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G. W. Blackstock

"D. D. Blackstock was killed at Baker's Creek, Mississippi on May 16, 1863. G. W. Blackstock was killed on June 16, 1863 at Vicksburg. The 56th at that time was occupying a salient on the siege line about 800 yards to the left of the Hall's Ferry Road where the Federals had advance to a position some 275 yards from their position. He was probably killed by a sharpshooter or by artillery fire. Neither are listed among the known buried in Confederate Rest, Vicksburg City Cemetery."

Service records for G. W. Blackstock indicate he was wounded June 10, 1863 in the trenches at Vicksburg and died July 10, 1863. He does have a headstone in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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