Mosby Monroe Parsons
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Parsons in uniform, c. 1861 | |
| Born | May 21, 1822 |
| Disappeared | August 15, 1865 (aged 43) Near China, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Status | Declared dead in absentia September 21, 1865 (aged 43) |
| Alma mater | St. Charles College |
| Occupation(s) | Military officer, lawyer, politician |
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Mary Wells (m. 1850) |
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| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War
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Brigadier-General Mosby Monroe Parsons (May 21, 1822 – August 15, 1865) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Parsons was murdered by Captain Dario Garza, at the head of a body of Mexican soldiers, on or about August 15, 1865, near China, Nuevo León, Mexico.