(1843 - 1863)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Private in Company B, 16th Georgia Infantry. Left sick at Goldsboro, NC 4 April 1862.
On the Campaign
He was captured in action on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap.
The rest of the War
Sent from Fort Delaware, Delaware to Aiken's Landing, Virginia for exchange October 2, 1862. Admitted to General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Virginia, October 11, 1862. Transferred to Camp Lee, Richmond, Virginia, October 18, 1862. Appointed Corporal in 1862. Died August 5, 1863.
References & notes
Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1. Birth information from family genealogists.
Birth
1843; Jackson County, GA
Death
8/5/1863
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/16th_inf_regt.html [AotW citation 12177]