John Chapman

John Chapman

Private, Company A, 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, CSA

Promoted to Private March 10, 1862

Captured July 4, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi

Paroled July 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi

Deserted August 15, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia

Received November 11, 1864 at Louisville, Kentucky where he took oath of allegiance to the United States and was released to remain north of the Ohio River during the War