Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dashiell, Thomas J. November 16, 1910
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Virginian Pilot November 17, 1910

Thomas J. Dashiell died at 3:45 o'clock yesterday morning in the residence of 
his son, T.E. Dashiell, 207 London Street at the age of  71 years. He was one of 
the city's prominent citizens and for many years was agent for the Baltimore 
Steam Packet Company in this city, succeeding the late L.W. Thomas in that 
position in 1890.
The funeral service will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon in St. Paul's 
Protestant Episcopal Church in Berkley. Burial will take place later in Magnolia 
Cemetery, Berkley.
Mr. Dashiell was the son of George H. and Atalanta F. Dashiell and was born at 
New Church, Accomack County, Va., but  moved to Norfolk County when a young man 
and lived in Berkley up tot the time he was appointed as agent of the Old Bay 
Line in this city. Since that time he has lived in Portsmouth.
He is survived by one son, Mr. T.E. Dashiell. He was a member of Stonewall Camp, 
Confederate Veterans of this city, and from the files of the camp, Adjutant 
Shannon yesterday compiled the following data concerning Mr. Dashiell's war 
record:
"Thomas J. Dashiell entered the Confederate States Army on the 20th day of 
April, 1861, as a private in the Old Dominion Guards, later known as Company K, 
Ninth Virginia Infantry Regiment, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Army 
of Northern Virginia. 
He was promoted to sergeant and participated in the following battles: Seven 
Pines, Malvern Hill, Warrenton Springs, Second Manassas, Harpers Ferry, 
Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Gettysburg, in which battle he was 
captured, and when exchanged rejoined his command in front of Bermuda Hundreds; 
was wounded March 31, 1865, at Dinwiddie Courthouse and captured at Five Forks."
Stonewall Camp, Confederate Veterans, is ordered out to attend his funeral.
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The funeral service of Thomas J. Dashiell, who died last Wednesday morning, in 
the residence of his son, T.E. Dashiell, 207 London Street, took place at 3 
o'clock yesterday afternoon, in St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Berkley, 
and was quite largely attended.
Rev. Pembroke W. Reed, rector of the church, conducted the service, at the 
conclusion of which the body was conveyed to the Magnolia Cemetery, where burial 
took place.
The pallbearers were D.V. Allen and George T. Wrenn, representing the Knights of 
Pythias and W.L. Berkley, Carl Colonna, J.W. Ashton and C.J. Colonna.
There were numerous floral tokens of respect and esteem.

Virginian Pilot November 18, 1910

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