William Meldrum enlisted on August 30, 1862, at St. Louis, Missouri, and was mustered in on October 31, 1862 as a private in Company F, 1st Missouri Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal on August 1, 1864, and to sergeant on September 15, 1864.

Company F was assigned to the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Missouri Cavalry. After participating in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Company F was detached as the escort to General Jefferson Columbus Davis, then served in the Army of the Cumberland east of the Mississippi River before returning to Missouri.

Meldrum was mustered out of the service on June 13, 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.

Carte-de-Visite by William Brown, Ark.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11740