William Ponder Brown

(1841 - ?)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 50th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company E. Private - March 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was captured on 12 September.

The remainder of the War:
Elected 2nd Lieutenant April 3, 1863; 1st Lieutenant February 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent with leave. Pension records show he was at Danville, Virginia, en route to command, when war closed.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic service information from Ranger951.

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: /georgia/infantry/50th_inf_regt.html [AotW citation 2929]

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