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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William O'Meara

Home State: Alabama

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 5th Alabama Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as a Private in Company G (later renamed F), 5th Alabama Infantry, date not given.

On the Campaign

He was captured in action near Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He was a prisoner at Fort Delaware until 2 October when he was sent to Aiken's Landing, VA for exchange. He was declared exchanged on 10 November 1862 with no later military record.

References & notes

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3, also as William Omesa and O'Mearra; thanks to Miles Krisman for the pointer to him.

Notes

1 US War Department, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, Record Group No. 109 (War Department Collection of Confederate Records), Washington DC: US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1903-1927 [AotW citation 28051]

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