Served in Company G, 46th Inf., Georgia as Pvt

Residence was not listed; Enlisted as a Private (date unknown). He also had service in: "G" Co. MS 3rd Infantry Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records Residence Stewart County GA; Enlisted on 3/4/1862 as a Private. On 3/4/1862 he mustered into "G" Co. GA 46th Infantry He died of disease on 8/1/1864 at Stewart County, GA Sources used: - Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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Unit Details:

46th Infantry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862 with men from Upson, Schley, Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Webster, Marion, and Talbot counties. The unit served in Georgia, then South Carolina where it was involved in the conflicts at Secessionville, and Gaston and Frampton's Plantation. In May, 1863, assigned to General Gist's Brigade, it moved to Mississippi. After taking part in the siege of Jackson the regiment joined the Army of Tennessee and fought on many battlefields from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. In December, 1863, this unit totalled 628 men and 513 arms, but was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Peyton H. Colquitt and Samuel J.C. Dunlop, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Daniel, and Major A.M. Speer.