Died at Mt Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA
Hollywood Cemetery, Section U, Mass Grave Site
He enlisted as a private in Company B of the 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Confederate States of America (CSA) on 23 Mar 1862. On July 17, 1862, Major General John C. Pemberton sent the 50th Georgia Volunteers to Richmond to join the Army of Northern Virginia under its commanding general, Robert E. Lee. He was promoted to 2nd Corporal on 5 Aug 1864. He was captured at Richmond, VA 3 April 1865 as a result of the Siege of Petersburg and Lee's abandoning of Richmond as he headed towards Appomattox. He was sick at the time of Lee’s surrender, and died shortly thereafter in April 1865. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.
William G. Bagley |