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Confederate (CSV)

Private

John H. Chaney

(c. 1823 - ?)

Home State: Mississippi

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 2nd Mississippi Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

Age 38, he enlisted as Private, Company A, 2nd Mississippi Infantry at Corinth in May 1861 and transferred to Company L on 30 April 1862.

On the Campaign

He was captured in action on South Mountain, MD on 14 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He was exchanged on 10 November 1862 and returned to duty. He was captured at Danville, MS on 25 April 1863 and sent to the Federal prison at Alton, IL in May.

References & notes

Service information from a casualty list/roster for the Campaign provided by Michael Brasher, from his research in Compiled Service Records, Company rolls, and other period sources.

Birth

c. 1823