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Home State: Louisiana
Branch of Service: Artillery
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Private, Louisiana Guard Artillery on 8 June 1861 in New Orleans.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He was discharged for disability on 21 March 1863 but rejoined the Battery 6 August 1863. He deserted to the enemy on 28 September 1863 at Somerville, VA. He was held at the Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC until released on an oath of allegiance on 13 December 1863. He was then a resident of Peoria, IL.
References & notes
Service from Booth.1
Birth
Date not known in LA
1 Booth, Andrew B., Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands, 3 Volumes, New Orleans: State of Louisiana, 1920, Vol. 3, Book 2, pg. 491 [AotW citation 19949]