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SGT George Washington Gattis

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SGT George Washington Gattis

Birth
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Death
19 Aug 1885 (aged 39)
Burial
Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Died at age 39, 8 months, 4 days. George was a Sergeant in the 8th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Company K at Camp Harris during the American Civil War 1861-1865. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

American Civil War April 12, 1861 through May 9, 1865. A civil war fought to determine the survival of the Union or Independence for the Confederacy.

Married Nancy Emma Brown (1858-unable to locate cemetery). Their children:
Lilley M. Gattis Mathis (1875-). No cemetery.
Mary Eliza Gattis Allen (1876-1900). Died at age 24. See below.

United States Civil War Soldier Records & Profiles 1861-1865 shows George Gattis. Rank @ enlistment: Sergeant. State served: Tennessee. Service Record: Enlisted in Company K Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment. Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records.
From ancestry.com:
This company was known at various times as Captain Shores' Company, Company H and Company K, 8th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. The 8th Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized for State service on May 29, 1861, registered into the service of the Confederate States on August 31, 1861, and reorganized on May 8, 1862. About April 9, 1865, the 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 27th, 28th, and 34th Regiments Tennessee Infantry and the 24th Battalion Tennessee Sharp Shooters were consolidated and formed the 1st Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry, which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1, 1865.
Died at age 39, 8 months, 4 days. George was a Sergeant in the 8th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Company K at Camp Harris during the American Civil War 1861-1865. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

American Civil War April 12, 1861 through May 9, 1865. A civil war fought to determine the survival of the Union or Independence for the Confederacy.

Married Nancy Emma Brown (1858-unable to locate cemetery). Their children:
Lilley M. Gattis Mathis (1875-). No cemetery.
Mary Eliza Gattis Allen (1876-1900). Died at age 24. See below.

United States Civil War Soldier Records & Profiles 1861-1865 shows George Gattis. Rank @ enlistment: Sergeant. State served: Tennessee. Service Record: Enlisted in Company K Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment. Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records.
From ancestry.com:
This company was known at various times as Captain Shores' Company, Company H and Company K, 8th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. The 8th Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized for State service on May 29, 1861, registered into the service of the Confederate States on August 31, 1861, and reorganized on May 8, 1862. About April 9, 1865, the 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 27th, 28th, and 34th Regiments Tennessee Infantry and the 24th Battalion Tennessee Sharp Shooters were consolidated and formed the 1st Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry, which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1, 1865.

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