John F. Cheney

Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 3rd Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company C.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Ranger95 1. Private - April 24, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant April 20, 1862. Elected Jr.2nd Lieutenant July 22, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant May 10, 1863. Wounded, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 23, 1863. Wounded and disabled, Crater near Petersburg, Virginia July 30, 1864. Assigned to light duty in Quartermaster Dept., account of wounds, March 28, 1865. Died Crawford, Georgia January 13, 1902.

Notes

1 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /infantry/3rd_regt_inf.html [AotW citation 2781]

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