"Gus"
(c. 1836 - ?)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Corporal, Company B, Phillips' Legion Infantry Battalion on 11 June 1861. He was promoted to 5th Sergeant by June 1862.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in both thighs and captured in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He was exchanged on 17 October 1862 and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 12 June 1863. He was captured at Sailor's Creek, VA on 6 April 1865 and held at Johnson's Island, OH to 18 June 1865, then age 29.
References & notes
His service from Graham.1
Birth
c. 1836
1 Graham, Kurt D., Phillips Georgia Legion - Infantry Battalion, first accessed 20 September 2012, <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/RandysTexas/page4.html>, Source page: /InfCoB.html [AotW citation 21891]