George Washington Tidwell

1827 - 1848  (21 years)

• Name	George Washington Tidwell  [1, 2]
  Birth	1827	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	30 Sep 1847	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  	American Army - Mexican American War: Private; Third Infantry
  Death	8 Jul 1848	Louisiana, USA   [2, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Mexican American War
  	Died in the Mexican American War
  Burial	Body lost or destroyed  [2]
  Person ID	I5552	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli Tidwell,   b. 8 Jun 1808, Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA d. 24 Apr 1883, Bon Aqua, Hickman, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Jane Glass,   b. 1804, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Jul 1877, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1824	Bon Aqua, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F8255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1827 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - American Army - Mexican American War: Private; Third Infantry - 30 Sep 1847 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Mexican American War - 8 Jul 1848 - Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Mexican War

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  History-Mexican American War Mexican American War (1846-1848) + https://www.mymexicanwar.com

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-TIDWELL George George Washington Tidwell Service Record -- Page 6 - NARA M638. Compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the Mexican War in organizations from Tennessee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S514] Ancestry.com, U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 176. U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848 National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 176 [S10482] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Mexican War), TIDWELL George Washington - PVT US Army - 1827-1848 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). BIRTH: 1827 Dickson County, Tennessee DEATH: 8 Jul 1848 (aged 20–21) Louisiana BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID: 183996310 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183996310/george-washington-tidwell [S5295] Fold3 - Killed in Action: George Washington Tidwell 1827-1848, PVT (Private) George Washington Tidwell, Company K, 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment . Killed in Action in Mexican American War. Page 6 - Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations From the State of Tennessee 1847 https://www.fold3.com/image/272885093?terms=George%20Tidwell&xid=1945 Military-TIDWELL George George Washington Tidwell Service Record -- Page 6 - NARA M638. Compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the Mexican War in organizations from Tennessee. [S516] USWars: Mexican War - My Mexican War, (Name: USWars;), Mexican-American War. Mexican American War (1846-1848) https://www.mymexicanwar.com History-Mexican American War Mexican American War (1846-1848) + https://www.mymexicanwar.com