★★★ Grace, William

William “Battling Billie” Grace

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Born: 1830

Birthplace: Ireland

Occupation before War:

Contractor for Nashville & Northwestern Railroad Company​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain of Company B, 10th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment
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1862: Major of 10th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​
1862: Prisoner of war at Fort Donelson, Tennessee​
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 10th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 10th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​
1864: Mortally wounded during the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia​

Died:
September 1, 1864

Place of Death: Jonesboro, Georgia

Cause of Death: Gun Shots to the Stomach

Age at time of Death: 33 or 34 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
 
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MacGavock was killed in 1863 at Raymond wasn't he? From what I've read the 10th went through 4 colonels during the war.
Yes MacGavock got killed at Raymond. Adolphus Heiman of Prussia was the original Colonel and commanded a brigade at Fort Donelson before he died of illness in 62. I don't know who #4 would be; maybe from the 30th with which it was consolidated
 
Doing some research on the Atlanta Campaign; according to Newton's "Lost for the Cause", Grace commanded Tyler's (T. B. Smith's) Brigade in April of 1864. He MAY have commanded the brigade during the first phases of the campaign, before Thomas Benton Smith returned in July (?).
I need to find more evidence for this, because beyond circumstantial information I have nothing to confirm this.
 
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