Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH":
Enlisted as a Private, Company G ("Walton Blues"), 42nd Regiment, Georgia (Volunteer) Infantry, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States Army on 04 Mar 1862. Captured and taken prisoner near Atlanta, GA 23 July 1864 (the Battle of Atlanta). Received at Louisville, Kentucky 5 August 1864 and sent to Camp Chase (Union Army Prison of War Camp) in Columbus, Ohio on the same day. Died as a POW, of smallpox, at Camp Chase 2 Nov 1864.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Leonard Boss
Residence: Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH
Note: Name is mispelled on POW/Cemetery records. Last name shown as Bass; when in fact, his last name is Boss.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH":
Enlisted as a Private, Company G ("Walton Blues"), 42nd Regiment, Georgia (Volunteer) Infantry, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States Army on 04 Mar 1862. Captured and taken prisoner near Atlanta, GA 23 July 1864 (the Battle of Atlanta). Received at Louisville, Kentucky 5 August 1864 and sent to Camp Chase (Union Army Prison of War Camp) in Columbus, Ohio on the same day. Died as a POW, of smallpox, at Camp Chase 2 Nov 1864.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Leonard Boss
Residence: Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH
Note: Name is mispelled on POW/Cemetery records. Last name shown as Bass; when in fact, his last name is Boss.
Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH":
Enlisted as a Private, Company G ("Walton Blues"), 42nd Regiment, Georgia (Volunteer) Infantry, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States Army on 04 Mar 1862. Captured and taken prisoner near Atlanta, GA 23 July 1864 (the Battle of Atlanta). Received at Louisville, Kentucky 5 August 1864 and sent to Camp Chase (Union Army Prison of War Camp) in Columbus, Ohio on the same day. Died as a POW, of smallpox, at Camp Chase 2 Nov 1864.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Leonard Boss
Residence: Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH
Note: Name is mispelled on POW/Cemetery records. Last name shown as Bass; when in fact, his last name is Boss.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH":
Enlisted as a Private, Company G ("Walton Blues"), 42nd Regiment, Georgia (Volunteer) Infantry, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States Army on 04 Mar 1862. Captured and taken prisoner near Atlanta, GA 23 July 1864 (the Battle of Atlanta). Received at Louisville, Kentucky 5 August 1864 and sent to Camp Chase (Union Army Prison of War Camp) in Columbus, Ohio on the same day. Died as a POW, of smallpox, at Camp Chase 2 Nov 1864.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Leonard Boss
Residence: Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH.
He was taken prisoner in Atlanta, on July 23, 1864; died of smallpox as POW at Camp Chase, Columbus, OH
Note: Name is mispelled on POW/Cemetery records. Last name shown as Bass; when in fact, his last name is Boss.
Bio by: Birdgirl
Inscription
Pvt. Leonard Bass Co. G. 42nd Ga. Inf. CSA
Gravesite Details
Confederate POW who died while in Yankee captivity during the Civil war of 1861-65
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