(c. 1838 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 18th Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
A 23 year old lawyer, he enlisted in Appomattox County as Private, Company H, 18th Virginia Infantry on 7 May 1861. He was promoted to 4th Sergeant on 15 May 1862.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
The rest of the War
He died of wounds on 17 November 1862 in Winchester, VA.
References & notes
Service information from Robertson1 via the Historical Data Systems database. Personal details from family genealogists.
Birth
c. 1838; Appomattox County, VA
Death
11/17/1862; Winchester, VA
1 Robertson, James I., PhD, 18th Virginia Infantry, Lynchburg (Va): H. E. Howard, Inc., 1984, roster [AotW citation 24736]