Tate, Alexander

1812 - 1864  (52 years)

• Name	Tate, Alexander
  Birth	1812	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TATE.A003
  _FGRAVE	23148055
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company B, 5th Illinois Cavalry  [2]
  	Mr. Tate was 43 yrs. old when he enlisted .S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 NAME: Tate, Alexander RANK: Private COMPANY: Company B REGIMENT: 5th Ill Calvary DATE OF DEATH: March 21, 1864 PLACE OF DEATH: P. H. Camp Butler, Ill * CAUSE OF DEATH: Consumption REMARKS: I M Neely, A.A.S. *The State of Illinois established Camp Butler in August 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's second call for volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Named for William Butler, the state treasurer, its location on Clear Lake was unfortunate. By October measles and typhoid swept the camp.
  		Flag of the United States, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		5th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0044.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	21 Mar 1864	Camp Butler, Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Consumption
  Burial	Toliver Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I55755	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Pritchett, Anna,   b. Aug 1816, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 17 Nov 1904, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F20451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1812 - Virginia Burial - - Toliver Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16628] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tate, Alex., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23148055/alexander-tate), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2). [S16629] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tate, Anna, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215543704/anna-tate), none. (Reliability: 2).