John Matthew Darden

He enrolled as Ensign of Company B, 13th Georgia Infantry on 8 July 1861 at Griffin, GA. He was slightly wounded in the knee in a skirmish at Whitemarsh Island, GA on 16 April 1862.

He was elected Junior 2nd Lieutenant to date from 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

He was sick in a hospital in Farmville, VA from 10 June to 14 August, then furloughed for 30 days. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1 July 1863 and First Lieutenant on 7 August (or September) 1863. He was wounded by a gunshot at Spotsylvania Court House, VA on 12 May 1864, his right arm was amputated, and he was furloughed home to Holley in Meriwether County, GA on 27 May. He died there on 1 February 1865.

His service from Henderson,1 who has his wound and amputation at Fredericksburg, VA in December 1862, as J. Matthew Darden; and his Compiled Service Records,2 online from fold3. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860.

02/01/1865; Meriwether County, GA