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Col Waller Tazewell Patton 1835 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Jul 1863

Death Location: Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Patton,

Mother: Margaret Williams

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The story of Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA began in 1835 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States. Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA passed away in 1863 in Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA began in 1835 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.
  • Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA passed away in 1863 in Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Col Patton's Ancestors

Self
Col Patton
1835 – 1863
Birth Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Mercer Patton,
1797 – 1858
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" French) Williams
1806 – 1873
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Patton
1750 – 1828
Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
Anne (Gordon) Mercer
1765 – 1832
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Isaac (Hite "the Big Book") Williams,
1780 – 1830
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Coleman) Slaughter
1780 – 1866
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col Patton
1692 – 1755
Eleanor Gordon
1725 – 1767
Brigadier M.D.
1725 – 1777
Isabella Gordon
1740 – 1791
Major Williams
1752 – 1830
Eleanor Hite
1750 – 1785
Capt Slaughter,
1758 – 1849
Margaret Strother
1758 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mercer
1696 – 1767
Ann Munro
1700 – 1768
William Williams
1727 – 1775
Lucy Clayton
1737 –
Col Hite,
1721 – 1795
Alide Eltinge
1724 – 1792

Col Patton's Timeline

2 Records

1835
15 Jul 1835
Birth of Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1863
21 Jul 1863
Age 28
Death of Col Waller Tazewell Patton 7th VA Infantry, CSA in Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 540
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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