Gravesite of William “Irish Bill” Kingsley

Located in the Bloomfield City Cemetery, just east of the Civil War Memorial Cemetery, is the burial site of William “Irish Bill” Kingsley. An Irish orphan who was initially placed in the British Navy, Kingsley later served in the American Navy and subsequently became a Confederate artilleryman. Remarkably, he lived to the age of 124 years. A photo of him can be found on his marker.