William Anderson Carter, Private was a veteran of the War Between the States on the side of the Confederacy.
Born in Stokes County, North Carolina where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting at "Payne's" at age 21, March 8, 1862. Place and date wounded, not reported. Discharged on April 4, 1863 by reason of "atrophy of the muscles of the right leg caused by an injury of the knee joint." (North Carolina pension records indicate he was wounded near Yorktown, and West Point, Virginia, on unspecified dates.)
Source: "North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster, Vol. VII Infantry 22nd-26th Regiments" compiled by Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr.

Residence: Stokes County, North Carolina Occupation: Farmer
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 08 March 1862 in Payne's at the age of 21
Enlisted in Company H, 22nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 08 March 1862
Absent wounded on 15 October 1862 at (Estimated day)
Discharged on 04 April 1863
Sources:
North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster. (NCRosterC) Published in 1993

CARTER, WILLIAM A.
State: NC Year: 1870
County: Stokes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Beaver Island Township Page: 109
Database: NC 1870 Federal Census Index
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• Married: 13 SEP 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina

1. William Jefferson Carter b: 1861
2. James Haney Carter b: 1862
3. Winston Marshall Carter b: 13 OCT 1868 in Stokes County, NC
4. Amanda J. Carter b: JUL 1870
5. Mary Margaret Carter b: ABT. 1874
6. Walter Gideon Carter b: APR 1876
7. Laura Alice Carter b: 18 OCT 1880