Residence Fulton County GA; 21 years old.
Enlisted on 5/3/1862 as a Private.
On 5/15/1862 he mustered into "G" Co. GA 56th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Furloughed 6/3/1864 (place not stated) (For 30 days)
* Sick 5/6/1865 Hospl, Atlanta, GA
Other Information:
born 6/7/1841 in Forsyth County, GA
died 12/11/1871 in Forsyth County, GA

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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James D. Pettyjohn, Private, Company G, 55th Regiment Georgia Infantry, volunteered May 3, 1862 at Union Hill by Capt. J. M. Streetman for 3 years, paid $50 bounty, captured July 4, 1863 at Vicksburg, Miss., paroled July 8, received 30 day furlough July 23, 1863 at Enterprise, Miss., no further records

This regiment subsequently became 56th Regiment Georgia Infantry

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

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For additional information, see:

http://www.researchonline.net/gacw/unit107.htm

Cuttino, George P., editor. Saddle Bag and Spinning Wheel: Being the Civil War Letters of George W. Peddy, M.D., Surgeon, 56th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, C.S.A and His Wife Kate Featherston Peddy.. Macon, GA: Mercer U, 1981. 332 p.