2nd Son & child of James Edward Elam and Martha Lou Eskew of DeKalb County, GA.
Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry, Lawton's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: DeKalb County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' or the duration of the war on 9/26/1861 in DeKalb County, he was mustered into (Old) Company C "Murphy Guards, Wright Legion, Georgia, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry.)
After 4/1/1862 the company was listed as Company D .
Wounded In Action 9/17/1862 in the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, MD.
Died of disease in camp.
His father, James E. Ealum of DeKalb County, GA., filed a Settlement Claim on 4/15/1863.
The 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized near Decatur, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained 13 companies and 1,200 men.
Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry, Lawton's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: DeKalb County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' or the duration of the war on 9/26/1861 in DeKalb County, he was mustered into (Old) Company C "Murphy Guards, Wright Legion, Georgia, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry.)
After 4/1/1862 the company was listed as Company D .
Wounded In Action 9/17/1862 in the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, MD.
Died of disease in camp.
His father, James E. Ealum of DeKalb County, GA., filed a Settlement Claim on 4/15/1863.
The 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized near Decatur, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained 13 companies and 1,200 men.
2nd Son & child of James Edward Elam and Martha Lou Eskew of DeKalb County, GA.
Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry, Lawton's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: DeKalb County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' or the duration of the war on 9/26/1861 in DeKalb County, he was mustered into (Old) Company C "Murphy Guards, Wright Legion, Georgia, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry.)
After 4/1/1862 the company was listed as Company D .
Wounded In Action 9/17/1862 in the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, MD.
Died of disease in camp.
His father, James E. Ealum of DeKalb County, GA., filed a Settlement Claim on 4/15/1863.
The 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized near Decatur, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained 13 companies and 1,200 men.
Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry, Lawton's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: DeKalb County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' or the duration of the war on 9/26/1861 in DeKalb County, he was mustered into (Old) Company C "Murphy Guards, Wright Legion, Georgia, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company A, 38th Georgia Infantry.)
After 4/1/1862 the company was listed as Company D .
Wounded In Action 9/17/1862 in the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, MD.
Died of disease in camp.
His father, James E. Ealum of DeKalb County, GA., filed a Settlement Claim on 4/15/1863.
The 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized near Decatur, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained 13 companies and 1,200 men.
Inscription
A.R. LIN
GA
(Originally listed as --ARLIN).
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