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(1823 - 1863)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Private in Company B, 16th Georgia Infantry on 17 July 1861, later appointed Sergeant.
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 October 2, 1862, and exchanged there November 10, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863.Died, result of amputation of left arm, in Receiving & Wayside Hospital at Richmond, Virginia May 10, 1863.
References & notes
Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1. Further details from family genealogists.
Birth
3/4/1823; Jackson County, GA
Death
5/10/1863; Richmond, VA; burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
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 12181]