George Martin

First Name: George
Last Name: Martin
Unit: 
Co. C, 2nd Mississippi Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Itawamba County, MS
Biography: 

George Martin (b. SC ca. 1845) was a farm laborer from Itawamba County. Mississippi. He enlisted as a private in Co. C, 2nd Mississippi Infantry on March 1, 1862. He was captured at Petersburg on April 2, 1865 and confined at Fort Delaware until his release on June 10.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14709 Martin1 August 5, 1864 George Martin William Beacham

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