Otho French Strahl - Dyersburg, TN - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

County of grave: Dyer County
Location of grave: TN-104 (E. Court St.), between Dixie Ave. & Broadway Ave., old City Cemetery, Dyersburg
Born: 3 June 1831
Died: 30 November 1864

Head Tombstone Text:
(front):

BRIG. GEN.
OTHO FRENCH STRAHL
Strahl's Brigade / Maj. Gen. John C. Brown's Div.
Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham 1st Corps. / Gen. John B.
Hood's Army of TN / Confederate States of America -
Killed in Battle of Franklin, TN -- 30 NOv. 1864
(rear): Erected 2010 by the
Col. William A. Dawson Camp 1821
Sons of Confederate Veterans

Military Marker at foot of grave:

OTHO FRENCH STRAHL
Tennessee
BRIG GEN STRAHL'S BRIGADE
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
JUNE 3 1831   NOV 30 1864

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Historic Marker at entrance to cemetery erected by the Tennessee Historic Commission.
Text:

4B   10
OTHO FRENCH STRAHL
------- • -------- Born in Ohio, he came to Dyersburg and practiced law before secession. In 1861 he raised here a company of the 4th TN Infantry for the Confederacy. Winning successive promotions to the grade of brigadier general, he was killed leading his brigade at the Battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864. He is buried here.

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"He commanded a brigade in the campaigns of Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Atlanta. On November 30, 1864, at the Battle of Franklin, Strahl was leading his men on foot. Getting shot in the neck, he was struck and killed by another two bullets to the head. His body was taken to the back porch of the local Carnton plantation house, where he lay until he was buried near the battlefield.

"He was later reinterred in Old City Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tennessee." ~ Wikipedia

Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action) Website (if available): [Web Link] Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed

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