McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur was of "French Huguenot" descent.
McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur died at the age of 19 years.
Enlisted in the C.S.A. on May 13, 1862; to Co. D, 3rd Battalion, Infantry, Barnesville, Georgia Sharpshooters, May 4, 1863; to Co. C, ?, Battallion, 1863; wounded , Hoover's Gap, TN, June 24, 1863; wounds, and died in Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. 19, 1863.
"Case 165. — Private M. C. Lesueur. Co. C, 3d Georgia, was wounded at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863, and admitted to hospital at Murfreesboro two days afterwards. Assistant Surgeon W. P. McCullogh, 78th Pennsylvania, recorded: "Gunshot wound of right thigh, ball entering trochanter and passing inward and backward. The missile was traced through the trochanter but could not be found." The treatment is noted as having consisted of water dressings, morphia, stimulants, and tonics, and, in the latter stage, astringents were given to control the diarrheca. On July 8th, the wound was suppurating freely and the leg was bandaged. On August 1st, an incision was made and some spiculae of bone removed, a discharge of pus to the amount of eight ounces taking place. On August 9th the patient was slowly sinking, and, on the 16th, he was failing rapidly. He died August 19, 1863." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1883.
Son of Stephen Stinson (C.S.A.) and his "1st wife," Lucy Ann Rebecca (Wilson) LeSueur
McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur married Susan Williams, January 05, 1871, Spalding County, Georgia
One of 145 known and over 2,000 unknown Confederate soldiers buried in a mass grave at Evergreen."
I would like to thank Jim Morell for sponsoring McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur's memorial. His thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
The photo of McPherons C. "Mack" LeSueur's C.S.A. record was contributed by Jim Morell, 2014.
McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur was of "French Huguenot" descent.
McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur died at the age of 19 years.
Enlisted in the C.S.A. on May 13, 1862; to Co. D, 3rd Battalion, Infantry, Barnesville, Georgia Sharpshooters, May 4, 1863; to Co. C, ?, Battallion, 1863; wounded , Hoover's Gap, TN, June 24, 1863; wounds, and died in Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. 19, 1863.
"Case 165. — Private M. C. Lesueur. Co. C, 3d Georgia, was wounded at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863, and admitted to hospital at Murfreesboro two days afterwards. Assistant Surgeon W. P. McCullogh, 78th Pennsylvania, recorded: "Gunshot wound of right thigh, ball entering trochanter and passing inward and backward. The missile was traced through the trochanter but could not be found." The treatment is noted as having consisted of water dressings, morphia, stimulants, and tonics, and, in the latter stage, astringents were given to control the diarrheca. On July 8th, the wound was suppurating freely and the leg was bandaged. On August 1st, an incision was made and some spiculae of bone removed, a discharge of pus to the amount of eight ounces taking place. On August 9th the patient was slowly sinking, and, on the 16th, he was failing rapidly. He died August 19, 1863." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1883.
Son of Stephen Stinson (C.S.A.) and his "1st wife," Lucy Ann Rebecca (Wilson) LeSueur
McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur married Susan Williams, January 05, 1871, Spalding County, Georgia
One of 145 known and over 2,000 unknown Confederate soldiers buried in a mass grave at Evergreen."
I would like to thank Jim Morell for sponsoring McPherson C. "Mack" LeSueur's memorial. His thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
The photo of McPherons C. "Mack" LeSueur's C.S.A. record was contributed by Jim Morell, 2014.
