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 George Smith Patton Sr. - Winchester VA Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 39° 10.962 W 078° 09.468
17S E 745497 N 4340900
Confederate Colonel during the Civil War- Wounded at Battle of Scary Creek, at Giles Court House and the Third Battle of Wincheser where he was mortally wounded. He was the grandfather of World War II general George S. Patton.
Waymark Code: WM12Y1K
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2020
Views: 3
He is buried in Stonewall Cemetery which is part of Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Description:
From Wikipedia in part: Early Life-George Smith Patton was born June 26, 1833, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and raised in Richmond. He was the son of politician John Mercer Patton. George graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Class of 1852, second in a class of 24. After graduation, he studied law and practiced in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia). He married Susan Thornton Glassell in 1855.
Civil War Service and death-When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States of America, rising from captain to colonel of the regiment. As lieutenant colonel he was wounded in the shoulder at the Battle of Scary Creek in present-day West Virginia on July 17, 1861 [2]. He was again wounded at Giles Court House, this time in the stomach. At the Battle of Opequon, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester, he was mortally wounded and died September 25, 1864. He is interred at the Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester. The Confederate Congress had promoted Colonel Patton to brigadier general; however, at the time, he had already died of battle wounds, so that promotion was never official.
He had several brothers who also fought for the Confederacy, and one, Lt. Col. Waller T. Patton, another VMI graduate, was mortally wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.
Date of birth: 06/26/1833
Date of death: 09/25/1864
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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