Charles Haynie Sanders, Jr.

His father was a wealthy planter and Methodist clergyman. In 1860 he was 19 years old and lived with his widowed mother Sarah (owner of 5 slaves), 4 siblings, and a number of boarders, including his future Captain, lawyer J.M. Lamar (slaves), and wealthy planter O.T. Rogers (30+ slaves) and his family, in Covington, Newton County, GA. He enlisted there on 1 August 1861 and mustered on 5 August as First Sergeant of the Lamar Infantry - Company A of the Infantry Battalion, Cobb's Legion. He was elected Junior 2nd Lieutenant on 3 February 1862 and promoted to Senior 2nd Lieutenant on 5 July.

He was wounded in action at Crampton's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862 and captured there.

He was promoted to First Lieutenant to date from 14 September 1862. He was held at Fort Delaware then sent to Aikens' Landing, VA for exchange on 2 (or 6) October and officially exchanged there on 10 November. He was furloughed home, sick, for 30 days on 12 November 1862.

He was promoted to Captain on 3 July 1863 and was captured again, at Front Royal, VA on 16 August 1864. He was a prisoner in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC by 25 August, then at Fort Delaware from 28 August to 17 June 1865, when he took an oath of allegiance to the United States and was released.

In 1870 he was a prosperous merchant at Madison in Morgan County, GA. He died young, just 32 years old.

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3. Personal details from family genealogist and the US Census of 1860 & 1870. His gravesite is on Findagrave; his grave marker has him as Charles Hayne Sanders.

He married Celeste J Broughton (1843-after 1900) in March 1864 and they had 3 children.

06/04/1841; Newton County, GA

07/09/1873; burial in Madison Historic Cemeteries, Madison, GA