RICHARDSON, George Washington

1834 - 1862  (27 years)

• Name	RICHARDSON, George Washington
  Birth	22 Oct 1834	Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840	7th Civil District, Greene County, Tennessee   [1]
  Residence	18 Sep 1850	Winston County, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  Death	Apr 1862	Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  	Veteran (C.S.A.), 35th MS Regt., Company "I", "Dixie Rebels". Killed at the battle of Shiloh.
  Burial	Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
  	On Sunday April 6, 1862 at 5:30 am the Battle of Shiloh began when a Federal recon patrol, sent out by U.S.A. Col Everett Peabody encountered Confederate skirmishers of the advance of C.S.A. Gen. Hardee's brigade. By 9:00am the Federals abandoned their camps to the charging Confederates and formed a line in a sunken road and thicket that became known as "The Hornet's Nest" there they held the Confederates at a standstill for almost 12 hours till the were forced to surrender. By that time Federal Gen. U.S. Grant had established a new line of Defence on Pittsburg Landing, and awaited Gen. Buell's Army of the Ohio to cross the Tennessee River. Early on the Monday morning of Apr. 7, 1862 Buell's Army did cross the river and take up position on the Federal left flank. Now with superior numbers the Federal counter attack forced the Confederates to give up ground they had won at such a great cost the day before. at 2:30 pm that afternoon the Confederates retreated to Corinth, Mississippi leaving the Federals in command of the battlefield. On Tuesday April 8, 1862, the Federal army set about burying the dead. The Federal soldiers who died were buried in common battlefield graves till they were re-interred in the Shiloh National Cemetery in 1866. The Confederates who died were buried in 5 mass burial trenches in Shiloh Park, the largest of the trenches contain over 700 CSA soldiers.
  Person ID	I1280	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	RICHARDSON, Benjamin,   b. 28 Sep 1796, Mountain Home, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 29 May 1862, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	MURRAY, Margaret P.,   b. 28 Sep 1803, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Feb 1860, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1824  [3]
  Residence	1840	7th Civil District, Greene County, Tennessee   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	18 Sep 1850	Winston County, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WILLIS, Elizabeth S.,   b. 18 Nov 1841, Mississippi, United States d. 9 Oct 1860, Winston County, Mississippi, United States (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1859	Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  Residence	14 Jun 1860	Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States   [5]
  	Cabinet maker
  	Listed as Geo. W and Elizabeth Richardson
  Children	1. RICHARDSON, M. E.,   b. 28 Sep 1860, Winston County, Mississippi, United States d. 18 Oct 1860, Winston County, Mississippi, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] 1840 Federal Census, 7th Precinct, Greene County, Tennessee, Ancestry pg 43 of 170. Census recorded: 1 male 40-50: Benjamin (44) 1 male 15-20: Robert Evans Richardson (his son by his first wife) (17) 4 males 5-10: James Henry (11), Benjamin F. (8), John Thomas (6), George Washington (6) 2 males <5: Marcus Pinkney (3), William Henry (1) 1 female 30-40: Margaret Murray Richardson (37) 1 female 15-20: Margaret Elvira (15) 2 females 10-15: Martha Matilda (14) & Mary Summers (12) 1 female 5-10: Elizabeth Abijah (9) [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Winston County, Mississippi Page 60 Dwelling 416. [S102] Cer. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DQ-T8N. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Louisville, Winston, MI Page 5 Dwelling 28.