Residence Early County GA; 32 years old.
Enlisted on 3/22/1862 as a Private.
On 3/22/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 51st Infantry
He was Killed on 7/10/1863 at Pennsylvania
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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FUNKSTOWN, MD
JULY 10TH, 1863
Funkstown, Md., July 10, 1863. 1st Cavalry Division,
Army of the Potomac. After having driven the enemy along the
Hagerstown road from Beaver creek on the 9th, this division,
commanded by Brig.-Gen. John Buford, advanced again on the
morning of the 1Oth. The reserve brigade was on the right,
the 1st brigade in the center and the 2nd brigade on the left.
The Confederates retreated into Funkstown, where Longstreet
had posted his reserve. Buford took possession of the hills
overlooking the town, the bridges on the roads leading into it
and the 1st brigade held a suburb. An attempt of the enemy to
dislodge Gamble's brigade was repulsed with loss. Toward
evening the ammunition gave out and the division retired.
leaving a detachment of the 6th corps guarding the bridges.
The Union losses here and at Boonsboro were 12 killed, 54
wounded and 34 missing. The Confederate losses were not
reported.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 5
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Charles McCann, Private, Capt. Henry M. Dunwody's Co. (Early Volunteers), 51st Regiment,* enlisted March 4, 1862 in Early County, for 3 years of the war, recorded on the Jan & Feb, 1863** muster roll as "Absent furlough expired. Blakely Georgia," his name appears on Gen. Orders No. 55, Court Martial, HQ Northern Virginia of April 9, 1863, no further records
* This company subsequently became Company A, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry
** This Company A muster roll, taken with the company located near Fredericksburg, Va., is the last surviving in the records until the Sept & Oct, 1864 muster roll in which his name does not appear. This explains why no records exist for Charles for he would have been dropped from the rolls on one of the missing bi-monthly musters.
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia