Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008:
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 24th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A.,HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA, McMILLAN GUARDS
Field, Elijah K. (or Elijah R.) – Private, June 30, 1862. Wounded and captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Died of wounds in Carver U.S.A. General Hospital, at Washington, D. C., May 8, 1865. Buried in Arlington Cemetery.
FEILD, E K
K 24TH GA INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/18/1865
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 133
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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