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John Liggat Tunstall

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Birth	:	14 Feb 1845 Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Death	:	24 Mar 1877 Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4020620, -79.1384770
Plot	:	Lot 3 Range 13
Description	:	John Liggat Tunstall, son of Whitmell P. Tunstall and Mary M. Liggat. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 14, 1845. He entered the Virginia Military Institute on September 23, 1862 and he participated in the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. He was graduated on July 4, 1867, standing 7th in a class of 11. He married Florence L. Massie, daughter of William Massie of Nelson County, Virginia. They had two children: William Massie and Corinne. Following his graduation he was a farmer in Nelson County, Virginia. Edward R. Turner, former professor of history at the University... Read More	John Liggat Tunstall, son of Whitmell P. Tunstall and Mary M. Liggat. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 14, 1845. He entered the Virginia Military Institute on September 23, 1862 and he participated in the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. He was graduated on July 4, 1867, standing 7th in a class of 11. He married Florence L. Massie, daughter of William Massie of Nelson County, Virginia. They had two children: William Massie and Corinne. Following his graduation he was a farmer in Nelson County, Virginia. Edward R. Turner, former professor of history at the University of Michigan, who worked for nearly 20 years in studying the New Market engagement and in penetrating through the vast amount of conflicting material concerning the battle stated in his book, "The New Market Campaign": "This charge of the cadets upon the Federal position at New Market is one of the most remarkable episodes of the War Between the States, or, indeed, of any war. That a body of youths, ranging in age from 14 to 20 should conduct themselves well in battle would in itself have been sufficiently creditable. But that in the first battle in which they had ever served they should do what they did is almost beyond belief. That called from the quiet seclusion of a military school they should have endured long, fatiguing marches for three days over muddy roads and miry fields; that wearied with their journey and yet roused from their sleep on the night before the battle and sent onward they should have chafed at being held in sheltered position, and insisted on pressing forward into the front and central part of the battle; that they should have borne their part steadily; that they should have stood their ground under a withering fire when veteran regiments were hard pressed; and that finally in the crisis of the struggle they should have met the shock of the enemy unmoved; all these facts are as astounding as they are true. The Battle of New Market was a small battle, and relatively speaking, the cadet battalion was a mere handful; but what these boys did is comparable with what older troops have done n some of the most famous battles in the world. It may be that the words of incautious admirers have served to cast doubt upon their exploits. They did not rally the Confederate army, nor stem a rout, nor capture unaided a powerful battery under impossible circumstances. But at a critical moment they did conduct themselves in a manner beyond all praise, and what they did had much to do with determining the issue of the battle.”∼He was a Pvt. Co. D Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets participated Battle of New Market 5/15/1864

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John Liggat Tunstall death on 24 Mar 1877 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 37.4020620
Longitude: -79.1384770

Family Members:

Parent

Mary M Liggat Brooks

(1821 - 1888)

Spouse

Siblings

Mary Ellen Tunstall

(1843 - 1852)

Sallie Tunstall

(1848 - 1852)

Nannie Whitmell Tunstall

(1853 - 1892)

Robert Emmett Brooks

(1859 - 1948)

Children

Dr William Massie Tunstall Sr.

(1869 - 1942)

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