Confederate General Hugh Weedon Mercer graduated from West Point in 1828. He was ranked third among his graduating class of 33 cadets. Mercer saw most of his war action in the Western Theater. He served at the Confederate victory of Kenneshaw Mountain and the Confederate loss in the Battle of Atlanta.
George Smith Patton Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885, to George Smith Patton Sr. (1856-1927) and his wife Ruth Wilson (1861-1928), daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson. Although he was actually the third George Smith Patton after his grandfather, he was called Junior. The Pattons were an affluent family of Scots-Irish and English descent. As a boy, Patton read widely in the classics and military history. His father was a friend of John Singleton Mosby, the noted cavalry leader of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War who served first under J.E.B. Stuart and then as a guerrilla fighter. Patton grew up hearing Mosby's stories of his adventures, and longed to become a general himself. Patton came from a military family; ancestors even before his grandfather included General Hugh Mercer of the American Revolution.[5] His grand uncle, Waller T. Patton, died of wounds received in Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. John M. Patton and Isaac Patton, also his grand uncles, were colonels in the Confederate States Army. Another grand uncle, William T. Glassell, was a Confederate States Navy officer. Hugh Weedon Mercer, a Confederate general, was his close relative. John M. Patton, a great-grandfather, was a lawyer and politician who had served as acting governor of Virginia. Patton's paternal grandparents were Colonel George Smith Patton and Susan Thornton Glassell. His grandfather, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Class of 1852, second in a class of 24. After graduation, George Smith Patton studied law and practiced in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia). When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States of America and was killed during the Battle of Opequon. The Confederate Congress had promoted Colonel Patton to brigadier general; however, at the time, he had already died of battle wounds, so that promotion was never official.
Colonel Weedon characterizes the disposition of the British troops as being strategically organized but also somewhat complacent. He observes that while they are well-trained and equipped, there is a sense of overconfidence that can lead to vulnerabilities. This mix of strength and potential weakness is critical in understanding their operational effectiveness and the challenges they might face in conflict. Ultimately, Weedon highlights the need for vigilance despite their apparent superiority.
George Weedon has written: 'Valley Forge Orderly Book of General George Weedon of the Continental Army under command of General George Washington, in the campaign of 1777-8.'
Weedon Grossmith's birth name is Grossmith, Walter Weedon.
Bert Weedon's birth name is Herbert Maurice William Weedon.
George Weedon died in 1793.
A.W. Weedon was born in 1838.
A.W. Weedon died in 1908.
Harry Weedon was born in 1887.
Margaret Weedon was born in 1854.
Margaret Weedon died in 1930.
Basil Weedon died in 2003.
Basil Weedon was born in 1923.
Jennifer Weedon was born in Baltimore, in Maryland, USA.