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Confederate (CSV)

James W. Mathews

Home State: Texas

Branch of Service: Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He mustered as Private in Company G, First Texas Infantry on 23 June 1861 at Palestine, TX.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

He was wounded again at Chickamauga, GA on 19 September 1863. He was paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA on 12 April 1865.

References & notes

Service information from Davis1 and Simpson.2

1 Davis, Rev. Nicholas A., The Campaign from Texas to Maryland, Houston: Telegraph Book and Job Establishment, 1863, Pg. 142 [AotW citation 1504]

2 Simpson, Harold Brown, Hood's Texas Brigade: a Compendium, Hillsboro: Hill Junior College Press, 1977, pg. 54 [AotW citation 20952]