Last updated: March 6, 2026
Person
Lasley, Jesse S
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Quick Facts
Significance:
Company I, 2nd Tennessee Infantry
Place of Birth:
Company I. 2nd Tennessee Infantry
Date of Birth:
1863
Place of Death:
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Date of Death:
February 15, 1863
Place of Burial:
Murfreesboro, TN
Cemetery Name:
Stones River National Cemetery
| Jesse S Lasley was born in 1863 in Hamilton County, Tennesse. He enlisted on October 1, 1861 into Company I of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The regiment was formed in Somerset, Kentucky in September 1961. They spent most of their service time in Tennessee and fought at the Battle of Stones River. Private Lasley died on February 15th, 1863 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. His cause of death in unknown. He was first interred in Shelbyville, but was later reinterred with the formation of the National Cemetery. Jesse Lasley is laid to rest in the Stones River National Cemetery in plot M-4875. His headstone reads "J.S.L" |