Enlisted as a Private
* Wounded Jug Tavern [Believe Aug. 3, 1864 near Macon, Ga.]
"D" Co. KY 1st Cavalry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
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Mills, Ferdinand C. Private, Company G, 1st Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (Butler's), enlisted October 5, 1861 at Russelville by Capt. Wickliff for 3 years, paroled at Washington, Ga. May 6, 1865, subscribed and swore Oath of Allegiance to the U. S., May 22, 1865 at Nashville, Tenn., description: resident of Daviess County, Ky., fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, 5' 10"
M319: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky
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Although there were no altercations in Gwinnett during the Civil War, Gwinnett was overrun by Union soldiers during 1864 when Sherman captured Atlanta. There were skirmishes at Jug Tavern (Winder).
Most early families located in the area between Hog Mountain and Jug Tavern (now Winder), between the Mulberry and Apalachee Rivers.
http://www.oldplaces.org/gwinnettga/history.html
See also:
http://www.cityofwinder.com/index.aspx?page=41
http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/640803.html
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2B0