Andrew Rea Zina Dawson (1835 - 1896)

Actions

Andrew Rea Zina Dawson

Birth:	May 10, 1835, USA
Death:	Jul. 19, 1896 Deadwood Lawrence County South Dakota, USA
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born near Hayesville, Ohio, he attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he served first as the Major of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, then as Chief of Outposts and Pickets on the staff of Brig. General Thimas J. Wood, then finally as Colonel and commander of the 187th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on November 21, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious service". Moving to Deadwood, South Dakota after the war, he served as an Internal Revenue officer. (bio by: Steve Dunn) Search Amazon for Andrew Dawson

Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery Deadwood Lawrence County South Dakota, USA Plot: Section 2, Lot 86
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Steve Dunn Record added: May 11, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7431830