Re: Virgil Holton - 31st Regiment GA Infantry, Co. K
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In reply to:
Virgil Holton - 31st Regiment GA Infantry, Co. K
Jane Hawthorne 3/05/14
According to his Compiled Military Service Record, when mustered out, he was shown to be "born in Washington County, in the state of Georgia, is forty years of age, five feet and nine inches high, dark complection (sic), gray eyes, black hair, and by occupation when enlisted a carpenter." A medical examination by the acting assistant surgeon of the 31st found him "incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of a long standing case of Chronic Dysentery, and Chronic Nephritis and at present considerable pulmonary trouble. These troubles have rendered said private wholy (sic) unfit for the duties of military life."