DeSaussure, Wilmot G. (Wilmot Gibbes), 1822-1886

Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure (1822-1886) of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, which was later absorbed into the Army of the Confederate States of America, commanded Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, December 1860-January 1861, and artillery at Morris Island, March-April 1861, in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. He served in the South Carolina legislature, 1848-1864.

From the description of Wilmot G. DeSaussure order-book, 1860-1861. WorldCat record id: 24773674

Charleston, South Carolina researcher.

From the description of Boundaries of Charleston at different periods of time : research notes, ca. 1884. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139081

Charleston, South Carolina lawyer.

From the description of Wilmot G. DeSaussure journal, 1885. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140348

Charleston, South Carolina attorney, South Carolina state legislator, author, and soldier. Wilmot G. DeSaussure was a member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners.

From the description of Report of the committee on the improvement of Charleston harbor, 1872 Feb. 5. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522855

Charleston, S.C. attorney.

From the description of Charleston title abstracts, 1886. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36866088

Charleston, S.C. attorney, politician, and C.S.A. officer. He was the son of Henry Alexander DeSaussure (1788-1865), and the grandson of Henry William DeSaussure (1763-1839) and Eliza Ford.

From the description of Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure papers, 1838-1885. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36793869

Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure was born on 23 July 1822 in Charleston, S.C., the son of Henry William DeSaussure, who was a lawyer, director of the United States Mint, and chancellor of South Carolina. Wilmot G. DeSaussure was a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, which was later absorbed into the Army of the Confederate States of America. DeSaussure commanded Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, December 1860-January 1861, and artillery at Morris Island, March-April 1861, in the Charleston harbor.

DeSaussure was a member of the South Carolina legislature, 1848-1864. On 4 July 1876, he was elected the tenth president of the Society of Cincinnati (his father had been the eighth president) in Charleston. Like the other nine presidents of the Society before him, DeSaussure held this office until his death.

DeSaussure died in Florida, where he had been taken for his health, on 1 February 1886. His remains were returned to Charleston and, after a funeral service at St. Philip's Church, were interred in Magnolia Cemetery.

From the guide to the Wilmot G. DeSaussure Order-Book, 1860-1861, (Southern Historical Collection)