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J.H. Worsham

J.H. Worsham

Confederate (CSV)

Private

John H. Worsham

(1839 - 1920)

Home State: Virginia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 21st Virginia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted 21 April 1861 in Company F, 21st Virginia Infantry.

On the Campaign

One of the three members of Company F on the Campaign.

The rest of the War

Promoted 2nd Sergeant in April 1863 and First Sergeant in December 1863. Appointed Adjutant of the Regiment on 12 September 1864. Wounded in action at Winchester, VA on 19 September 1864 and disabled for further service.

References & notes

Basic information and photograph from Worsham1.

Birth

07/08/1839

Death

09/19/1920; burial in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA

Notes

1   Worsham, John H., One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry, New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1912, pp. 145, 301 - 317  [AotW citation 8494]