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Confederate (CSV)

Lieutenant

John L. Mathews

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

A "resident of Georgia since December 22, 1852", he enlisted in Company E as 1st Sergeant on July 10, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant February 12, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant April 4, 1862.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

Elected 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1862. Wounded in left breast at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864. Resigned October 8, 1864. In November he was reported in Montgomery County, GA and disabled.

References & notes

Basic information from Henderson1.

Notes

1   Henderson, Lilian, compiler, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, 6 vols., Hapeville (GA): Longino & Porter, 1959-1964, Vol. 6 (posted online by Ray Fincham, Jr.)  [AotW citation 13288]