David Addison Weisiger
Birthplace: Chesterfield County, Virginia
Father: Daniel Weisiger 1776 – 1848
Mother: Seignora Tabb Smith 1795 – Unknown
1st Wife: Rebecca Durell McIndoe 1827 – 1846
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Sydnor Barksdale 1835 -1856
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
3rd Wife: Louise Christine Perkinsine Bland 1827 – 1911
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Children:
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Infant Son Weisiger 1845 – 1845
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Infant Weisiger 1863 – 1863
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War rising to 2nd Lt.
Businessman in Petersburg, Virginia
1853 – 1860: Served in Virginia State Militia rising to Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 4th Virginia Battalion
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Second Battle of Bull Run
1864: Wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Wounded during the Battle of the crater
1865: Paroled at Appomattox Court House Appomattox, Virginia
Bank Cashier in Petersburg, Virginia
Businessman in Richmond, Virginia
Died: February 23, 1899
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Cause of Death: La Grippe
Burial Place: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
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