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Confederate (CSV)

Private

Ludy Young Wells

(c. 1840 - 1863)

Home State: Mississippi

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 2nd Mississippi Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

A 21 year old farmer, he enlisted as Private, Company I, 2nd Mississippi Infantry, date not given.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

He was furloughed 10 October 1862 for 60 days and then returned to his Company. He was wounded and captured at Gettysburg, PA on 1 July 1863 and died in a US Army hospital there on 5 (or 13) July 1863.

References & notes

His service 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. 1840 in SC

Death

07/05/1863; Gettysburg, PA