William G. Eakin enlisted as a Private in Company H, 37th Virginia Infantry March 28,1862 at Abingdon, Virginia by Lt. R.Wright for a period of 3 years, recorded at the end of June 1862 as "Detailed as musician Hospital at Charlottesville, Va.," wounded at Cedar Mountain on August 8 and at home on furlough as recorded on the Jul/Aug 1862 and later on the Nov/Dec 1862 muster, recorded present on August 31, 1864, paroled at Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865, resident of Washington, County, Virginia

M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia