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William Zachariah Leitner (September 23, 1829 – April 23, 1888) was a lawyer, state senator, state Secretary of State, and a
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officer in the
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. Before the Civil War he graduated from South Carolina College in 1849 and taught law to John D. Kennedy. 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 was a member of the South Carolina State Senate from Kershaw from 1882 to 1885. He was elected as Secretary of State for SC in November 1886. He served under Governor
John Peter Richardson III John Peter Richardson III (September 25, 1831 – July 6, 1899) was the 83rd governor of South Carolina from 1886 to 1890. Richardson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina to John Peter Richardson II, a former Governor of South Carol ...
, another confederate officers during his term. He died in Columbia, SC from a sudden heart attack in November, 1888. Some of his pall bearers included Gov. John P. Richardson, Ex-Gov. and Gen.
Milledge Luke Bonham Milledge Luke Bonham (December 25, 1813August 27, 1890) was an American politician and Congressman. He was later the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864, and a Confederate General during the American Civil War. Early life and ...
, and Col. Fitz W. McMaster, previous commander of the 17th SC Infantry. {{DEFAULTSORT:Leitner, William Zachariah 1829 births 1888 deaths People from Winnsboro, South Carolina Confederate States Army officers People of South Carolina in the American Civil War