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Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He was 5'7 1/2", with dark complexion, gray eyes, and brown hair when he enlisted on 13 May 1861 at Giles Courthouse in Company D, 7th Virginia Infantry.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.
The rest of the War
On detached service collecting conscripts and deserters, Autumn 1863. Captured at Five Forks, 1 April 1865 and held at Pt. Lookout. Took Oath of Allegiance to US 10 June 1865.
References & notes
Basic information from Riggs1.
1 Riggs, David F., 7th Virginia Infantry, Lynchburg (Va): H. E. Howard, Inc., 1982 [AotW citation 9723]