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Confederate (CSV)

Sergeant

James B. Young

(c. 1846 - ?)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: Phillips' (GA) Legion, Infantry Battalion

Before Sharpsburg

About 15 years old, he enlisted as 5th Sergeant, Company L, Phillips' Legion Infantry Battalion on 15 March 1862.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

He was discharged as being under-age by Special Order #212 of the CSA Adjutant and Inspector General on 10 September 1862 - which apparently didn't reach his unit until after the battle.

References & notes

His service from Graham.1

Birth

c. 1846

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: /page10.html [AotW citation 21996]

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