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
9968 Tesh39 March 29, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC
9969 Tesh40 April 3, 1864 William Addison Tesh Moses Tesh , Molly Mock Tesh Orange Court House, VA Yadkin County, NC

Received Letters

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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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