Mc. H. Whitaker, 1st Sergeant, Company K, 1st Confederate Engineer Troops, enlisted March 14, 1864, promoted 1st Lieutenant & Adjutant April 15, 1864 stationed near Petersburg, Va., paroled at Meridian, Miss. May 12, 1865, description on enlistment: 28 year old Lawyer, born in Georgia, dark eyes, dark hair, slightly dark complexion, 5’ 11”
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government.