John Newton New

John Newton New

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

Private, Captain Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Infantry, CSA

Born about 1837 in Georgia

Promoted to Private March 10, 1862

Transferred to Captain Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, CSA

Died June 27, 1863 of Disease at Vicksburg, Mississippi

Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi