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Confederate (CSV)

Sergeant

Edward Tilford

(? - 1862)

Home State: Louisiana

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 14th Louisiana Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as Private, Company E, 14th Louisiana Infantry, on 25 June 1861 in New Orleans. He was promoted Corporal, date not given, and to 5th Sergeant on 2 December 1861.

On the Campaign

He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He died of wounds at Jordan Springs, near Winchester, VA on 30 September 1862.

References & notes

Service from Booth.1

Death

09/30/1862; Jordan Springs, VA

Notes

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. 834  [AotW citation 19965]