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Confederate (CSV)

Private

Larkin Nichols

"Lark"

(c. 1842 - 1862)

Home State: Alabama

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 13th Alabama Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

In 1860 he was an unmarried 18 year old day laborer living with Wilborn Echols and his family on their farm at Realtown/Tallassee in Tallapoosa County, AL. He enlisted at Orange Court House, VA on 3 September 1862 and mustered as a Private in Company F of the 13th Alabama Infantry.

On the Campaign

He was with his company in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September and was killed at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

References & notes

His service from his Confederate Compiled Service Records1 online from fold3, and the Alabama Archives,2 both also as Larkin Nickols. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860.

His brother Daniel was also killed at Sharpsburg.

Birth

c. 1842 in GA

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD