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Confederate (CSV)

Private

John W. Samples

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: Phillips' (GA) Legion, Infantry Battalion

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as Private, Company B, Phillips' Legion Infantry Battalion on 24 June 1861.

On the Campaign

He was captured in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain, MD on 14 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He was exchanged 2 October 1862 and was wounded at Knoxville, TN on 29 November 1863. He was promoted to 4th Corporal by January 1864 and was captured at Sailor's Creek, VA on 6 April 1865. He was held in th eprison at Newport News, VA until released on 25 June 1865.

References & notes

His service from Graham.1

Notes

1 Graham, Kurt D., Phillips Georgia Legion - Infantry Battalion, first accessed 20 September 2012, <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/RandysTexas/page4.html>, Source page: /InfCoB2.html [AotW citation 21961]

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