(1837 - 1899)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted as Private, Company A, Phillips' Legion Infantry Battalion on 15 May 1862.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in the chest in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He was captured at Gettysburg, PA on 2 July 1863 and held at Fort Delaware. He was exchanged on 31 October 1864 and returned to duty. He was captured at Sailor's Creek, VA on 6 April 1865 and in prison at Newport News, VA until he was released on 26 June 1865.
References & notes
Birth
03/17/1837; Greene County, GA
Death
12/27/1899; Greene County, GA; burial in Walker United Methodist Church Cemetery, Veazey, GA
1 Graham, Kurt D., Phillips Georgia Legion - Infantry Battalion, first accessed 20 September 2012, <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/RandysTexas/page4.html>, Source page: /InfCoA2.html [AotW citation 21952]