Colonel William Gaston Delony

1826 - 1863  (37 years)

• 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.
  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)
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S11225] Oconee Hill Cemetery, Editor: Charlotte Thomas Marshall, (1971 Athens HIstorical Society, Athens, GA).