Open main menu
Open main menu
![[no picture yet]](images/none.gif)
[no picture yet]
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted in Company C as Private - May 11, 1862.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
He was wounded slightly, in the shoulder, on 4 May 1863 near Hamilton Crossing, VA. He was sick at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA in June 1864. He was captured in action at Winchester, Virginia, September 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland, and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Virginia for exchange March 15, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia for exchange, March 18, 1865.
References & notes
Basic information from Henderson1. Further details from his service records at the National Archives.
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 13317]