This study by David Smith is in alphabetical order by last name. 
Only Section one is below.
There is SO MUCH good information if you find a relative here!
(Civil War 1861-65 - From Cliff D. Cates' book Pioneer History of Wise County, Page 126 - "Out of a voting population of about 700, upwards of 400 had sought service in the Confederate Army, with only a paltry few left to stand guard against the Indians.")

Civil War Veterans Buried in Wise County, Texas

Version:  Thur., 7/28/2005

Goals: Create as complete a list possible of the Civil War veterans buried in Wise Co., TX and locate the graves of those veterans.

Appreciation:  I would like to applaud the efforts of Rosalie Gregg (of the Wise County Historical Museum in Decatur, TX), LaDarla Keith and Sue Tackel for their outstanding work and help with this project. Without their efforts this project would not have been possible for me.

Apology: This work is far complete and is “stopped in midstride.” It has proved to be simply too big a project for me given the little time I am able to give to it and my geographic distance from resources in Wise County, TX and Austin, TX. So I am passing it on with the hope that others can take it and further it on from here.

Author:  David Smith – 7114 Seminole St. – Baytown, TX – 77521; sccwvets@yahoo.com

Outline of paper:

1.       Known Civil War veterans buried in Wise Co., TX (alphabetical with complete info).

2.       Known Civil War veterans buried in Wise Co., TX (by cemetery & with unit info only).

3.       Veterans buried in Wise Co., TX (sorted by allegiance).

4.       Men buried in Wise Co., TX, but which I know nothing regarding their military status (whether they were veterans or not).

5.       Men buried in Wise Co., TX who I know were not Civil War veterans.

6.       Civil War veterans who lived in Wise Co., TX late in life, but as of yet their graves have either not yet been found inside the county or they have been located outside of Wise Co., TX (those located outside the county appear in italic type).

7.       Cemeteries in Wise Co., OK.

Abbreviations:

·         1890 TVC = "1890 Texas Veterans Census Index " (Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX -  R929.3764 D579).

·         BMC  =  Membership list of the Ben McCulloch Camp # 30 UCV in Decatur, TX (as listed in the

Wise County Messenger, 7/18/1902).

·         CDHTB = Chaplain Davis and Hood's Texas Brigade - edited by Donald E. Everett (Principa Press, 1962) [Sterling Public Libray in Baytown, TX - 973.742 D263].

·         CICSRCS  =  Microfilm Consolidated Index to Compiled Service Record of Confederate Soldiers.

·         Crute = "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute (Clayton Genealogical Library in Houston, TX - 973.742 C957 USA).

·         CV  =  Confederate Veteran magazine.

·         FBR = * Funeral Book Records for Wise Co., TX (http://homepages.ntws.net/sites/wisemuseum).

·         HSC = History of Stephens County by Stephens County Historical Society, 1983 (Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX -  R929.376653 H673).

·         PHWC = * Pioneer History of Wise County by Cliff D. Cates, 1907.

·         RCS  =  The Roster of Confederate Soldiers – Janet B. Hewett, editor.

·         RUS  =  The Roster of Union Soldiers – Janet B. Hewett, editor.

·         TNCPA = "Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications” (Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX - R929.3768 i38).

·         TVMW = Texas Volunteers in the Mexican War - Charles D. Spurlin (Eakin Press, 1998) [Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX - 973.624 S774]

·         TW = "Texas in the War" - Marcus Wright & Harold Simpson (Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX - R976.405 W952).

·         TXCPA = "Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions” (Sterling Public Library in Baytown, TX - R929.3764 K55).

·         Woodruff = Letter (8/20/2004) from W.B. Woodruff, Camp Adjutant of the A.S. Johnson SCV Camp # 983 in Decatur, TX listing the men buried in Wise Co., TX for whom that camp has provided grave markers, plaques, ceremonies, etc.

·         Remarks in orange indicate places where further work needs to be done.

1. CW veterans buried in Wise Co., TX (alphabetical & complete info)

Akin, Stephen Lewis

b.10/28/1843; d.5/12/1911.

CSA, 8^th Georgia Infantry Battalion, Co.C; Private.

Keeter Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Stephen’s first marriage may have been to “Martha Timmons” on 10/10/1865 in Cherokee County, Georgia. His second marriage was to “A.C. (Ellis) Wilson,” a widow. He does not appear to have a TX CSA pension application.  His grave has a military marker at this time. 

The CSA, 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies in the early spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia with some of the men being from Adairsville, Bartow, Gordon and Thornburgh Counties. It became of States Rights Gist’s Brigade and was a part of things at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville. Late in the war it was consolidated with the 2^nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion and the 65^th Georgia Infantry Regiment and was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. It was commanded by Lt. Colonels Asahel Littlefield, Leroy Napier, Jr., J.T. Reid and Zachariah L. Watters.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

·         http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacherok/marriage/query250.htm

·         http://www.gencircles.com/users/nellh/1/data/49

Akin, William Boone

b.3/16/1816; d.1/13/1894.

USA?  or  CSA?

Keeter Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

W.B. married “Nancy Ellenor Ellis” about 1841 in Cass County, Georgia. He was a Mason. He does not appear to have a TX CSA pension application. His grave does not have a military marker at this time. 

A very wild guess follows: there is a "William B. Akin" who served in the USA, 30^th KY Infantry Reg., Co.F -  could that be this man???

Sources:

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

·         http://www.gencircles.com/users/nellh/1/data/50

Albritton, Asa Travis

b.1832; d.1909.

CSA, 55^th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Co.G; Private.

Paradise Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

A.T. may have been born in Randolph County, Georgia. He is listed on the company roll as of 5/1862, but there is no later record of him. His TX CSA pension application ("Asa T. Albritton") for Wise Co., TX was rejected, but I have not seen it so I do not know why it was rejected. His grave has a military marker at this time. 

The CSA, 55th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized on 5/17/1862 with most of the men having come from Hall, Jackson and Walker Counties. C. B. Harkie being elected as Colonel in command with A.W. Persons to serve as Lt. Colonel. The 55th was active in East Tennessee in mid-1862 and as a part of Heth's division it entered Kentucky. Returning to East Tennessee, it served in that department until it was surrendered with the rest of the garrison of Cumberland Gap on 9/9/1863. The portion of the regiment that was not captured served as prison guards at Andersonville (Georgia), Salisbury (North Carolina) and Florence (South Carolina). By a Special Order dated 2/26/1864, Lt. Col. Alexander W. Persons was assigned to duty as Commandant of the Post at Andersonville. This order also included the command of the prison guard and charge of the Federal prisoners at Camp Sumter, near that post.

Yet to do: check this pension and see why it was rejected.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

·         http://home.earthlink.net/~bwjohnson/csa/ra_aveng.htm

Allen, John M.

b.2/10/1843; d.8/13/1902.

CSA, 5^th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (McKenzie's), Co.F (or "Co.A" according to marker); Sergeant.

Willow Point Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

John served from 8/15/1862 to 1865. He was a Mason. He married a woman with the initials "S.A." (b.4/19/1846; d.8/6/1923). He does not appear to have a TX CSA pension application. His grave has a military marker.

The CSA, 5th Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie’s) Regiment was organized in 12/1862 with the 13th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion serving as its core. Most of the men were from Blount, Bradley, Cocke, Hamilton, Hawkins, Meigs, McMinn and Polk Counties.  McKenzie’s 5^th served in Scott's, Humes', H.B. Davidson's, and H.M. Ashby's Brigade. After skirmishing in Kentucky it fought at Chickamauga, McMinnville, Shelbyville and Philadelphia. It later saw action in Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky and went on to see service in the Carolinas campaign. At the surrender, McKenzie’s 5^th surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Colonels George W. McKenzie and John B. McLin served as commanders of this unit.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

Allen, Thomas R.

b.10/23/1846; d.4/2/1928.

CSA, Well’s Texas Cavalry Battalion; Co.I

Sycamore Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Missouri, Thomas was brought to Denton County, TX when he was just over one year old (1847). Enlisted in 10/1861. He states that he was “transferred in 1864 to the CSA, Colonel Beard’s Cavalry regiment, was captured and made a POW” and was a prisoner of war at the time of the war’s end.  Note: Scanland’s Squadron, Co.A., Texas Cavalry became Wells’ Battalion, Texas Cavalry, Co.A.  After the war, he served as a justice of the peace, sheriff, tax assessor and county commissioner. Graduating from the St. Louis College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1891 he went on to become a doctor.  He was married to “Rhoda C.” (b.6/17/1846; d.3/4/1908). Guess - there is a “Thomas R. Allen” who served in the CSA, 12^th Texas Cavalry Regiment, Co.I – could this be the same man as the one buried in Wise Co., TX?

“I enlisted in October 1861 and surrendered . . . to General Reynolds of the U.S. Army at Ft. Gibson in April 1865 and was released from custody at Fort Leavenworth, KS in June 1865. . . . I first enlisted in Captain Scantlin’s Company, which was Co.A. in Welles Battalion Cavalry . . . was transferred to Capt. Shoemake’s Company in the fall of 1863 and served one year and was transferred to Beard’s Company [W.A. Beard – Well’s Texas Cavalry Regiment; Co.I], with which I surrendered. . . . I was detailed to work in the hospital during the winter of 1862.” (from his TX CSA pension application)

“The CSA, Wells' Cavalry Battalion [also called CSA, 34th Battalion) completed its organization at Doaksville, Indian Territory, during the fall of 1863. Attached to the Trans-Mississippi Department, the unit primarily skirmished the Federals in the Indian Territory. During March, 1864, part were stationed at Fort Arbuckle and part at Fort Washita. Early in 1865 it was reorganized as Wells' Cavalry Regiment, but it was soon dismounted and ordered to Houston. It was included in the surrender in June. Lieutenant Colonel John W. Wells was in command.” (www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.htm)

Sources:

Allison, James William

b.1844; d.1903.

CSA.

Sandhill Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

James married "Elizabeth" (b.1849; d.1939). James has a "rejected" TX CSA pension application from Wise Co., TX.  His grave does not have a military marker at this time.

Yet to do: check this pension and see why it was rejected.

Sources:

·         BMC (listed as "J.W. Allison")

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

Allison, Samuel Gillaspie

b.1/14/1834; d.3/22/1905.

CSA, 28^th Texas Cavalry Regiment (aka: 1^st Lancers; Randal's), Co.C (on 4/26/1862); Corporal.

CSA, 11^th Texas  Infantry Regiment (Robert's), Co.E.

Garvin Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Samuel entered the CSA, 28^th Texas Cavalry Regiment at Carthage, TX on 4/26/1862. Later he transferred to the 11^th TX Infantry (Robert’s) Regiment and served with that unit for the duration of the war. He married a woman with the initials "K. J." (b.10/2/1843; d.2/2/1929).  Samuel moved to Texas about 1883.  He was a Mason. His widow, K. J., has a TX CSA pension application (Wise County, TX - #39254). Samuel’s grave has a military marker at this time. 

The CSA, 28th Texas Cavalry (Randal’s) Regiment (aka: 1st Texas Lancers) was organized in the late spring of 1862 with about 1,000 men divided into twelve companies (one of these companies being transferred in 1864 to the 19th Texas Infantry Regiment). Some of the 28^th’s members were from Fairfield and Shelby Counties. Soon after organization, the unit was dismounted and assigned to Polignac's, Randal's, and Maclay's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Consequently, it was active in a variety of conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas. The 28^th was heavily engaged at both Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in addition to seeing combat at Jenkins’ Ferry. The 28th did not surrender, it having disbanded before the end of the war. The 28^th was commanded by Col. Eli H. Baxter and Col. Horace Randal.

In the winter of 1861-1862, the CSA, 11th Texas Infantry (Robert’s) Regiment was assembled in Houston, Texas, many of the men having been recruited in the towns of Clarksville, Henderson and Marshall, as well as from Cherokee and Shelby Counties. Having first been assigned to the Army of New Mexico, it went on to serve in H. Randal's and Maclay's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The 11^th skirmished in various places in Louisiana, suffering 4 killed, 15 wounded and 32 missing at Bayou Bourdeau. During the Red River Campaign, Company A (comprised of 3 officers and 42 men) was captured. The 11^th moved to Arkansas and fought at Jenkins’ Ferry. Moving on from there, it was  stationed at Shreveport, Louisiana, and later Hempstead, Texas. The 11^th disbanded at Hempstead in 5/1865. Colonels A. J. Coupland, James H. Jones and O.M. Roberts commanded the 11^th.

Sources:

·         TX CSA pension application # 39254

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

Appling, James H.

b.8/16/1828; d.3/10/1914.

CSA, 9^th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Co.A; Private.

Crafton Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

James’ grave marker states that he was a "Sgt." He was probably related to two other men named "Appling" who served in the 9^th Arkansas Infantry. He married “Ellen J.” (b.?; d.1/16/1899).  His grave has a military marker at this time.

In 7/1861, the CSA, 9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It soon became known as the "Parson's Regiment" because it had forty-two ministers on its roster. Its companies were primarily composed of men from Ashley, Bradley, Drew, Jefferson and Union counties. The 9th fought at Belmont and then moved east of the Mississippi, seeing an active role in the conflicts at Shiloh (where it suffered 17 killed and 115 wounded), Corinth and Coffeeville (where it suffered 16 more casualties). Later, it saw action at Champion’s Hill and Jackson before being captured at Port Hudson on 7/9/1863. After being exchanged and assigned to General D. H. Reynold's Brigade, the unit participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee at Kennesaw Mountain, Nashville and Bentonville (it losing many men as disabled in these last two actions). The 9^th surrendered on 4/26/1865 having been led by Colonels John M. Bradley and Isaac L. Dunlop.

Sources:

Arwine, David L.

b.4/24/1844; d.10/26/1930.

USA, 145^th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Co.H (or "K"?); Private.

West Bridgeport Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

David was born in Brown County, Indiana. At the time of his enlistment, he stood 5 ft., 10" tall and had a fair complexion with dark hair and blue eyes.  His wife’s name was "Amanda E." (b.11/26/1866; d.3/25/1904). During the war, David was assigned to permanent garrison guard duty in Indiana. He died in Lubbock County, Texas. His grave does not have a military marker at this time.

The USA, 145th Indiana Infantry Regiment mustered in on 2/16/1865. It served in Nashville (Tennessee), Chattanooga (Tennessee) and Dalton (Georgia) in 2/1865. It skirmished at Spring Place on 2/27/1865 and 4/20/1865. A detachment of the 14^th also skirmished near Tunnel Hill on 3/3/1865.  It served on railroad guard duty at Dalton, Marietta and Cuthbert (Georgia) until 1/1865.The 145^th mustered out of service on 1/21/1866. During the course of its service, the 145^th suffered the loss of 70 men from disease.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         1890 TVC, p.2b (living in Bridgeport)

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA

      pension application).

·         e-mail correspondence with Theresa Weddell (< bweddell@prodigy.net >) in 12/2002.

Auvenshine, Elias

b.6/15/1830 (original grave marker says "1827"); d.7/14/1889.

USA, 2^nd Arkansas Cavalry, Co.F; Private.

Bethel -Rhome Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

His wife’s name was "Gatsey" (b.2/24/1830; d.2/22/1882).  His grave does not have a military marker at this time. 

The USA, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was organized at Helena, Arkansas and Pilot Knob, Missouri in 7/1862. It was on duty at Helena (Arkansas) until 4/1863, at Fayetteville (Arkansas) until 7/1863 and at Cassville (Missouri ) until 9/1864. It’s work of scouting and rooting out of guerillas caused it to be involved in many skirmishes. It was involved at Little Blue, Big Blue, Marais des Cygnes, Charlot and Newtonia. The 2^nd was mustered out on 8/20/1865.

Sources:

Bailey, Horace Coleman

b.10/19/1840; d.1/4/1903.

CSA, 18^th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co.K,L; Private.

Rush Creek Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Served from 1861 till end of the war.  Moved to TX in 1876.  Worked as a farmer in Wise Co., TX.  Married to "A.E."  He (#09369) and his wife (#18559) both have approved TX CSA pension applications in Wise Co., TX.  His grave does not have a military marker at this time. 

The CSA, 18th Alabama Infantry Regiment was completely organized in 9/1861 at Auburn, Alabama. The men were recruited from Butler, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Jefferson, Pike, Shelby, Talladega and Tuscaloosa Counties. It was first attached to the Department of Alabama and West Florida, but then was moved to Tennessee in 3/1862. Assigned to J.K. Jackson's Brigade, the 18^th took an active part in the first day of the fight at Shiloh, suffering the loss of about 20 men killed and 80 wounded (out of 420 engaged). The 18th fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. At Chickamauga, the 18^th lost 22 of its 36 officers and about 300 out of its 527 men in killed and wounded. At Missionary Ridge, the 18^th lost around 90 men, most of them captured and lost about 100 more at Franklin, most of them being captured. Returning to Mobile in 1/1865, the 18^th participated in the defense of Spanish Fort. It was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana on 5/4/1865 at Meridian, Mississippi. Its field officers were: Colonels E.C. Bullock, James T. Holtzclaw, Eli S. Shorter, and James Strawbridge.

Sources:

Bailey, William F.

b.12/25/1828; d.9/13/1908. 

CSA.

Chico Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Married to "Sarah A." (b.6/1/1836; d.5/2/1899). Does not have a military marker.  Note, he is not the man who has a TX CSA pens. appl. [#18548] from Wise Co., TX.

Baits, George Edward

b.1841; d.1903.

CSA.

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Married to "Martha Jane" (b.1849; d.1943).  Here is a wild guess - there was a "George E. Baits" who served as a Private in the CSA, 44^th Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry Regiment, Co.B – could this the same man???  His grave does not have a military marker at this time.

Yet to do: check the pension and see why it was rejected.

Sources:

pension application from Wise County, TX)

Baker, Andrew J.

b.4/9/1841; d.5/8/1914.

CSA.

Paradise Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Member of "U.C.V." (b.1841; d.1925). He has a TX CSA pension application from Wise Co., TX (#20112) and his wife, “Martha,” has one, too from Wise Co., TX (#27900). His grave does not have a military marker at this time.

Yet to do: check these pensions.

Sources:

Banks, Andrew H.

b.8/24/1844; d.7/4/1915.

CSA, 1^st Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman’s) Battalion, Co.K; Private.

Paradise Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Washington County, Arkansas. Claimed to have served from Spring 1862 to May 1865 (having been discharged at Fort Smith, Arkansas) and that the company he served in was formed in Washington County, AR. Married "Alice H. Baker" (b.about 1848 in New Bufflow, Indiana; d.?) on 8/6/1871 near Fayetteville, Arkansas.  A farmer by occupation. Moved to TX about 1877. Moved to Paradise, TX about 1889 or 1890. His grave does not have a military marker at this time. [[587]]

“The CSA, 1^st Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman’s) Battalion (aka: 1st [Stirman's] Battalion Sharpshooters; formerly “Brooks' 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion”) was organized during the summer of 1862. The unit fought at Port Gibson and Vicksburg. It was captured at Vicksburg on 7/4/1863. After being exchanged, it returned to Arkansas and became known as “Stirman's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion.” The unit was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Bridges and Ras Stirman.”

Yet to do: check this pension.

Sources:

Barnes, Joseph Bennett – b.7/21/1835; d.10/22/1888.

CSA, 23^rd Texas Cavalry (Gould’s) Regiment, Co.E.

Hyde Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

The CSA, 23rd Texas Cavalry (Gould’s) Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862 with men from Centerville, Denton, Cooper, Palestine, and Clarksville, and Bowie and Hopkins counties. It was assigned to H. Bee's and DeBray's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in various conflicts in Louisiana. In January, 1864, the unit contained 33 officers and 451 men, and later took an active part in the engagements at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. It was included in the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Nicholas C. Gould, Lieutenant Colonels J.A. Corley and Isaac A. Grant, and William R. Caton.

Sources:

Barnett, Elisha Green – b.6/1/1848; d.3/21/1939.

CSA, 5^th TX Cavalry Reg., Co.K (“Cathey’s Co.”).

East Bridgeport Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in “West Tennessee.” Moved to Texas about 1856. In his TX CSA pension application he claimed to have served “Company K, Cathey’s Company, under whom I served in the Military Service, disbanded during the latter part of year 1864” and that this was a “Cavalry” unit.  His two witnesses (Mrs. B.F. Simmons of Oklaunion, TX [his sister] and G.W. Barnett of Pontotoc, OK) in the TX CSA pension appl. state that he “was located in Texas and helped protect the people on the frontier from Indians and other marauders.” He said he enlisted in Acton (Hood County), Texas.  However, a letter from the AG’s office in Washington (enclosed in his TX CSA pens. Appl. file) states: “No record has been found of his service, capture or parole as of Co.K, 15^th Texas Cavalry, CSA, of which organization W. H. Cathey was Captain.” The pension was, however, approved. Moved to Wise Co., TX about 1889. He owned no home or property at the time of his pension application. Married to "M. A." (b.10/10/1849; d.9/15/1925).  He has an approved (on 8/1/1929) TX CSA pension application for Wise Co., TX (#45914).  Has a military marker.

“Our home was near Acton, Texas, and my Brother’s Company under Captain Cathey was encamped near our home for some time and to my certain knowledge . . . They broke camp and left for the West to fight Indians. Two years after this time my brother Elisha Green Barnett returned home and I remember him telling us of the last engagement with the Indians on the North Concho River. They had several companies in this engagement and the captain of one of the companies named Captain Gillintine was killed and my brother with others brought his body back to the old Chism Ranch on the Colorado River and buried it. . . . Another incident I remember was the return of my brother and Henry Frasier [our neighbor] and they brought with them a horse and saddle of our neighbor Jesse Stewart who was killed in battle and I remember our family taking the horse and saddle to his people and telling them of his death.” (statement from his sister, Mrs. B.F. Simmons” of Oklaunion, TX dated 7/22/1929 found in his TX CSA pension application file)

Sources:

Barnett, William H. - b.2/20/1845; d.11/25/1922.

CSA, 1^st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment, Co.C; Private. 

Anneville Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Georgia.  Enlisted on 4/23/1862.  His military marker says "Co.E .  Captured at Vicksburg & paroled there on 7/7/1863.  Married "F. M." (b.1/?/???; d.8/??/????) on 4/25/1883.  Moved to TX in 1872.  He and his wife both have approved TX CSA pension applications.  Has a military marker.

Sources:

Barrick, Alexander H. – b.12/11/1828; d.2/25/1895.

USA, 53^rd Illinois Infantry, Co.B,H; Private.

Paradise Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Has a military marker.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

·         1890 TVC; p.4a (listed as "Alexander M."; living in Paradise).

Bates, William W. – b.10/24/1843; d.5/12/1921.

USA?  or  CSA?

Alvord Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Was a Methodist preacher ("Rev." on headstone), perhaps even before the Civil War.  Married to "E. F." (b.2/8/1849; d.4/20/1898).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources:

·         PHWC, p.56; * 1890 TVC, p.4a (listed as "William W. Bates"; living in Alvord)

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (he is not the "William W. Bates" with a TX CSA pension application [#13028] from Panola Co., TX).

·         PHWC, p.56.

Baugh, A. G. – b.5/13/1834; d.1/5/1919.

CSA, 12^th Missouri Cavalry Regiment, Co.I; Private.

Thomas Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Kentucky.  Served with the 12th Kentucky Cavalry (enlisting on 8/15/1862), but was transferred to the "Engineer Corps" in 2/1864.  Said to have served in “Col. Upton Hays” outfit.   Served till the end of the war.  Married to "Mary A." (b.4/10/1837; d.5/15/1918).  Moved to TX in 1875.  Worked as a farmer in Wise Co., TX.  Does not have a military marker.

Sources:

·         TX CSA pension application # 20346 (approved in 1911)

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

Bayne, Matthias T. – b.6/8/1842; d.12/10/1890.

CSA, 23^rd Texas Cavalry (Gould’s) Regiment, Co.E; Private.

Hog Branch (Stokes) Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Enlisted at the same time as C.C. Leonard (who served as a witness to Bayne’s service on on Bayne’s widow’s TX CSA pension application [#33394]). Served from 1862-1865. Note: his death year according to his widow’s TX CSA pension application is “1896.” Lived in TX since 1852.  Married “S. L.” (b.? in Gentry Co., Missouri; d.11/11/1932 in Cottle County, TX) on 11/14/1869 in Wise Co., TX.

Sources:

·         http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (widow has a TX CSA pension application [#33394] from Donley Co., TX approved on 10/9/1916)

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

Beatty, Alvin C. – b.6/5/1833; d.3/28/1899.

CSA, 17^th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Griffith's), Co.E; 1^st Lieutenant.

Pella Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

He does not appear to have a TX CSA pension application.  Has a military marker.

Sources:

Beauchamp, Finis Dudley - b.11/15/1825; d.6/12/1893.

CSA, 10^th Mississippi Cavalry, Co.D; Captain.

Aurora cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Lawrence Co., Alabama.  Married to Caroline (1829-1915).

Sources:

Bennett, Solomon – b.?; d.?

CSA, 9^th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Co.G; Private.

Chico Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Has a military marker.

Sources:

·         http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

Berry, John S. – b.3/10/1833; d.4/5/1893.

CSA, 23^rd Texas Cavalry (Gould’s) Regiment; Co.E; Corporal.

Chico Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Married "Julia A. E." (b.2/10/1833; d.2/14/1908).

“The CSA, 23rd Texas Cavalry (Gould's) Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862 with men from Centerville, Denton, Cooper, Palestine, and Clarksville, and Bowie and Hopkins counties. It was assigned to H. Bee's and Debray's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in various conflitcs in Louisiana. In January, 1864, the unit contained 33 officers and 451 men, and later took an active part in the engagements at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. It was included in the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Nicholas C. Gould, Lieutenant Colonels J.A. Corley and Isaac A. Grant, and William R. Caton.” (www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm)

Sources:

Blanton, James W. – b.about 1834; d.2/8/1884 (according to gravestone).

CSA, 1^st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Fagan's-Monroe's)(aka: 6th Arkansas Trans-Mississippi Cavalry), Co.E; Captain / field surgeon.

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Son of Jacob Blanton (who was a doctor & a preacher).  Brother of John Burgess Blanton. Enlisted either on 5/26/1862 in Brownsville, AR or on 7/4/1861 (latter date is on widow's TX CSAPA).  Was a doctor ("Dr." on headstone).  Married on 9/24/1868.  Does not have a military marker.

Sources:  E-mail with kin, Lee Rottler (< lrottler6@home.com >); * TX CSA pension application #42266 (widow's); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html.  CHECK THIS PENSION!

Blanton, John Burgess – b.2/24/1839; d.4/25/1904 (according to gravestone).

CSA, 1^st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Fagan's-Monroe's)(aka: 6th Arkansas Trans-Mississippi Cavalry), Co.E; Sergeant (& field surgeon?).

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Son of Jacob Blanton (who was a doctor & a preacher).  Brother of James W. Blanton.  Enlisted on 5/26/1862 in Brownsville, AR (according to gg-grandson).  Dropped from the rolls on 8/20/1864.  Record states: “John Burgess Blanton Acting Assistant surgeon of Monroe’s Arkansas Cavalry having been rejected by Army Medical Board will have his name dropped from the rolls and from this day will cease to be an officer of the ?A.C.S.”  However, the TX CSA pension application states that he served in the CSA, 27^th Texas Cavalry, Co.A (aka: 1^st Texas Legion Cavalry; aka: "Whitfield's Legion").  Married on 9/24/1868 (according to TX CSAPA).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources:  * E-mail with gg-grandson, Lee Rottler (< lrottler6@home.com >); * TX CSA pension application # 42266 (widow's); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html.  CHECK THIS PENSION!

Blythe, Edward A. - b.1830; d.1878.

CSA, 31^st Texas Cavalry Regiment (Hawpe's), Co.E; Captain.

Marker in the Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX, but body is buried in the State Cemetery in Austin, TX.

BLYTHE, EDWARD A. (1831~1922) Edward A. Blythe, Confederate veteran, was born in Tennessee in 1831. At the age of 10, in 1841, and presumably with his parents, Edward moved to Texas. The family appears to have settled in Wise County, between the city of Fort Worth and the present day Texas / Oklahoma border.

On March 20, 1862, Edward, at age 32, enlisted in the Confederacy and helped Trezevant C. Hawpe organize a Texas cavalry regiment. On April 9, Hawpe was elected Colonel of the regiment and Edward was elected Captain of his own company, Capt. Edward A. Blythe’s Company, Hawpe’s Regiment Texas Cavalry. After being mustered into the Confederate Army on May 14, 1862, Hawpe’s Regiment became the 31st Texas Cavalry and Edward’s company became Company E.

During the War, the 31st Cavalry served in Arkansas, Missouri and the Indian Territory, present day Oklahoma, and was dismounted on November 1, 1862. Hawpe, who appeared to have not agreed with the order to dismount, resigned his commission as colonel and Frederick J. Malone replaced him.

After being sent east of the Mississippi River, the unit was later remounted and fought at the battles of Poison Spring and Cabin Creek and was included in the June, 1865 surrender. Other than the above unit history, no other information is known about Edward’s experiences during the War.

After returning to Wise County, Edward worked as a merchant in Decatur. On January 17, 1913, after the death of his wife, he moved to Austin to live in the Confederate Men’s Home, where he lived for more than nine years. On March 10, 1922, at age 90, he was transferred to the Austin Lunatic Asylum, now called the Austin State Hospital, where he died on May 12, 1922. He was buried in the Texas State Cemetery the next day.

Information taken from: Confederate Home Roster; Compiled Military Service Records; Civil War Soldier and Sailor System website at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss; "HAWPE, TREZEVANT C." The Handbook of Texas Online. [Accessed Thu Jun 26 11:31:42 US/Central 2003]; Austin State Hospital Records; and Death Certificate #15719. (http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp)

He has a military marker in Wise Co., TX (Oaklawn Cemetery).

Sources: * PHWC, pp.122,134,173,223,438-439; * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (he obviously does not have a TX CSA pension application, for he died before these pensions were issued); * PHWC, p.35,122134,173222-223,320,438-439; * Woodruff; * e-mail correspondence with Jane Johnson (JJCNC@aol.com), a descendant of his, on 1/31/2005; * http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp.

Bogy, Joseph Vetoe – b.10/29/1841; d.7/25/1914.

CSA, Farris' Battery, 2^nd Missouri Light Artillery (Clark Artillery), Sergeant [having transferred sometime in 1863 from 1st Field Battery, Arkansas Artillery (McNalley's); Sergeant].

East Bridgeport Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Enlisted on 12/7/1861, at Little Rock, Arkansas - Captured and paroled at Vicksburg on 7/4/1863 as a Sergeant in “McNally’s Arkansas Artillery” - Paroled at Gainesville, Alabama on 5/10/1865 in Farris’s Battery, 2^nd Company Missouri Artillery (according to AG’s letter in TX CSA pension application). He states that he served with “King’s 2^nd Missouri Battery,” was “transferred from McNalley’s Arkansas Artillery to King’s” and was discharged in “April 1865 with Joseph E. Johnston.” McNalley’s 2^nd Missouri Battery was a part of Johnston’s Army, Forrest’s Cavalry, Jackson’s Division.  One of his witnesses for his first TX CSA pens. appl. (which was rejected due to his having too much property) was “J.C. Hierschapeil  of Jefferson County, Arkasnas” who served with Bogy in the 2^nd Missouri Battery (McNalley’s). Married "Ruth" (b.4/26/1843 in AL; d.2/27/1926 in Hedley, TX [Donley County] of pneumonia) on 11/1/1865 in Alabama.  Moved to TX in 1874. A farmer by occupation. "U.C.V." engraved on headstone.  He and his wife have TX CSA pension applications in Wise Co., TX (#16983 [approved on 8/31/1909] & #29231[approved on 9/1/1914], respectively).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html; * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * Woodruff.

Bourden, B. C. – b.1/12/1844; d.4/18/1903.

CSA

Lone Star Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

A wild guess – there was a "Benjamin C. Bourden" who served as a 2^nd Lieutenant in the CSA, 1^st North Carolina Heavy Artillery Battalion, Co.B – could this be the same man???  Married to "Florence" (b.10/16/1846; d.8/17/1908).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * BMC; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html  (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application).

Bowers, John Roe – b.4/2/1838; d.4/1/1918.

CSA, 43^rd Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie’s) Regiment (aka: 5th East Tennessee Volunteer Regiment), Co.F; 2^nd Sergeant (transferred from 62^nd [aka: 80^th] Tennessee Infantry Regiment).

Alvord Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Tennessee (“Rone” [sic?] County). Moved to Texas in 1877. Lived in Wise Co., TX since the early 1880’s. He states that he served about one year (1862-1863), starting out in the CSA, 43^rd TN Infantry Regiment, Co.F, then was  transferred to the CSA, 62^nd TN Infantry Regiment and was captured at the fall of Vicksburg and paroled at that time. However, according to a letter from the AG’s office in Washington (included  in his TX CSA pension application file) the order is reversed: “John Bowers was mustered in as a 2^nd Sergeant of Co.G, 62^nd , also known as the 80^th, Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A., and that he was transferred January 4, 1863 to Co.F, 43^rd Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. On the company roll for July and August 1863, the last on file, he was reported as absent on parole. . . . The Union records of prisoners show that this man was captured and paroled on July 4, 1863, at Vicksburg.” His first filing for a TX CSA pension application was rejected on 4/21/1915 because he had “too much property.” He was later approved on 5/16/1917. Married to "Mary E." (b.9/11/1842; d.12/1/1906).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (has a TX CSA pension application [#34146] from Wise Co., TX [listed as "John Bowers"] approved on 5/16/1917); * http://home.earthlink.net/~gmartin55/43tnroster.html; * http://haysco.net/brooks/.

Bowlin, Newton Rhea – b.1847; d.9/7/1926.

CSA, 25^th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Co.H; Sergeant.

West Bridgeport Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Enlisted on 10/3/1862 and was paroled at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky on 4/28/1865 (“nothing being found on record to show when, where or under what circumstances he became a prisoner of war.”). He is listed as “Rhey Boling” in some official records. His letter stating that he would not take up arms against the Union again are included in his widow’s TX CSA pension application file and is signed “Rhea Boling.”  Married "Margaret" (b.12/19/1861 in Cuba, Missouri; d.7/27/1933 in Gaines Co., TX) on 3/29/1879 in Grayson Co., TX.  His widow has a TX CSA pension application (#43468 – widow – "M. M.") from Wise Co., TX (approved on 11/17/1927).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html; * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm.

Bowman, James W. – b.3/11/1848; d.8/21/1926.

USA?  or  CSA?

Chico Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Was a minister ("Rev." engraved on headstone).  Married to "Ann" (b.3/2/1848; d.12/20/1923).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * 1890 TVC, p.6b (listed as "James W. Bowman"; living in Crafton); * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application).

Boyd, John J. - b.6/27/1818; d.4/7/1897.

USA?  or  CSA?

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Married to "Charlotte M." (b.8/27/1825; d.?).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * PHWC, p.440.; * 1890 TVC, p.6b (listed as "John F." or "John J." Boyd; living in Decatur); * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (may have a "rejected" TX CSA pension application from Montague Co., TX ["John J. Boyd"]). CHECK THIS PENSION! APPLICATION & SEE WHY IT WAS "REJECTED" & IF IT IS THIS MAN.

Boyd, Thomas B. – b.3/16/1838; d.10/16/1926.

CSA, 1^st Mississippi Infantry Regiment (Johnston's), Co.B; Captain.

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in "Lauderdale, Alabama" (or Lee County, MS - there may be conflicting info in the TX CSA pension applications as to birthplace) to John Hiram & Mary Jane (Kesler) Boyd. Had light complexion, auburn hair, grey eyes, and was 5’, 10” tall.  Enlisted on 6/20/1861 as a 3^rd Lt or enlisted on 9/19/1861 as a 2^nd Lieutenant; made a "Captain" on 9/24/1962.  The War Department's AG's report (10/31/1922) states: "Thomas Boyd, 3^rd Lieutenant, Co.B, 1^st (Johnston's) Regiment Mississippi Infantry, CSA, was mustered into the service of the State of Miss. And enlisted . . . 9/19/1861, a 2^nd Lieut. He was appointed Captain on 9/24/1862. He is also shown as having entered the State service on 6/20/1861.  He was captured at Ft. Donelson on 2/16/1862, confined at Johnson's Island and declared exchanged at Aiken's Landing on 11/10/1862.  He was again captured at Port Hudson, LA on 7/9/1863, sent north on steamer ("Planet"), confined at Johnson's Island (until 2/9/1864), Point Lookout, MD (for 2 months) and Fort Delaware, Delaware (until about 8/20/1864).  He was forwarded to Hilton Head, S.C., received at Fort Pulaski, GA, sent back to Fort Delaware where he was released on oath of allegiance on 6/12/1865."  Was a POW in Ft. Delaware 1863-1865 and was one of those come to be known as “The Immortal 600.”  Had a brother who died in the CSA army and brought his body home for burial during the war.  Married "Eliza" (b.10/17/1848; d.1/4/1939) on 5/25/1870.  Moved to TX in 1868.  There is said to be an article written by him in the Forth Worth Star Telegram (5/4/1917) about his military experiences.  Living in Decatur at time of pension application (1923).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources:  * TX CSA pension application # 39417 (approved on 10/27/1923) & 42490 (widow's); * e-mail correspondence in 7/2003 with Fort Delaware Society; * BMC ("T. Boyd"); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * FBR ( < http://homepages.ntws.net/sites/wisemuseum > ); * http://donverner.freeyellow.com/boyd/brothers_boyd.htm; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html.  CHECK THIS PENSION!

“Being a gg-grandson to Thomas B. & Eliza Boyd I have spent a good deal of time on researching this family. Thomas B. Boyd was indeed in the Imortal 600 but that was the culmination of his experience.  He enlisted in Itawamba County Mississippi along with 4 of his brothers, 2 of which did not come home.   He served in the "B.1  Miss Infantry, Regiment, CSA. He was first captured at Fort Donelson, Feb 16, 1862, confined at Johnson's Island and declared exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Nov. 10, 1862.  His second imprisonment came as a result of being captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9, 1863.   He was sent north and confined at Johnson's Island, Point Lookout, Md. and Fort Delaware, Del.  before being sent south. . . .

“Thomas B Boyd was in two major battles and spent most of his military career as a prisoner of war, yet he did not see fit to pass those stories down within his family.  For me, his military history has only come to light as a result of lots of serious research. From what I can understand he was a quiet and unassuming man that came to Wise County Texas, via Lamar County, to start a new life and raise his family in a land that had not been destroyed by the Civil War.  He and his wife Eliza were successful in that endeavor by having eight children in Texas.  The Boyd descendants are now scattered widely. - Gary Grider / Clovis, New Mexico” (7/16/2003 - ggrider@plateautel.net)

“First, Roll 45 of the "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-65," provided by the National Archives, confirms that Thomas Boyd was a Capt. in the 1st MS Inf., Company B. At the fort, he was a part of Division # 35. Today, historians do not know where specific divisions were housed at the Fort, but he was probably held with others from his regiment or home state of MS. He was released from Fort DE on 6/12/1865.  Boyd was also a part of what has become known as the "Immortal 600." In The Biographical Roster of the Immortal 600, Mauriel Joslyn offers a small biographical sketch of Thomas Boyd. She explains: Boyd, Thomas. Born ca. Mch 1837, AL. Son of John and Jane Boyd. 1860 census: Mooresville, Itawamba Co, MS: farm laborer; single; living w/parents. Enlisted as 3LT, 6/20/1861, in Co. B, 1st Mississippi Infantry., at Iuka, MS. Captured at Ft. Donelson, 2/16/1862; sent to Johnson's Island and  exchanged at Aikens Landing. Roll 9/19/1862, signed as company commander. Roll Jan/Feb 1863 absent, recruiting furlough. Surrendered at Port Hudson, 7/9/1863. On roll as POW, 7/28/1863, Sandusky Depot, Cairo, OH. Transferred to Point Lookout via Baltimore, MD, 2/9/1864. Transf'd to Ft. Delaware, 6/23/1864. Forwarded to Charleston, SC, 8/20/1864. Transferred to Ft. Pulaski, GA, 10/21/1864. Rec'd at Ft. Delaware, 3/12/1865. Took oath and released, Ft. Delaware, 6/12/1865; residence: Itawamba (now Lee) Co, MS; light complexion, auburn hair, grey eyes, 5'10 1/2"; lived in Div. # 35. Moved to Texas. Resident of Wise, Co, TX (1900, 1910). Farmer. Married Eliza-,ca.1870, eight children. Living (1923), Decateur, TX.”  [Ft. Delaware Society - ftdsociety@del.net – 7/14/2003]

Boyett, Green B. – b.12/12/1832; d.1/3/1905.

CSA, 2^nd Texas Cavalry Regiment (aka: 2^nd Mounted Rifles), Co.H; Private.

Crafton Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

He does not appear to have a TX CSA pension application.   Has a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html.

Bradford, I. N. – b.3/23/1847; d.11/6/1904.

USA?  or  CSA?

Chico Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Married to "S. A." (b.1/10/1848; d.10/29/1905).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * 1890 TVC, p.7a; listed under wife ["Susan A."]; living in Boonville; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm (there are several men who fit this criteria – can't tell which).

Bradford, W. M. – b.9/25/1818; d.11/26/1892.

USA?  or  CSA?

Boonsville Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * 1890 TVC, p.7a (listed as "William Bradford;" living in Boonsville); * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm (there are several men who fit this criteria – can't tell which one).

Brady, William Wallace – b.11/25/1831; d.1/30/1889.

CSA, ___ Texas State Troops Infantry (an “FR” (i.e. - Frontier Regiment), Co.___; Private.

Sandhill Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born to James Y. & Sarah (Ricketts) Brady in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.  Came to Wise Co., TX from Illinois in 1855.  Enlisted at Montague on 2/1/1862.  Served 12 months and 12 days under “Capt. Allen Brunson and Col. J.M. Norris.”  Married to "Harriett Rebecca Bryan" (b.1840 in McMinn Co., TN; d.9/16/1879).  Served as the county clerk in Wise Co., TX for 18 years and as county judge for 4 years.  Had at least nine children.  He does not have TX CSA pension application (#41123) from Leon Co., TX; that is a different man by a similar name.  Has a military marker.

Sources: * PHWC; pp.34,65-66,75,163,234-236 [photo of him],258-259,309,440,442ff, etc.; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html; * served in “FR Regiment” (i.e. – “Frontier Regiment”) according to CSA card file in Texas State Archives.

Branch, Jesse H. –  b.about 1822; d.5/25/1887.

CSA, 37^th Texas Cavalry, Co.D; Private.

Cottonwood Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

He lived in TN (probably Fayette Co., TN) before the Civil War and came to TX (the family story is that he walked to Fannin Co., TX after the war).  Married to "Annie A. Owens Branch" (b.1835; d.3/??/1902).

“Annie A. Owen Branch was born on 5/7/1835 in TN, and died on 3/17/1902. Please note the surname Owen, and not Owens.  She is listed in a family Bible belonging to the line of her brother.  Jesse H. Branch, her husband, is on the roster of the CSA for Texas 37th Cavalry, which fits with Annie and family being on the Confederate Indigent Family list in Rusk County, TX. Annie's parents are buried in Rusk County, TX.  Her father was Malcom Owen, and her mother was Mary Rogers.  The Bible is in the possession of a gentleman in Mt. Pleasant, Rusk Co., TX.  The births of at least some of Annie's children are also in the Bible. More as time permits, Alison Stevens” ()[3/2003].

Sources: * e-mail with descendants, Sheryl McNeely Shaw (< SJMcS@aol.com >) & Alison Stevens (< astevens_0691@yahoo.com >)(who is persuaded he was a veteran); * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application).

Breedlove, Henry C. – b.8/7/1846; d.12/30/1934.

CSA, 36^th Texas Cavalry (Woods'), Co.A; Private.

Oaklawn Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born in Kentucky.  Enlisted on 12/24/1863 and served the duration of the war.  Married to "Kate" (b.4/27/1850; d.12/12/1919).  Came to Wise County, TX in 1884.  Does not have a military marker.

"The CSA, 36th Texas Cavalry (Woods') Regiment [aka: "32nd" Regiment] completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. It contained 823 men of which many were from Sulphur Springs and Belton, and Caldwell and Gonzales counties. The regiment was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in numerous engagements at Louisiana including Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it moved to Galveston, Texas and there surrendered in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Peter C. Woods, Lieutenant Colonels Nat. Benton and W.O. Hutchison, and Major Stokely M. Holmes." (www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm)

Sources:  * TX CSA pension application # 20662 (from Wise County, TX);  * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm.

Brewer, Robert K. – b.1844; d.1906.

CSA

Oak Grove Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Wife’s name was “Zora F.”  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (evidently does not have a TX CSA pension application);  * BMC ("R. K. Brewer").

Brite, Thomas Benton – 3/14/1842; d.10/18/1920.

CSA, 8^th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Co.G; Private.

Alvord Cemetery; Wise County, TX.

Born to Albartus & Mary Polly (Hobson) Brite in Lawrence County, Missouri.  Enlisted on 7/20/1862.  At the time of his enlistment he is described as having black eyes, dark hair, 5', 8" tall and being 20 years of age.  Surrendered with his unit at New Orleans, LA on 5/26/1865 and was paroled at Alexandria, LA on 6/7/1865.  Following his parole, he returned to Lawrence Co., TX.  One of his older brothers, Jesse, had fought for the Union.  Married "Mary Mahuldah Baker" (b.11/6/1844 in TN; d.4/24/1918) in on 5/12/1867 in Cassville (Barry Co.), MO.  Moved to TX in 1869 and lived in Indian Territory in the early 1870's.  Finally came to settle in Wise Co., TX in 1879 and made a living as a farmer.  Lived in Alvord.  Fathered eleven children (including two sets of twins).  Does not have a military marker.

Sources: * e-mail from kin (< DAVIDOK@aol.com >) on 11/8/02; * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html (TX CSA pension application [#26966] from Wise Co., TX; 3/1913); * http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm.

From the 1880 Census:

Census Place: Precinct 3, Wise, Texas

Source: FHL Film 1255333  National Archives Film T9-1333     Page 162A

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace

Thomas B. BRITE Self M M W 37 MO Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: KY