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Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted in Company D as Private - September 13, 1861.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
Admitted to Wayside Hospital (General Hospital #9) October 1, 1862, then Chimborazo #3 on the 2nd, both in Richmond, Virginia. He was furloughed on the 10th. He was "absent, wounded" to February 1863, then "absent without leave" at least to the end of 1864.
References & notes
Basic information from Henderson1. Further detail from his service records at the National Archives.
1 Henderson, Lilian, compiler, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, 6 vols., Hapeville (GA): Longino & Porter, 1959-1964, Vol. 6 (posted online by Ray Fincham, Jr.) [AotW citation 13299]