George, TRD was originally buried at Camp Chase in grave #1235 but only for a short while. His aunt Maria Driesbach (His father's sister) reinterred him to the Olds section and is now buried at the Forest Cemetery in Circleville, Ohio located in Pickaway County, Ohio. In 1938 he received his Confederate tombstone.

Many of the soldiers of Company F of the 7th Alabama Cavalry had been students at the University of Alabama and the majority of them had body servants with them during the war. Even General Forrest commented on them.

In 1867 Robert E. Lee wrote a letter to TRD's father expressing his sorrow for the loss of his son. As far as I know this would be the only letter from Robert E. Lee to mention a Confederate prisoner who had died at Camp Chase.

The compiler notes Tate’s father, James Denny Driesbach had written a letter to Robert E. Lee the former Confederate general wrote back.

“Letter to J. D. Driesbach, October 3, 1867 from Robert E. Lee-

Lexington, Virginia October 3, 1867
My dear Sir

I recd this mng your letter of the 28th ulto: & sympathize most sincerely in your misfortunes, & especially in the death for your noble son. When however we reflect upon the suffering of the living, & the peace and happiness of the righteous dead, we should be reconciled to the loss of friends & rejoice at their departure to a better world.

I thank you for the compliment paid me by giving my name to your little son, & hope that you will so educate him as that he will become a good, wise & useful man. I send him my photograph, the best I have, which I hope will serve to remind him sometimes, of me-

With my kindest regards to all your family & best wishes for your welfare.

I am very respy & truly

Your obtservt

R. E. Lee”