Company D, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Brother of Ranger J. William Dear of Company D, 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry.
Participated in 10/14/1864 "Greenback Raid" on Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road nearDuffield's Station, Jefferson County, WVA., when the 43rd Battalion relieved General Sheridan's Army of $172,000 in pay.
Fight 4/10/1865 near Arundel's Tavern, Fairfax County, VA.
Paroled 5/17/1865 at Edward's Ferry, MD.
Postwar was appointed Post Trader of Fort Robinson and Fort Niobraba, Nebraska.
Fell through ice in a pond while on hunting trip near Fort Niobraba; admitted into Garfield Hospital, Wash., D.C., where he died.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
Brother of Ranger J. William Dear of Company D, 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry.
Participated in 10/14/1864 "Greenback Raid" on Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road nearDuffield's Station, Jefferson County, WVA., when the 43rd Battalion relieved General Sheridan's Army of $172,000 in pay.
Fight 4/10/1865 near Arundel's Tavern, Fairfax County, VA.
Paroled 5/17/1865 at Edward's Ferry, MD.
Postwar was appointed Post Trader of Fort Robinson and Fort Niobraba, Nebraska.
Fell through ice in a pond while on hunting trip near Fort Niobraba; admitted into Garfield Hospital, Wash., D.C., where he died.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
Company D, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Brother of Ranger J. William Dear of Company D, 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry.
Participated in 10/14/1864 "Greenback Raid" on Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road nearDuffield's Station, Jefferson County, WVA., when the 43rd Battalion relieved General Sheridan's Army of $172,000 in pay.
Fight 4/10/1865 near Arundel's Tavern, Fairfax County, VA.
Paroled 5/17/1865 at Edward's Ferry, MD.
Postwar was appointed Post Trader of Fort Robinson and Fort Niobraba, Nebraska.
Fell through ice in a pond while on hunting trip near Fort Niobraba; admitted into Garfield Hospital, Wash., D.C., where he died.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
Brother of Ranger J. William Dear of Company D, 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry.
Participated in 10/14/1864 "Greenback Raid" on Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road nearDuffield's Station, Jefferson County, WVA., when the 43rd Battalion relieved General Sheridan's Army of $172,000 in pay.
Fight 4/10/1865 near Arundel's Tavern, Fairfax County, VA.
Paroled 5/17/1865 at Edward's Ferry, MD.
Postwar was appointed Post Trader of Fort Robinson and Fort Niobraba, Nebraska.
Fell through ice in a pond while on hunting trip near Fort Niobraba; admitted into Garfield Hospital, Wash., D.C., where he died.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
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