Timeline
Birth- 1838
Tennessee
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Regiment
Georgia 40th Infantry (Confederate)
Regiment
Georgia 40th Infantry, Company B (Confederate)
State
Georgia, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States
Commander
First Lieutenant, October 1863 - May 1865
Mustered In
Date
4 Mar 1862
Place
Georgia
Military Service
Enlistment- 4 Mar 1862
Georgia
Second Lieutenant
Residence
Date
4 Mar 1862
Place
Bartow County, Georgia
Military Service
Gold Star
Officer
Yes
Prisoner of War
Yes
Wounded
No
Imprisonment
Battle
Vicksburg
Date
4 July 1863
Place
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Promoted
Date
15 Oct 1863
Info
Estimated day
Rank
First Lieutenant
Discharge
Date
12 May 1865
Place
Kingston, Georgia
Info
Surrendered
Other Facts
Name
Edward B Ford