Gus W. Dorsey

Gus W. Dorsey
Gus W. Dorsey
Born	April 20, 1839; Columbia, Maryland
Died	September 6, 1911 (aged 72); Brookeville, Maryland
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Service years	1861-1865
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Company K, 1st Virginia Cavalry; 1st Maryland Cavalry
Conflicts	American Civil War First Bull Run; Peninsula Campaign; Seven Days Battles; Second Bull Run; Battle of Antietam; Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Gettysburg; Wilderness Campaign; Yellow Tavern; Battle of Fisher's Hill; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Appomattox;

Gustavus Warfield Dorsey (April 20, 1839 – September 6, 1911) was a Confederate cavalry commander during the American Civil War. When famed cavalry commander J. E. B. Stuart was shot at the Battle of Yellow Tavern and mortally wounded, he fell into Dorsey's arms.