William Wallace McDonald

William Wallace McDonald (a/k/a MacDonald) was born at sea in 1832 and lived in Fort Edward, New York.  He was enlisted on May 10, 1861 in Fort Edward in Company B of the 22nd New York Infantry Regiment, for a two-year period.  He mustered in as a Private on June 6, 1861.

Private McDonald supposedly saw action in Fredericksburg, Sulphur Springs, Bull Run and Antietam. He was mustered out with his Company on June 19, 1863 in Albany, New York.  He died on August 24, 1864.