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Confederate (CSV)

Captain

Thomas H. Jackson

(1837 - ?)

Home State: Georgia

Command Billet: Company Commander

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 15th Georgia Infantry

see his Battle Report

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted and was 1st Sergeant, Company H - the "Pool Volunteers" of Hart County, Georgia - on 15 July 1861. He was elected 1st Lieutenant on 29 February and Captain 25 April 1862 .

On the Campaign

He relieved the mortally wounded Colonel Millican late in the day on 17 September in command of the regiment. He was the senior surviving officer present.

The rest of the War

He was captured in action at Fort Harrison, Va. on 29 September 1864, and released 17 June 1865 at War's end.

References & notes

Service Details from muster rolls.1

Birth

01/09/1837; Hart County, GA

Death

Date not known

Notes

1 Muster Roll Of Company H, 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry; Hart County, Georgia - Pool Volunteers
Eastern Digital Resources, The Civil War in Georgia, Published 2000, first accessed 30 June 2005, <http://www.researchonline.net/gacw/>, Source page: /rosters/15thcomh.htm [AotW citation 122]

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