James Teston

(1827 - ?)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 50th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company C.

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:
Paroled at Fort McHenry, Maryland, and sent to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, October 9, 1862. Received at Aiken's Landing, Virginia, October 12, 1862. Detailed nurse in Richmond, Virginia, hospital July 1863. In 2nd Division, Jackson Hospital, at Richmond, Virginia, January 13, 1865, and requested leave of absence on that date, which was approved January 25, 1865. No later record.

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

Birth Date: 04/09/1827 Birth State: SC

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 3105]

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