John P. King

(1841 - )
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 21st Virginia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He enlisted in Company D, 21st Virginia Infantry on 1 July 1861.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action - "gunshot wound to the chest, through the left lung" - at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
He later transferred to the Cavalry.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Riggs1.

Notes

1 Riggs, Susan A., 21st Virginia Infantry, Lynchburg (VA): H.E. Howard, Inc., 1991, pp. 59 - 98 [AotW citation 8504]

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