Theodore Turner Fogle

(1834 - 1864)
Home State: Georgia
Command Billet: Soldier
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 2nd Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was a student at the Baltimore Dental College in 1861 at the start of the War. He enlisted from Baltimore in April 1861 in Company G of the 2nd Georgia Infantry, joining his regiment sometime after.

The remainder of the War:
He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1864, but was killed in action at the Wilderness on 6 May 1864 and "was buried nearby under an apple tree."

References, Sources, and other notes:
Many of his wartime letters, including at least one referring to his unit's experiences in Maryland, are in the collection of Emory University, Atlanta. Their finding aid is the source if the biographical details used here.

Birth Date: 01/16/1834    Place of Birth: Milledgeville, GA
College: Georgia Military Institute
Death Date: 05/06/1864    Death Place: Wilderness, VA    Burial Place: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, GA

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