Thomas Frederick Quesenberry (1826 - 1917)

Born 5 Apr 1826 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Nester) Quesenberry — married 5 Apr 1867 in Floyd County, Virginia

Husband of Cynthia (Pack) Quesenberry — married 18 Mar 1868 in Floyd County Virginia USA

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1917 at age 91 in Floyd County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pvt Frederick Quesenberry served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 16 September 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company B, 54th Virginia Infantry

POW on 03 July 1864 at Marietta, GA; Confined on 05 July 1864 at Camp Douglas, IL

"Frederick Quesenberry born March 5, 1836) was a year younger than Nathaniel and he joined also Company D, 54th Virginia, being mustered in October 1, 1861 at Jacksonville (Floyd) by Capt. Slusher. He was taken prisoner on retreat from Marietta GA on July 3, 1864. He married Cynthia Pack in 1868. Frederick Enlisted as a Private on 16 September 1861 at the age of 23; Enlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 16 September 1861; Furloughed on 01 May 1862; Reenlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 01 May 1862; Received a disability discharge Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 14 May 1862; Enlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 31 December 1862; POW on 03 July 1864 at Marietta, GA; Confined on 05 July 1864 at Camp Douglas, IL

Enlist Date 16 September 1861 Residence Floyd County, Virginia Enlist Rank Private Enlist Age 23 Occupation Farmer Discharge Rank State Served Virginia Company B Unit 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia Army Confederacy Height 5'10" Eye Color Blue Hair Color Light Complexion Light

54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was organized in October, 1861. It was soon ordered to Kentucky and took an active part in the engagement at Middle Creek. Later the unit was assigned to Trigg's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations, and fought in North Carolina. On April 9, 1865, it merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. This regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chickamauga, totalled 390 men and 329 arms in December, 1863, and had 128 present in December, 1864 and 212 in January, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert C. Trigg; Lieutenant Colonels Henry A. Edmundson, William B. Shelor, and John J. Wade; and Majors John S. Deyerle, Austin Harman, and James C. Taylor.

Parents:

• John Quesenberry (1790 - 1853)
• Nancy Hylton Quesenberry (1803 - ____)

Spouse:

• Cynthia Pack Quesenberry (1844 - 1931)

CHILDREN:

• Walker W QUESENBERRY 1868
• Isom Henson QUESENBERRY 1870
• Martha E. QUESENBERRY Brewster 1872
• James Preston (Jim) QUESENBERRY 1874
• George Mansfield QUESENBERRY 1877 md Mary Frances Burress
• Nancy J. QUESENBERRY 1879
• Matilda QUESENBERRY Steele 1881
• Thomas Melvin QUESENBERRY 1883
• Calvin QUESENBERRY 1884
• Mary Frances QUESENBERRY Burress 1885

Siblings:

• George Washington Quesenberry (1824 - 1897)*
• Elijah Quesenberry (1825 - ____)*
• Archelaus Quesenberry (1826 - ____)*
• James Quesenberry (1828 - 1915)*
• Nathaniel Quesenberry (1830 - 1898)*
• Lewis Quesenberry (1832 - 1911)*
• John Quesenberry (1835 - ____)*
• Frederick Quesenberry (1836 - 1917)
• William Henry Quesenberry (1841 - 1898)*
• Preston Quesenberry (1841 - 1913)*
• Amos Ballard Quesenberry (1844 - 1939)*

• He is buried at Tom Quesenberry Cemetery in Indian Valley, Floyd County, Virginia, United States ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave #18084842

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-HR2 : 14 September 2020), Frederick Qusenbury in household of John Qusenbury, Floyd county, part of, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family 871, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 June 2017, 03:34), entry for Frederick Quesenberry(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L41L-J96); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #102756060
• Burial: Ringstaff - Pleasant Hill, Tazewell County Virginia, USA

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