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PVT Wallace Norman Tansill

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PVT Wallace Norman Tansill

Birth
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Death
22 Apr 1926 (aged 80)
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6, Lot 64, Stone 49
Memorial ID
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Son of Samuel and Theodosia Norman Tansill (died in 1894).

Company H, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Brentsville, Prince William County, VA.; 20 years old; 5'8", fair complexion, dark hair, dark eyes.
Enlisted (date unknown), he was mustered into Captain James C. Kinchloe's "Prince William Rangers", Virginia Partisan Cavalry, as a Private.
The majority of the now-disbanded "Prince William Rangers" joined the 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry in early 1865 and formed Captain George Baylor's new Company H.
Paroled 4/27/1865 at Winchester, VA.

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".
Son of Samuel and Theodosia Norman Tansill (died in 1894).

Company H, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Brentsville, Prince William County, VA.; 20 years old; 5'8", fair complexion, dark hair, dark eyes.
Enlisted (date unknown), he was mustered into Captain James C. Kinchloe's "Prince William Rangers", Virginia Partisan Cavalry, as a Private.
The majority of the now-disbanded "Prince William Rangers" joined the 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry in early 1865 and formed Captain George Baylor's new Company H.
Paroled 4/27/1865 at Winchester, VA.

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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  • Maintained by: BigFrench
  • Originally Created by: PL
  • Added: Dec 13, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8177225/wallace_norman-tansill: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Wallace Norman Tansill (30 May 1845–22 Apr 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8177225, citing Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).