Photo: 7th MS Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 20
Length of Service: 1861-1864
State: Mississippi
Rank: Pvt / Cpl
Unit: 7th MS Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. H on 13 Jul 1861; wounded in action near Munfordville, KY 19 Sep 1862 (record states wound occurred “in the cornfield at 9:00am on the line left of the Fort, in the neck by grape shot slightly”); present thru 1863; re-enlisted for the war on 29 Jan 1864; killed in action near Atlanta, GA on 14 Aug 1864
Survived War: No
Cemetery / Burial: Atlanta, GA Burial unknown
Soldier Info: Born in Pike, MS in 1841; Died in battles outside Atlanta, GA in 1864
Relationship to Author: 3rd cousin 6x
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