Gordon, George N. (George Nicol), 1822-1861

George Loyall Gordon (1829-1862) was a lawyer and planter of Alexandria, Va., and Louisa County, Va., who served with the 15th North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

From the description of George Loyall Gordon papers, 1852-1900 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25264841

George Loyall Gordon (1829-1862) was a lawyer and planter of Alexandria and Louisa County, Va. He was married to Mary Long Daniel, daughter of Judge Joseph J. Daniel, in 1854 and they had five children. In June 1861, Gordon entered the Confederate Army in North Carolina and served with the 15th North Carolina Regiment until he was killed at Malvern Hill, Va., in July 1862.

One of George Loyall Gordon's children was Mary Long Gordon (1861-1895). She became the second wife of Dr. Richard H. Lewis (1850-1926) in 1890, and was the mother of one child, Nell Battle Lewis. Mary Long Gordon's siblings were Armistead Churchill Gordon of Staunton, Va., and James Lindsay Gordon of Charlottesville, Va., and New York, and two sisters who died young.

From the guide to the George Loyall Gordon Papers, ., 1852-1900, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)