Robert G O'Berry

(1845 - 1916)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 50th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Enlisted as a private in Company K, 5th Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 6, 1861. Roll for April 25, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry June 7, 1862.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Appointed 3rd Sergeant March 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865

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

Birth Date: 06/06/1845 Place of Birth: Ware County, GA
Death Place: Pierce County, GA

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 3060]

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