Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 23rd Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Private in Company G, 23rd Georgia Infantry on 9 October 1861. Appointed First Sergeant in February 1862.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
Captured at Fort Harrison, VA 30 September 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, MD 17 March 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, VA for exchange on 19 March 1865. No later record.
References & notes
Basic information from Fincham, Jr.1.
Birth
Date not known in 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/23rd_regt_inf.html [AotW citation 12394]