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The Hulls of Georgia
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1826 - 1863 (37 years)
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Name |
William Gaston Delony |
Title |
Colonel |
Born |
1826 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
Athens, GA |
Died |
1863 [1] |
Buried |
Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, GA [1] |
Notes |
- C.S.A. marker, Oconee Hill Cemetery:
Commanding Cavalry, Cobb's Legion, Lee's Army
- From Military Images Magazine, Vol. XXXV, No. 2
(76 pages) Spring 2017:
The Legion?s Fighting Bulldog by Vincent J. Dooley and Samuel N. Thomas Jr. (pp. 66-70)
The Civil War correspondence of Lt. Col. William Gaston Delony of Cobb?s Georgia Legion Cavalry and his wife, Rosa Delony, reveals a family man with strong leadership qualities who fought with unbridled aggression in numerous battles. His last engagement, at Jack?s Shop, Va., ended in a wound that proved mortal.
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Person ID |
I0774 |
Hull |
Last Modified |
14 Mar 2017 |
Family |
Rosa Huguenin, b. 1832, d. 1897 (Age 65 years) |
Children |
| 1. Eliza Huguenin Delony, b. 29 Jun 1855, d. 20 Jun 1856 (Age 0 years) |
| 2. Rosa Eugenia Delony, b. 9 Sep 1857, d. 19 Sep 1937 (Age 80 years) |
| 3. Thomas Cobb Delony, b. 3 Mar 1859, d. 24 May 1912 (Age 53 years) |
| 4. William Gaston Delony, b. 2 Sep 1860, d. 21 Nov 1871 (Age 11 years) |
| 5. Martha Roberta Delony, b. 8 Nov 1863, d. 21 Jul 1866 (Age 2 years) |
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Family ID |
F243 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S11225] Oconee Hill Cemetery, Editor: Charlotte Thomas Marshall, (1971 Athens HIstorical Society, Athens, GA).
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