William L. Skinner, student 1856-1857

Skinner was a student in Warren County, NC at the time of his enlistment as a private in Co. F of the 12th NC Infantry on April 18, 1861. On June 25, 1861 he was made commissary sergeant and then transferred into Co. K of the 14th NC Infantry. He transferred into and was promoted to ordnance sergeant for the 56th NC Infantry on September 15, 1862. On May 20, 1863, records indicate he was discharged for promotion but no further record of him has been found at this time, and he disappears from the historical record, with a younger brother inheriting the family plantation, Linden Hall, in Warren County, NC.