(c. 1841 - 1862)
Home State: Alabama
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 15th Alabama Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
A married 20 year old farmer in Abbeville, AL, he mustered as Private, Company G, 15th Alabama Infantry on 3 July 1861 in Abbeville. He was promoted to 5th Sergeant "for gallantry" on 31 August 1862.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He died of wounds in Shepherdstown, VA (now WV) on 20 September 1862.
References & notes
Birth
c. 1841 in GA
Death
09/20/1862; Shepherdstown, VA
1 State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives & History, Alabama Civil War Service Database, Published 2004, first accessed 01 January 2010, <https://archives.alabama.gov/research/CivilWarService.aspx>, Source page: /civilwar/soldier.cfm?id=127973 [AotW citation 20065]