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George Washington Dees (1828 - 1863)

George Washington Dees
Born in Mississippi, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 1848 in Mississippimap
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Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 35 in Tippah County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

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George Dees Died in Military Service during the United States Civil War.
The son of Mark Dees and Lydia (Yoakum) Dees, George Dees was born in Tippah County, Mississippi in 1828.[citation needed] He married Martha (Stewart) Dees, marrying around 1849 and having ten known children together. They made their home in Tippah County.[1][2]
George Dees served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 12 Apr 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers
1 Aug 1862 - Enlisted at Orizaba MS
Aug-Oct 1862 - Captured at Hatchie River actions 8 Oct 1862 - Paroled
Feb-Apr 1863 - Died at home[3]

War broke out and George enlisted, enlisting in the 7th Mississippi Cavalry at Orizaba, Mississippi on August 1, 1862.[4] He was captured at the Hatchie River action on October 8, 1862, and paroled. He died at his home on April 12, 1863.[5] He is buried at Dees Cemetery in Ripley, Mississippi.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-7C5 : 22 December 2020), George Dees, Tippah, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GX-627 : 18 February 2021), George Deas, 1860.
  3. ↑ Fold3 ~ Confederate Service Records
  4. ↑ "Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFG3-4DZ : 4 December 2014), George Dees, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Sixth Battalion, Cavalry AND Seventh Cavalry, A-F, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 33.
  5. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZH-W79 : 26 April 2021), George Dees,.
  6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-XCN4 : 26 July 2019), George Washington Dees, 1863; Burial, Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States of America, Dees Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #10875507




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Categories: Tippah County, Mississippi | 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry, United States Civil War | 1st Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers, United States Civil War | Prisoners of War, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War | Died in Military Service, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War