Don: Many times the Surnames were incorrectly spelled by transcribers of War records.

Middle initials were often omitted or incorrect for the soldiers.
For instance:

FORTNER William P PVT Co F 7th SC INF CSA

FORTNER William T PVT Co H 2nd SC Rifles CSA

FORTNER William H PVT Co F 8th NC INF CSA
"also known as" FALKNER William H

A Yankee soldier, William FORTNER was "also known as"
William FORTSON of a Pennsylvania Union Unit.

I wish I had your ancestor's information to give you. If I DO locate anything about him, I'll post the info.

GOD Bless and keep on looking.
Rachal