Civil War Archive
Pvt. Albert P. Waterman E/8th Inf. Born Indiana
Age 17, single, gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’8″, a farmer. Enlisted August 27th 1864 Oregon, Wisconsin by Captain William C. Young for one year, mustered in August 25th 1864 Madison, Wisconsin.Recruit received August 30th 1864, discharged August 15 1865. Participated in battles of Nashville, Tennessee, December 15th and 16th 1864 and Spanish Fort, Alabama, March and April 1865.

Larsen, Richard N. (2006). Oregon Wisconsin and the Civil War 1861-1866, Part One: The Men, for the Oregon Historical Society, p. 9.