William Earnshaw (minister)
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Dayton, Ohio
Union
William Earnshaw | |
|---|---|
 Earnshaw circa 1865 | |
| Born | April 12, 1828 |
| Died | July 7, 1885 (aged 57) |
| Place of burial | Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Dayton, Ohio |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1861–1867 |
| Rank |  chaplain |
| Unit | 49th Pennsylvania Infantry U.S. Volunteers, Hospital Chaplain |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| Other work | 8th Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic |
William Earnshaw, D.D. (April 12, 1828 – July 7, 1885) was an American minister who served in the Union Army as a chaplain and as the 8th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1879–1880.
Earnshaw was born on April 12, 1828, in Chester, Pennsylvania. Soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted April 16, 1861, as a private in the 49th Pennsylvania Infantry and was mustered in as the regiment's chaplain with the rank of captain. Earnshaw resigned his commission on October 12, 1862, when the regiment was consolidated with another regiment. He was appointed a hospital chaplain in the U.S. Volunteers April 22, 1863, and remained in the service until August 27, 1867.[citation needed]
