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Capt William A. Moss

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Capt William A. Moss Veteran

Birth
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 Nov 1887 (aged 50–51)
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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4th Virginia Cavalry CSA - On 9/28/1864 he was one of several Rebels wounded by the sabre of U.S. Capt. George N. Bliss in a Cavalry charge gone wrong. Bliss was left alone among about fifty of the enemy and was captured when his horse went down. As Masonic brothers, Captain Moss rode to the hospital in the same ambulance as Bliss. George Bliss earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.

gratia N. Faxon
4th Virginia Cavalry CSA - On 9/28/1864 he was one of several Rebels wounded by the sabre of U.S. Capt. George N. Bliss in a Cavalry charge gone wrong. Bliss was left alone among about fifty of the enemy and was captured when his horse went down. As Masonic brothers, Captain Moss rode to the hospital in the same ambulance as Bliss. George Bliss earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.

gratia N. Faxon


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  • Created by: George Seitz
  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14763800/william_a-moss: accessed ), memorial page for Capt William A. Moss (1836–6 Nov 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14763800, citing Maysville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by George Seitz (contributor 40539541).