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(1822 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 42nd Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
Age 40, he mustered as Private, Company H, 42nd Virginia Infantry at Tatum's Store, VA on 18 March 1862. He was promoted to 4th Sergeant on 21 April 1862.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded and captured in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He died of wounds at Sharpsburg on 20 October 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from the Virginia Military Dead.1 Service and other details from John D. Chapla's 42nd Virginia Infantry (roster, 1983) via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
1822
Death
10/20/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Patrick Springs, Patrick County, VA
1 Library of Virginia, Virginia Military Dead Database, Published 2002, first accessed 30 November 2012, <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/>, Source page: /vmd_Search.asp [AotW citation 18980]