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(1843 - 1936)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
A farmer, he enlisted as 2nd Sergeant in Company D, 16th Georgia Infantry on 5 August 1861.
On the Campaign
He was captured in action on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap.
The rest of the War
Sent to Fort Delaware, DE. Paroled 26 September 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, VA on 10 November 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, VA on 9 April 1865.
References & notes
Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1. Further details from family genealogists.
Birth
1843; Madison, GA
Death
1936; Madison, GA; burial in Comer City Cemetery, Madison County, GA
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 12199]