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(c. 1841 - ?)
Home State: Louisiana
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He was a 20 year old farmer in South Port, LA when he enlisted in Company A, First Louisiana Volunteers on April 28, 1861 at New Orleans.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
He was absent in Hospital at Richmond, VA from wounds received at Sharpsburg, until at least February 1863. The roll for May and June 1863 lists him as a deserter, but later records show he was "discharged on account of wounds Recd. June 25, 1862" [sic].
References & notes
Basic information from Booth1.
Birth
c. 1841 in TX
1 Booth, Andrew B., Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands, 3 Volumes, New Orleans: State of Louisiana, 1920, Vol. 2, pg. 807 [AotW citation 13943]