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Joseph Thomas Bailey

Residence Randolph County GA; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 3/22/1862 as a Private.
On 3/22/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. GA 51st Infantry
He was transferred out on 3/18/1865 at Richmond, VA
On 3/18/1865 he transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 10/19/1864 Cedar Creek, VA
* Wounded 10/19/1864 Cedar Creek, VA (Wounded in left arm, amputated)
Promotions:
* 2nd Lieut 7/18/1864
Other Information:
born in 1840
died 10/20/1914 in Randolph County, GA
After the War he lived in Randolph County, GA

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
- The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War

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Joseph T. Bailey, age 25, appointed Ensign July 22, 1864, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry, wounded 19 October, 1864 in action near Strasburg, Va., gunshot wound, fracture, left arm, sent to hospital, wounded, Harrisburg, Va. October, 1864, furloughed from General Hospital, Charlottesville, Va. January 21, 1865, retired by Board of Surgeons March 6 1865

M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia

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