David A. Weisiger

Who was David A. Weisiger?

David Addison Weisiger was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. Weisiger served as a second lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Volunteers, an infantry regiment, during the Mexican-American War. After the war, he was a businessman at Petersburg, Virginia. Between 1853 and 1860, he served in the 39th Virginia Militia Regiment, rising from captain to colonel. After the Civil War, he was a bank cashier at Petersburg, Virginia and a businessman at Richmond, Virginia.