William McChesney

Lt. William McChesney

William McChesney was born in Cranbury, New Jersey in 1834 and died in Orange, New Jersey in 1905. He enlisted with the 2nd D.C. Infantry, Company B as a Private in January 1862. He rose to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the time he was mustered out in June 1865. The photograph was taken some time post-war and shows him in his Grand Army of the Republic uniform.

Photograph and information submitted by Lt. McChesney's descendant, Robert A. Hill, General Alfred Pleasonton Camp #24, Department of California and Pacific, SUVCW.

Lt. William McChesney