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(1842 - 1926)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted in Company F as a Private on 23 September 1861.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in the shoulder and thigh in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
He was in General Hospital #10 in Richmond, VA in October, then was recovering in Staunton, VA into December 1862, but back with his Company in January 1863. Wounded again, in action at Gettysburg, PA on July 1, 1863. He was sick in Jackson Hospital, Richmond, in May 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, VA on Apr. 9, 1865. He was listed there as 22 years old, 5 foot 10 inches tall, fair complected, with blue eyes and dark hair.
References & notes
Basic information from Henderson1. Furhter details from his service records at the National Archives. Life dates and his middle name from family genealogists.
Birth
07/06/1842; Stewart County, GA
Death
11/13/1926; Webb, AL
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 13321]