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Confederate (CSV)

Private

Samuel C. Cantrell

(1840 - ?)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 18th Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He was in Company F.

On the Campaign

He was wounded - in the left hand, necessitating amputation of middle finger - in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

The rest of the War

Appointed 3rd Sergeant in 1863. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

References & notes

Basic information from Ranger951.

Birth

02/14/1840 in GA

Notes

1   Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /infantry/18th_inf_regt.html  [AotW citation 9490]