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About Josiah Pitt Gayle, Jr
Company F, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Farmer in Spotsylvania County, VA. Enlisted on 4/25/1861 in Spotsylvania County, VA., he was mustered into "E" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Sergeant. Served with his brother Pvt. Thomas Benton Gayle. Promoted to 2nd Lieut 3/1/1862. He was dropped 4/26/1862 at Guinea Station, Caroline County, VA. during elections and reorganization of regiment.
Enlisted 10/23/1864 for the duration of the war by Walter E. Frankland in Fauquier County, VA., he was mustered into "F" Co., Mosby's Virginia 43rd Battalion Partisan Cavalry as a Private. Present on Oct-Dec 1864 Roll. He served with his brothers Pvt. Thomas Benton Gayle & Pvt. Mordecai Pitts Gayle.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
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- Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Jan 11 2015, 17:06:06 UTC
- Residence: 1900 -
Courtland District (south part), Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Race: White
- Ethnicity: American
- Updated from 1900 United States Federal Census via father Josiah P Gayle by SmartCopy: Jan 11 2015, 17:12:23 UTC
- Updated from 1900 United States Federal Census via father Josiah P Gayle by SmartCopy: Jan 11 2015, 17:12:23 UTC
- Census: 1850 - Spotsylvania county, part of, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Census: 1900 - Courtland District (south part), Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 26 2017, 1:39:48 UTC
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Josiah Pitt Gayle, Jr's Timeline
| 1836 |
November 27, 1836
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Caroline County, Virginia, United States
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| 1879 |
September 20, 1879
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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| 1881 |
March 14, 1881
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Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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| 1883 |
April 18, 1883
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Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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| 1886 |
March 24, 1886
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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| 1905 |
January 17, 1905
Age 68
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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January 17, 1905
Age 68
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