Pvt Alexander was reported absent July 15,1864, hospitalized in General Hospital #9 with a dislocated hip (femur). He was moved to Richmond on the 17th. In August he was listed as absent, without a horse and sick since July 15th. On September 5th, he was detailed as a Nurse at Jackson Hospital where he had been a patient. He returned to normal duty on October 16, 1864.
H.C. Alexander was officially paroled at Hartwell, Ga., May 1865.