Served in Company C, 65th Inf., Georgia as Pvt

Residence White County GA; Enlisted on 5/15/1862 as a Private. On 5/15/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. GA Smith's Battn Infantry He was transferred out on 3/15/1863 (Estimated day of transfer) On 3/15/1863 he transferred into "C" Co. GA 65th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: * Deserted 7/28/1863 (place not stated) * Rejoined company 10/5/1863 (place not stated) * Arrested 10/7/1863 (place not stated) * Paroled 4/28/1865 Greensboro, NC * Hospitalized 6/27/1865 Post Hospl, Louisville, KY (With intermittent fever) * Returned 7/3/1865 (place not stated) Other Information: born in Habersham County, GA (Born in 1831. Died Nov. 1, 1884.) After the War he lived in White County, GA Sources used: - Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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Unit Details:

65th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1863 using the infantry battalion of Smith's Georgia Legion as its nucleus. Some of the men were from Gilmer and Floyd counties. After serving in East Tennessee the unit was attached to J.H. Kelly's, J.K. Jackson's, and Gist's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 65th fought with the army from Chickamauga to Nashville, then was active in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it contained 291 men and 226 arms but was further reduced when it surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John S. Fain, William G. Foster, Robert H. Moore, and Sumner J. Smith; Lieutenant Colonel Jacob W. Pearcy; and Major Samuel F. Williams.