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Confederate (CSV)

Private

H. C. Patrick

Home State: Texas

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 1st Texas Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted in Company I, First Texas Infantry at Milam, TX on 22 March 1862.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

His right arm was amputated, with no further military record.

References & notes

Service information from Davis1 and Simpson.2 Wound detail also found in the 22 September casualty list by Lt. Col. Work published in the Galveston News of 1 November 1862.

Notes

1   Davis, Rev. Nicholas A., The Campaign from Texas to Maryland, Houston: Telegraph Book and Job Establishment, 1863, Pg. 142  [AotW citation 1542]

2   Simpson, Harold Brown, Hood's Texas Brigade: a Compendium, Hillsboro: Hill Junior College Press, 1977, pg. 69  [AotW citation 21007]