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Sgt Nathaniel Hite Willis

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Sgt Nathaniel Hite Willis Veteran

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
26 Oct 1914 (aged 72)
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Company D of the 6th Virginia Cavalry - CSA

His horse was killed in action in June of 1863. Hite was wounded at the Battle of Trevillian's on Halloween 1864. Near the end of the War, he was captured at Dinwiddie Court House. He was released from Point Lookout in June of 1865.

Nathaniel inherited Rock Hall, part of George Washington's Bullskin Plantation. He married the daughter of John Augustine Washington. The couple raised a large family there until the master house burned in 1906.
Company D of the 6th Virginia Cavalry - CSA

His horse was killed in action in June of 1863. Hite was wounded at the Battle of Trevillian's on Halloween 1864. Near the end of the War, he was captured at Dinwiddie Court House. He was released from Point Lookout in June of 1865.

Nathaniel inherited Rock Hall, part of George Washington's Bullskin Plantation. He married the daughter of John Augustine Washington. The couple raised a large family there until the master house burned in 1906.


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  • Created by: George Seitz
  • Added: Dec 24, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6045760/nathaniel_hite-willis: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Nathaniel Hite Willis (25 Mar 1842–26 Oct 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6045760, citing Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by George Seitz (contributor 40539541).