William Zachariah Leitner | |
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Born |
Winnsboro, South Carolina |
September 23, 1829
Died | April 23, 1888 Columbia, South Carolina |
(aged 58)
Buried at | Elmwood Cemetery Columbia, South Carolina |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service/branch |
Confederate States Army South Carolina Militia |
Years of service | 1861–64 (CSA) |
Rank |
Captain (CSA) Lieutenant Colonel (SCM) |
Commands held | Company E, 2nd South Carolina Infantry |
Battles/wars | |
Other work | lawyer, politician |
Captain (CSA)
William Zachariah Leitner (September 23, 1829 – April 23, 1881) was a lawyer, state senator, state Secretary of State, and a Confederate officer in the American Civil War. Commanding the Camden Volunteers, being Company E of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment, he was wounded at Gettysburg. Losing his right leg as result of his injuries; he was forced to resign in 1864 while serving as enrolling officer for the Kershaw District, SC. He died while he was the South Carolina State Secretary of State in 1888. He served under Governor Johnson Hagood and Lieutenant Governor John D. Kennedy, two other confederate officers during his term. He died from a sudden heart attack while in Columbia, SC.