My husband's great great grandfather.

• Many Ancestry researchers have another William Prescott confused with this William Prescott. This William D Prescott was born in 1837 in Georgia. I have not fund documented proof of his parents. Online researcher have him the son of a Thomas Prescott and Sarah Sapp in Appling County Georgia. THIS IS INCORRECT! I have researched this and Thomas and Sarah did have a son named William, but he was William F, not William D. Unfortunately, some researchers just take other researchers information at face value and don't actually research the details and a lot of incorrect information gets shared.

The Prescott, Sandel,and Naul families were early pioneers of Walker County Texas. Many of which are buried in the East Sandy Cemetery in Walker County, which is built on land owned by Rev Peter W Sandel and is reserved for those related to the early pioneers. Charles's parents and several siblings are buried there.

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There is some question into William's actual REAL birthdate. I have records in hand, Band going off of his pension application in 1904, and various census records, it puts his birth in 1837.

There is also speculation on his actual birthplace. He is listed in several census records as being born in Georgia. His son William Yancy Prescott's death certificate states his father was born in Atlanta Georgia. I know he enlisted into the C.S.A in May 1861 in Marshall Texas He was assigned to Hood's Brigade, 1st Texas Infantry, and that brigade was made up of men from the following counties in Texas...Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, Newton, San Augustine, Nacogdoches... and later added were Galveston and Trinity. It is very likely, he and his parents and siblings left Georgia and came to Texas early in William's life and he then joined the CSA from Texas.

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Wounded at the Battle of Darbytown 7 Oct 1964...Shot in shoulder

William was Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and surrendered at Appomattox with General Lee, April 9th 1865. (Texas Archives, Confederate Pension Applications)

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

about William D. Prescott

Name: William D. Prescott

State Filed: Texas

Widow: Amanda (Mattie) Pescott

WIDOW PENSION :

Mrs. Amanda E Prescott Name:

Application Date: 5 Aug 1909

Application Place: Walker, Texas

Birth Year: abt 1849

Birth Place: Barber, Alabama

Age: 60

Spouse: William David Prescott

Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1869

Marriage Place: Dale, Alabama

Spouse Death Date: 19 Dec 1908

Spouse Death Place: Walker, Texas

Pension File Number: 19478

Application Type: Widow

William David Prescott joined the military May 9 1861 in Marshall TX serving in the TX 1st INF Company E under Louis T Wigfall (Hood's Brigade) Military pension # 11687

The First Texas Inf (Hood's Bgd) fought at the following major battles...

Battle of Eltham's Landing (May 7, 1862); assigned to Whiting's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood

Battle of Seven Pines (May 31 – June 1, 1862); assigned to Whiting's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood

Battle of Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862) (the primary engagement of Seven Days Battle); assigned to Whiting's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood

Second Manassas (August 28 – August 30, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood

Antietam (September 17, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Col. William T. Wofford

Fredericksburg (December 11 – December 15, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

Gettysburg (July 1 – July 3, 1863); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

Chickamauga (September 18 – September 20, 1863); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

Wilderness (May 5 – May 7, 1864); assigned to Field's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Gregg

Cold Harbor (May 21 – June 3, 1864); assigned to Field's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Gregg