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Lesage's of Cabell County

I am decended from the Lesage family of Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia. My 4th ggrandfather Julius Lesage served in Co G, 1st WV Cavalry from September 26, 1861 until he received a medical discharge on June 19, 1862. He later served as captain in the Cabell County Milita. His younger son Joseph Achilles Lesage also served in Co G, 1st WV Cav from Sept 26, 1861 until the end of the war. You can read his account of actions around the battle of Gettysburg printed in an Ohio paper after the war at http://lawrencecountyohio.com/civilwar/narrowescapes/ne58.html
My 3rd ggrandfather Francis Julius Lesage enlisted as Sgt in Co G, 3rd WV Cav on Sept 29, 1862 and served throughout the war, mainly as acting provost marshall for the 2nd Cav division. He mustered out June 30, 1865 as Captain, Co L, 3rd WV Cav.