Dickson M Steele (1842 - abt. 1863)

Born 27 Dec 1842 in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died about 11 Aug 1863 at about age 20 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Space:Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2

Biography

Southern Cross of Honor

Dickson was born in 1842. He passed away in 1863. [1]

Military Service

Private Dickson Steele served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 12, 1862
Mustered out: Aug 11, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry

Private Dickson Steele was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

Private Dickson Steele Died while a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

• Civil War

Steel, Dickson M.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: B

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private. [2] [5]

Enlisted: May 12, 1862

Where: Atlanta, Georgia

Term: 3 years or duration of war

Captured: July 4, 1862

At: Vicksburg, Mississippi

Hospitalized: July 20, 1863

At: St. Louis U.S.A. General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana

Typhoid Fever

Died: Aug 11, 1863

At: New Orleans Hospital

Burial: Cypress Grove. [6]

Sources

• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118935622/d-w-steel: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for D. W. Steel (unknown–11 Aug 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118935622, citing Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by NolaGirl (contributor 47785978).

• [2] National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Steel, Dickson, M. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=0D1EAAD4-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• [3] USGenWeb, Roster of COMPANY B, 42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, INDEPENDENT REBELS. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/gwinnett/military/civilwar/cob42reg.txt

• [4] Roster of the Confederate soldiers of Georgia, v.4, page 530 (#539). Muster Roll of Company B, 42nd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee, C.S.A., Gwinnett County, Georgia, Independent Rebels. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89059402297&view=1up&seq=569

• [5] Fold3, Dickson M Steel (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/636590973/dickson-m-steel : accessed January 28, 2023), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/636590973/dickson-m-steel

• [6] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia (17 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/51921207?filmstrip=true&terms=war,confederate,civil,dickson,steel; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921221; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921233; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921250; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921260; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921273; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921273; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921297; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921306; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921319; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921331; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921338; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921351; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921360; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921373; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921394; https://www.fold3.com/image/51921408