
September 10, 1861 as a Private in Company "A" 46th Illinois Volunteer
Infantry under Captain Isaac A. Arnolds.. He went directly to Camp Butler, an
Army training camp in Sangamon County, near Springfield. He served until March 19, 1865. He
mustered out, after his 3 year enlistment as a Sergeant by reason of Promotion
and expiration of term. He then reenlisted, the next day,
March 20, 1865 the same Company and Regiment for another 3 years or less
depending on how long the war was to last. He spent the rest of 1865 after the
end of the war in various encampments, as the north was obliged to continue to
occupy the south while the war fever cooled. He served until January 20, 1866.
He mustered out as a 2nd Lieutenant at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He then boarded
the steamer Lady Gay for Cairo. He then went to Camp Butler by train to await
final pay and discharge. On March 9, 1887
William was still owed $185.58 from the US Treasury Department for his serves. He had a letter
stating:
Form
206
Treasury Department
Second Auditor's Office
Washington, D.C., March 9, 1887
Wm. R. Moore
Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Sir,
You are hereby informed that, in consequence of
the General Deficiency Bill, which made provision for the payment of claims
certified by this Office, having failed to become a law, your claim, amounting
to $185.58, as per Certificate No. 59110 cannot at present be paid.
The balance due you will reported to
Congress at its next session, and will be paid as soon as an appropriation
therefore shall have been made.
No further application is required
from you, nor can anything be done to hasten payment: but if you change your
post-office address, you should promptly notify this Office, giving the number
of the above-mentioned Certificate as well as your new address.
Respectfully,
Wm. A. Day (Auditor)
William never received the $185.58 owed to him by the US Government.
After the war, William R. married Sophia Boone October 4, 1866 in Illinois and later moved to Lawrence County, Tennessee. There were nine children born to this union: Alice, J. Fred, Annie (my mother), Susie, Daniel, Emma, Milton, Minnie Viola and Clara. William was Mason and helped form the Masonic Order at Bodenham, Tn. later becoming the Giles County, Tn. Order. He died July 20, 1908 in Lawrence County, Tn. and is buried at Hughes Cemetery.
Engagements:
Fort Henry, Tennessee, Fort Donelson, Tennessee,Battle at Hatchie, Tennessee, Shiloh (April 6 &
7),Tennessee, Hatchie River, Tennessee, Jackson, Mississippi,
Spanish Fort, and Blakely, Alabama.
William Rudy Moore is the Grandfather of Dorothy England
Flag photo courtesy of Illinois National Guard