Baswell Moore (1827 - 1863)

Born 1827 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Sep 1863 at about age 36 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Baswell Moore served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Feb 1 1863
Side: CSA

Baswell was born in 1827. He was the son of James Moore and Nancy Gibson.

Soldier Details

MOORE, Basil

BATTLE UNIT NAME 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry SIDE Confederacy COMPANY F SOLDIER RANK IN Private SOLDIERS RANK OUT Private ALTERNATE NAME Baswell/Moor FILM NUMBER M382 ROLL 39 PLAQUE NUMBER General Note - Original filed under Baswell/Moor NOTES Company Note - 2 Co. F Battle Unit Note - (64th Regt Va. Inf. 64 Regt Va. Cav. Slemp's Regt Va. Inf.

MOORE, Basil/Baswell/Boswell: CSA Company F, 2nd, 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry was organized in December 1862 in Abington, by consolidating the 21st and 29th Virginia Infantry Battalions.

Baswell enlisted on February 1, 1863, at Jonesville, Lee, Virginia. He was taken POW on September 24, 1863, at Cumberland Gap, Virginia. Baswell was sent to Camp Douglas, Cook Co., Chicago, ILL. On September 24, 1863, he dies there, leaving a wife, Mahala and three children, Matilda, Anthony and William K. Moore in Tennessee.

The 64th Virginia confronted the Federal in various conflicts in East Tennessee, Western Virginia, and North Carolina until the war's end. It suffered equipment and manpower problems. During April 1864, it totaled 268 effectives, in April 1865, fewer than 50 disbanded.

Sources

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia https://www.fold.com/image/13813098?xid=1022&xid=1945 The National Archives Publisher Location: Virginia Repository Information: https://www.fold3.com

• Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865; Ancestry.com Online publications - Prova, UT Selected Records of the War Department Commissary General of Prisoners Relating to Federal Prisoners of War Confined at Andersonville, GA 1864-65; (National Archives) Name: Basil Moore; Death Date: 3 SEP 1864

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 October 2021), memorial page for Basil Moore (unknown–3 Sep 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #225510478, citing Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).

• National Park Service - The Civil War - https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierld=A19232BC-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• The American Civil War - Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp: https://www.mycivilwar.com/pow/il-camp-douglas.html

• U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865: National Park Service; Name: Boswell Moor; Side: Confederate; Regiment: 64th regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry; Co., F, Ranked In Private; Ranked Out: Private; Film Number: M382 roll 39; Other Records: 64th Regiment, VA Mounted Infantry