William Cantrell's widow just died at age 93. This made the news all over the place.
A short history of his service follows.
He served in Co. A, French's Battalion of the Virginia infantry ( didn't say what regiment). He enlisted at age 16 in Pikeville, Ky, and was captured the same year and sent to prison in Ohio where he was later exchanged. After the war, he moved to Arkansas.
In a 2004 interview, Maudie White Hopkins said he recalled how lice infested his sock supports and "ate a trail around his legs."
And, then, at age 86, he married a 19 year-old girl.
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
