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Confederate (CSV)

Private

John C. Edwards

(1833 - 1896)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as Private in Company F, 16th Georgia Infantry on 9 September 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap.

The rest of the War

Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia June 25, 1865.

References & notes

Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1. Life dates from family genealogists.

Birth

11/15/1833; Walton County, GA

Death

05/23/1896

Notes

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 12217]