William Addison Tesh

First Name: William
Middle Name(s): Addison
Last Name: Tesh
Unit: 
Co. I, 28th North Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private; later corporal
Residence (County): 
Yadkin County, NC
Biography: 

In 1860, farmer and blacksmith Moses Tesh (b. 1818) and his family were living in the Panther Creek section of Yadkin County. William Addison Tesh (b. 1843) was the oldest son of Moses Tesh and his wife, Mary (Molly) Mock Tesh (b. 1819). William A. Tesh enlisted as a private in Co. I, 28th North Carolina Infantry on March 18, 1862, when he was 18 years old and was eventually promoted to corporal. He died of unspecified causes on May 4, 1864.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9931 Tesh2 May 25, 1862 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9932 Tesh3 July 4, 1862 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Richmond, VA Yadkin County, NC
9933 Tesh4 October 13, 1862 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Winchester, VA Yadkin County, NC
9934 Tesh5 November 2, 1862 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Gordonsville, VA Yadkin County, NC
9935 Tesh6 December 6, 1862 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Fredericksburg, VA Yadkin County, NC
9936 Tesh7 January 28, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9938 Tesh9 March 15, 1863 William Addison Tesh Molly Mock Tesh , Moses Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9939 Tesh10 May 9, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh , Chrissa Jane Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9940 Tesh11 May 17, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9941 Tesh12 May 28, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9942 Tesh13 June 5, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh VA Yadkin County, NC
9943 Tesh14 June 10, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Fredericksburg, VA Yadkin County, NC
9944 Tesh15 June 15, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Fredericksburg, VA Yadkin County, NC
9950 Tesh21 November 10, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9951 Tesh22 November 14, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9952 Tesh23 November 24, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9953 Tesh24 December 5, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9954 Tesh25 December 25, 1863 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9955 Tesh26 January 3, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9956 Tesh27 January 17, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9957 Tesh28 January 23, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9959 Tesh30 January 31, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh , Chrissa Jane Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9960 Tesh31 February 8, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9961 Tesh32 February 13, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9963 Tesh34 February 24, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC

Received Letters

Displaying 1 - 14 of 14
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9937 Tesh8 February 8, 1863 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9945 Tesh16 August 24, 1863 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9948 Tesh19 September 2, 1863 Thomas H. Brann William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9946 Tesh17 September 2, 1863 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9947 Tesh18 September 9, 1863 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9949 Tesh20 September 29, 1863 John H. Brann William Addison Tesh VA
9958 Tesh29 January 26, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh , Chrissa Jane Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9962 Tesh33 February 18, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9964 Tesh35 February 25, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9965 Tesh36 March 8, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9966 Tesh37 March 17, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9967 Tesh38 March 21, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC
9970 Tesh41 April 11, 1864 Chrissa Jane Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC VA
9971 Tesh42 April 14, 1864 Molly Mock Tesh William Addison Tesh Yadkin County, NC VA

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