He served in Company G 176th Infantry Regiment New York State Volunteers enlisting in the 176th Reg't. NY Infantry, Co. G, on November 8, 1862 and was Mustered in on December 18, 1862. Although he was 48 years old by our records, his military records listed him as 44. His unit was sent to Louisana and he was captured on June 23, 1863 at Brashear City (now Morgan City). He was released by the enemy and returned to duty on August 17, 1863. He died at Bonnet Carre and there is no mention of the cause of his death. His unit was not involved in any action from the time of his release until his death. His unit fought in Louisana in these battles. Cornell University has started to create an extensive online American History site called Making of America which includes thousands of pages of Civil War history. I have linked to reports filed by Union company commanders (pp 192-201) and (pp 912-914) of the battles fought by the 176th during the period of June 20-24, 1863. A Col. James P. Major of the Confederate forces filed this report (pp217-220) about the same battle. Here is a general description of the action. These were the only actions seen by the 176th prior to William Lun's death.