Wednesday, December 29, 2010

John William Mack.

John W. Mack.

Birth: 1843 Near Dalton, Whitfield, Ga.
Death: 21 or 27 Dec 1864, Georgia.

Father: Henry MACK
Mother: Martha Ann SWEENEY OR SWEENIE OR SWENIE

Wife: Ella GIBSON, married 1887, Georgia.

Military Enlistment:

Residing in Whitfield County, GA at time of enlistment
Enlisted on Dec 17 1861 as Private.

Mustering information:
Enlisted into C Company, 60th Infantry (Georgia) on Dec 17 1861. Died while serving in 60th Infantry (Georgia) on Dec 27 1864 at Point Lookout, MD.

Listed as:
POW on May 23 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

Burial: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Major Thomas J. Berry.

In a report Major Thomas J. Berry, he states; Private John W. Mack, 60th., Georgia, Company C, Fourth Battalion Georgia Volunteers, while unarmed, captured in the woods 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, and 2 privates, of the First New Jersey Regiment, all armed; disarmed them, brought them into camp alone, and delivered them to his captain.

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