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Confederate (CSV)

Private

Peter Johnson

(1843 - 1923)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted in Company E as Private - September 13, 1861.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

Wounded in left hip at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863, and captured there July 5, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor, August 24, 1863. Wounded in left hand, necessitating amputation of finger at Hawe's Shop, Virginia, July 2, 1864. Captured in Washington County, Georgia, November 25, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland, June 6, 1865.

References & notes

Basic information from Henderson1.

Birth

10/24/1843; Montgomery County, GA

Death

10/18/1923; Montgomery County, GA

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 13289]

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