McGehee, a native of Charlotte County, VA, enlisted as a sergeant on an unknown date in Company E of the 2nd VA Light Artillery, a company which his father had organized and served as captain. In 1862, his father resigned as captain and the company was reorganized as Co. E of the 22nd Battalion VA Infantry, and McGehee was promoted to 2nd lieutenant by May 1862, He was promoted to first lieutenant in June 1862. He was hospitalized August 17, 1862 for an unknown reason and had not yet returned to his company by October. McGehee was wounded in the foot in may 1863 and hospitalized in Farmville, VA on May12. He returned to duty July 4, 1863. The company roll in February 1864 indicates McGehee was commanding the company. He was captured at Petersburg, VA on August 19, 1864 and was sent first to Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC on August 21and then to the prison camp at Fort Delaware, DE on August 29. He took the oath of allegiance and was released on June 17, 1865.
After the war he moved to Prince Edward County, VA where he farmed and became a merchant. He died in 1933 and is buried in the cemetery at Briery Presbyterian Church in Keysville, VA. His tombstone lists his rank as captain, although his service record indicates his rank as lieutenant.
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