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Confederate (CSV)

Lieutenant

George D. Dorsey

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as Private, Company K, 16th Georgia Infantry on 25 July 1861.

On the Campaign

He was elected First Lieutenant of his Company on 14 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Promoted to Captain 29 January 1863. Wounded at the Wilderness, VA on 6 May 1864. Roll dated 30 January 1865, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record.

References & notes

Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1; his last name also spelled "Darsey".

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 12252]