Major Joseph E. Gillette
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N 36° 41.414 W 076° 58.862
18S E 323012 N 4062338
Marker Dedicated to Major Joseph E. Gillette. Site of his death near here. He served in Company A of the 13th Virginia Cavalry.
Waymark Code: WMABH2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2010
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full text of the marker:
The "Southampton Cavalry" was formed just north of this site in May, 1861 at what was the Gillette Farm, Cedar Lawn. Joseph E. Gillette was elected captian. The Company eventually became Company A of the 13th Virginia Calvary. Gillette was promoted to major in the regiment. He died here November 1, 1863, after being wounded at Brandy Station. The company served gallantly until the end of of the Civil War as part of General J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry in General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Erected by the Southampton County Historical Society, 1981
Marker Number: U 123
Marker Title: Major Joseph E. Gillette
Marker Location: On Camp Parkway, 58 Business, in front of Riverdale Elementary School
County or Independent City: Southampton County
Marker Program Sponsor: Southampton County Historical Society
Web Site: Not listed
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