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(? - 1862)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 61st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
He enlisted in Company B as Sergeant on August 31, 1861.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
He was hospitalized in Richmond til 9 October 1862, then sent home on furlough for 30 days. He was killed in action at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from Henderson1, who also has him as P. W. Rodgers. Further details from his service jacket at the National Archives.
Death
12/13/1862; Fredericksburg, VA
1 Henderson, Lilian, compiler, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, 6 vols., Hapeville (GA): Longino & Porter, 1959-1964, Vol. 6 (posted online by Ray Fincham, Jr.) [AotW citation 13270]