Fletcher D. Barlow

He enlisted in Company K, 7th Louisiana Infantry on 22 February 1862 at Ponchatoula, LA. He was then a 26 year old "office holder" of Covington, LA of the following description - Complexion, Dark. Hair, Brown. Eyes, Grey. Height, 5 ft. 6 in.

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

He was "Absent. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Sept. 17th, 1862. Now in Hospl." to February 1863, but back with his Company in March. He was elected Jr. Second Lieutenant on April 1863. He was captured in action at Rappahannock Station, VA on 7 November 1863, sent to Washington, DC on the 11th, and forwarded to Johnson's Island, OH on the 14th. Released on Oath of Allegiance to the US on 2 June 1865.

Basic information from Booth1. Further details from photos of his gravestone and memorial from LA-Cemeteries.

09/14/1834; Boston, MA

03/26/1874; Tangipahoa, LA; burial in Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa, LA