Courtesy of Bill Furr: October 2006
John R. Abney was born on November 11, 1846 in Georgia. He enlisted in the 45th Georgia Infantry on March 4, 1862 in Monroe County, Georgia.
He was wounded on July 30, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia, captured on March 25, 1865 at Petersburg, and died on April 7, 1865 at Washington, D.C.
ABNEY, JOHN
PVT CO D 45TH REGT GA CW
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 58
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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