Joseph Henry English was born December 2, 1832 to John Henry English and Elizabeth Dicks in Greene County, Georgia. He attended Mercer University in Penfield and later married Eliza H. Holtzclaw on December 18, 1855. On April 24, 1861 he enlisted, along with his brothers Stephen and James English, as a private in Company C, of the 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry regiment. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

 

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