Co G-7th TX Infantry Regiment

 

"Freestone Freemen"

Contributed by: Tim Bell

Enlisted at Fairfield, Texas, July 25, 1861, by W.L. Moody. Mustered-in to Confederate service at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, November 10, 1861. Information obtained from the Compiled Service Records, National Archives; italics indicate information obtained from other sources; *Indicates original member of company; age at the time of enlistment in parentheses, when known. 

Officers Non-Commissioned Privates

Original Officers:

*Captain MOODY, William L. (33)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862, exchanged; promoted Major, to rank from February 15, 1862; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, August 29, 1862; transferred to Regimental Headquarters. Born in 1820 in Virginia, Moody moved to Fairfield in 1852. Founded W.L. Moody & Brothers, a cotton and mercantile business with his four brothers. Moody moved his family to Galveston in 1866. Here, he founded the Galveston Cotton Exchange, of which he was president, and was founder and director of the Gulf, Colorado, & Sante Fe Railroad. With a net worth of approximately $100 million, Moody was one of the richest men in the Southwest. He died in 1920 at the age of 92 and is buried in the family cemetery in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

*1st Lt. COLLETT, James H. (36)
born January 13, 1825, in Caldwell, North Carolina; elected 1st Lt. by company, August 1, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-received, Camp Chase, March, 1862; received at Johnson's Island, April 17, 1862; transferred to Vicksburg for exchange, September 1, 1862-received, September 20, 1862; ordered to report to Col. Granbury, Special Order #84, October 17, 1862 (Gen. Van Dorn's order); shown on recruiting duty in Texas, October 16, 1862-December 31, 1862; present, January-February, 1863; March 15, 1863-promoted Captain to rank from February 15, 1862; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863, slightly; Mentioned in Col. Granbury's report, Official Records, battle of Raymond: "Captain [J.H.] Collett was wounded by a grapeshot." Left sick at Yazoo City, Mississippi, June 30, 1863-October, 1863; absent, on sick furlough, July-October, 1863; paid $900, October 13, 1863, for December 1, 1861-October 1, 1862, by H.T. Massengale; shown as commanding the regiment, November-December, 1863; paid $260, December 7, 1863, by W.H. Moores, for July 31-September 31, 1863; paid $260, December 23, 1863, by W.H. Moores, for September 30-November 30, 1863; paid $130, January 3, 1864, by W.H. Moores, for November 30-December 31, 1863; present & commanding regiment, Field & Staff muster rolls, dated January-April, 1864 (as Captain); granted leave, Special Order #105/1, April 16, 1864 (Gen. Johnston's order); (w), Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864 (thigh); POW, Columbia, Tennessee, December 21, 1864; received at Louisville, Kentucky, January 28, 1865; sent to Ft. Delaware, February 1, 1865, received, February 5, 1865; released from Ft. Delaware on June 17, 1865 on his oath of allegiance to U.S. 5'8", light complexion & hair, blue eyes. James H. Collett moved to Fairfield, Texas, in 1852 or 1853. He made his money by buying land at .10 an acre, and selling for $1.00 an acre. He married Margaret A. Daviss on October 2, 1856. They had two daughters, Mary; and Margaret, who died in 1859 in an accident. Collett's wife also died. After returning to Fairfield on July 6, 1865, Collett married his sister-in-law, Eliza, and they moved to Galveston in 1867. In 1877, they relocated to Austin, Texas. They had five children: Eugenia, James D., Guy A., Ed K., and Rosa. Collett died on June 28, 1916, at the age of 91, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

*2d Lt. STEELE, Elihu R.G. (23)
left sick at Clarksville, Tennessee, February 10, 1862; (d), March 1, 1862.

*Jr. 2d Lt. BURLESON, Oliver (33)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, December 12, 1861. Name appears on roll of commissioned officers, P.A.C.S., as died, December 12, 1861. Succeeded by R.E. Steele.


Original Non-Commissioned Officers

* 1st Sgt. MILES, James DeGraffenreid (27)
born in Lowndes County, Alabama, November 17, 1834; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; promoted to 1st Lt., February 25, 1863; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863, slight. Mentioned in Col. Granbury's report, Official Records, battle of Raymond: Lieutenants [J.D.] Miles and [T.S.] Townsend were slightly wounded." June 30, 1863-signs roll as commanding company, to roll dated March-April, 1864; received requisition, dated November 1, 1863- 12 jackets, 27 pair pants, 13 pair drawers, 10 shirts, 14 pair shoes, 3 pair socks, 5 blankets, 3 pans, 1 one cup, 4 camp kettles; December 10, 1864-listed as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Granbury's Brigade; POW April 26, 1865, & paroled, Company B, Granbury's Consolidated Brigade, Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865 (as Captain). Miles was issued Confederate pension #23763 on September 1, 1913. A.G. Anderson and Mike Inderman gave depositions in his case. Anderson stated "He (Miles) was a brave and gallant soldier and officer." Inderman stated "Neither one of us were ever furloughed during the war. We participated in every battle fought by our command, and were both present when our command was surrendered in North Carolina, in 1865. A braver and more gallant soldier than Capt. Jim D. Miles never served in the Confederacy. He was a kind and discreet officer, and loved by all who knew him." Capt. Miles died on October 21, 1917, at the age of 82, and is buried beside his wife, Ellen, at Prairie Point Cemetery, Navarro County, Texas.

*2d Sgt. LOVE, C.W. (31)
(w), Fort Donelson, escaped capture, joined Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry); roll dated November-December, 1863: "killed in Gen. Wheeler's raid around Chattanooga."

*3d Sgt. ANDERSON, George K. (21)
3rd Sgt. to rank from July 25, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, May 6, 1862, for diarrhea-returned to duty, August 10, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, roll dated September 21, 1861-August 1, 1862; discharged, Clinton, Miss., October 6, 1862. Paid on October 11, 1862, by J.W. Jones. Anderson died May, 1881. His widow, Caroline E. Anderson, was approved for pension #7450 on September 17, 1900. She gave her address as Putman, Callahan County, Texas. In her application, she stated she married Anderson on October 8, 1865, in Fairfield. Giving depositions in her case were A.G. Anderson and G.T. Bradley, both formerly of Company G, and both of Freestone County. Stated Bradley: A I know he [Anderson] enlisted in Company G, 7th Texas Infantry. I know that he served for a considerable length of time, at least as long as twelve months in the Confederate army. He was honorably discharged." A.G. Anderson stated the same, and that George K. Anderson "was a good soldier." Mrs. Anderson died of Carcinoma on December 21, 1926, in Clyde, Texas, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.R. Clemer.

*4th Sgt. OLIVER, John E. (24)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 21, 1861.

*5th Sgt. MOODY, Leroy F. (35)
born April 14, 1826, in Virginia; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; promoted to Jr. 2d Lt., on April 2, 1863; absent on leave, roll of July-August, 1863; signs roll as commanding company, September-October, 1863; (w), Chickamauga, slight; in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, November 29, 1863 with dysentery; on leave February 15, 1864-March 13, 1864; surrendered & paroled as a member of Company B, Granbury's Consolidated Brigade, Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865 (as 2nd Lt.). Leroy Moody followed his brother, William, to Galveston as the close of hostilities. He died on June 15, 1899, at the age of 73, and is buried in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

*1st Cpl. PAXTON, W.F. (41)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; promoted to 4th Sgt, October 31, 1862; promoted to 3d Sgt, June 30, 1863; (d), at Quitman, Mississippi, on August 15, 1863.

*2d Cpl. WOMACK, John Albert (23)
Born: November 18, 1837, Butler or Lowndes County, Alabama. Moved to Texas in the fall of 1854. Left sick at Clarksville, Tennessee, on February 10, 1862; shown as in Texas, on muster roll dated August 1, 1862; discharged, exempted by Board Surgeon's for conscription (no date given). Womack was rejected for a Texas pension on August 31, 1909, as he owned too much property. He gave his age as 71, and his residence as Wortham, Freestone County. Regarding his service, he stated at the war's end he was Aon detail at the Government tan yard in Freestone County, Texas. He stated he had also served in Col. Pyron's 2nd Texas Cavalry. Witnessing his application were A.G. Anderson and R.M. Compton. Stated Anderson: "On account of sickness and bad health [Womack] was indefinitely furloughed while our command was at Hopkinsville, Ky." He again filed on May 17, 1912, but died before action could be taken. A.G. Anderson and Mike Inderman witnessed this application, and Inderman stated, "He made a good soldier."

*3d Cpl. STREETY, S.J.(27)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862; (d) at Camp Douglas, Illinois, April 13, 1862 (of pneumonia).

*4th Cpl. HENDERSON, John M. (21)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, December 8, 1861.

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Privates

*ANDERSON, Asa G. (23)
born in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi, March 20, 1838; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated September 21, 1861-August 1, 1862, July 31, 1862-October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863; promoted to 1st Sgt., April 8, 1863; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863-absent due to wound, June 30, 1863, July- December, 1863. Anderson gives an account of his service in Reminisces of the Boys in Gray/Yeary: "I was wounded in the right arm at Raymond, Miss., which put me out of duty for about eight months." Absent, courier to Texas, roll dated January-February, 1864; (w), Battle of Atlanta, Juuly 22, 1864, resection of 4" of left humerus; in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, September 7, 1864-furloughed on September 13, 1864; assigned to Invalid Corps; name appears on roll of unattached men, surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, May 4, 1865, & paroled at Jackson, Mississippi, on May 19, 1865 (as Sgt.). Due to his wound, Anderson was unable to return to Fairfield until April, 1866. After the war, he became an attorney and judge. He received Confederate pension #17249 on September 1, 1909. Mike Inderman gave a deposition in his case. Anderson died on April 21, 1920, at the age of 82 at Teague, Texas, and is buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.

*ANDERSON, Zachariah J. (21)
Born: April 27, 1840, in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, April 7, 1862, due to pneumonia-returned to duty, April 11, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, September 21, 1861-August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863; promoted to 5th Sgt, April 8, 1863; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863, absent due to wound, June 30, 1863, July- December, 1863, January-April, 1864; paid $34, April 30, 1864, for March 18, 1864-April 30, 1864; absent on detached duty, unable for field service due to wounds. After being disabled by his wound, he was "detailed as mail courier for Granbury's Brigade." Z.J. Anderson is mentioned by his brother, A.G. Anderson, in Reminisces of the Boys in Gray [Yeary], page 18, wounded at the battle of Raymond: Amy brother, Z.J. Anderson, seemed to be shot all over. We stayed at our uncle Jack Halladay's four months. Anderson's application for pension #20445 was approved March 1, 1912, Dallas, Texas. Depositions in his case were given by K.M. Van Zandt: "I personally knew Zack J. Anderson a member of Company G, of said regiment, and I know he was an excellent soldier and he was wounded as stated by him." I.L. Van Zandt: "I was also a member of said Seventh Texas Regiment of Infantry...and knew said Z.J. Anderson and knew him to be a good soldier and that he did good service and was wounded as stated." His doctor, Frank B. Morgan, testified as to his wounds: "He has a gunshot wound in right arm at elbow joint. The tendons are drawn and arm is almost useless to him. Another wound in left side at lowest rib thence around to back where part of vertebrae was shot off-another wound on right hip near crest if ilium bone was shattered." Anderson died October 18, 1922, at the age of 82, at the home of his daughter, Fay Anderson, at 720 West 10th St., Dallas, Texas.

*ARCHIBALD, A.B. (23)
(d) Clarksville, Tennessee, December 16, 1861.

*ARCHIBALD, Robert (18)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, January 21, 1862.

*BALCH, John T. (17)
joined at Monroe, October 5, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-August, 1863; (w), Chickamauga, severe; present, rolls dated September-December, 1863, January-April, 1864; surrendered & paroled, as a member of Company B, Granbury's Consolidated Brigade, at Greensboro, NC, April, 1865 (as 1st Sgt.).

*BALLARD, Evans (37)
left sick, Clarksville, February 7, 1862-supposed to be dead-time unknown.

*BIGGER, Robert F. (19)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July- August, 1863, listed as ambulance driver, order of Gen. Gregg; paid .25/day as teamster, September 4, 1863; present, September-October, 1863; (w), Taylor's Ridge, November 27, 1863- in hospital, November-December, 1863; absent due to wound, January-February, 1864; granted wound furlough, April 8-30, 1864; assigned to Invalid Corps, August 5, 1864. Remarks: Student.

*BIGGER, William A. (21)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, April 23, 1862, for diarrhea-returned to duty, May 8, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863; assigned to provost guard duty, by order of Gen. Gregg, rolls dated July-October, 1863; (w), Taylor's Ridge, November 27, 1863; present, January-April, 1864; (w), Atlanta, arm-slight; admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, July 22, 1864-transferred on July 23, 1864.

*BLAIN, George A. (21)
appointed Regimental Commissary Sergeant, to date from July 25, 1861; A3 months, 17 days at $20/mo.@ POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, August 1, 1862, January-February, 1863; Acting Commissary, from February 3, 1863; Mentioned in Col. Gregg's report, Official Records, battle of Fort Donelson: "George Blain, a private in Company G, captured and brought to me Major Post, of the 8th Illinois Infantry...". present, as Commissary Clerk, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-October, 1863; present at HQ, November-December, 1863; appointed 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant, assigned to Regimental Headquarters, December 22, 1863.

*BLYTHE, William H. (19)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, roll dated August 1, 1862; discharged due to chronic diarrhea at Clinton, Mississippi, October 11, 1862. Paid on November 5, 1862, by C.J. Armistead. Reenlisted, April 13, 1863, at Fairfield, by W.L. Moody. Born: Talledega County, Alabama; 5'10", fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair. A farmer. Present, July-October, 1863; name appears on clothing receipt, dated October 28, 1863; absent, sick, at Atlanta, November-December, 1863, January-February, 1864; name appears on clothing receipt, dated February 12, 1864; absent, sick, March-April, 1864.

BRADLEY, F.M.
enlisted April 17, 1863, at Fairfield, by W.L. Moody. Absent, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, left sick near Yazoo City, June 1, 1863; absent sick in Alabama, July- August, 1863; present, September-December, 1863; absent sick from February 15, 1864-March 15, 1864; present, March-April, 1864; appeared before Medical Examining Board, Law Hospital, Selma, Alabama, May 28, 1864-granted 60 day furlough, due to chronic diarrhea, "sick 5 months"; admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, September 4, 1864, due to chronic diarrhea-transferred, September 7, 1864. Residence: Limestone County. Assigned to Invalid Corps, September 10, 1864.

*BRADLEY, George T. (28)
Born April 8, 1833 in Alabama. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-on roll at Camp Chase, March 1, 1862; sent to Johnson's Island, April, 1862; received at Camp Chase, May 24, 1862; received at Vicksburg, September 11, 1862; present, roll dated August 1, 1862; discharged, Clinton, Miss., October 6, 1862. Paid by J.W. Jones, October 11, 1862. Afterwards served in Mattox's Company, Parsons' Texas Cavalry Brigade. Married W.L. Moody's sister; Sheriff of Freestone County, 1867. Mentioned in Confederate Veteran, 1914, in a letter from Capt. J.H. Collett to Col. W.L. Moody, sent to the Veteran by Major K.M. Van Zandt: "You no doubt remember that at the battle of Fort Donelson...a mounted Federal officer suddenly appeared near the top of the ridge about three hundred yards in front of us...our men appeared spellbound by his bravado". At last George Bradley raised his gun and aimed it at him, saying, `Watch me unhorse that daredevil' (the balance of the sentence would not sound well at a prayer meeting), and sure enough off he tumbled. The next day Major George A. Bacon, of the 11th Illinois, took dinner with me, and upon inquiry as to what mounted officer was unhorsed at that particular place he said it was Col. John A. ["Blackjack"] Logan, of the 31st Illinois..." Bradley died on June 14, 1910, at the age of 77, and is buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.

*BRYAN, Joseph K. (21)
Born: 1840; had lived in Butler, Texas, since March, 1856. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September 20, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-December, 1863, January-February, 1864; granted furlough March 22, 1864-May 22, 1864. Bryan was approved for Texas Confederate pension #10087 on March 17, 1904. He gave his age as 62, and his residence as Butler, Freestone County. Giving depositions in his case were M. Inderman, and A.G. Anderson. Stated Inderman: "I first knew him at his fathers house a few miles east of Butler, Texas...he and I enlisted together in W.L. Moody's Co. in the fall of 1861. He served during the entire war in the Tenn. army and until surrendered in North Carolina in spring of 1865 under Joe Johnston. He was in my mess. Joe K. Bryan never deserted the Confederacy but remained with the command till the end." Stated Anderson: "He [Bryan] enlisted in the first infantry company that left Freestone County...and served in Co. G 7th Texas Infantry regiment in October 1861 was sworn in at Marshall, Texas, and served during the entire war, served in the Tennessee army. Said Co. G was first commanded by Capt. W.L. Moody, now of Galveston, and after his promotion it was commanded by Capt. J.H. Collett, now of Austin." According to a letter in the pension file, Bryan died in 1915, and is buried in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.

*BURLESON, John J. (22)
Born: About 1839, Marion County, Alabama; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September 20, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863, severe; present, July-August, 1863; (w), Chickamauga, September 19, 1863-in hospital, unknown; present, November-December, 1863, January-April, 1864; surrendered & paroled, Company B, Granbury's Consolidated Brigade, Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865. Burleson was approved for pension #29504 in September, 1914. He gave his age as 75, and his residence as Gorman, Eastland County. Giving depositions in his case were A.G. Anderson, age 76, and A.L. (Gus) Burleson, age 78, both of Freestone County and formerly of Company G. Stated Anderson: "I have known John J. Burleson...for over fifty years. We soldiered together, joined the same company, and served during the Civil War together. I knew him before the war broke out, generally saw him in Fairfield, Texas, and knew where he lived. He was a farmer. By reason of wounds, I was in the hospital a great deal of the time, was in prison 8 or 9 months, but when I returned to the Company at all and every time, John J. Burleson was conspicuously present, and was performing the duties of a soldier...I will here take pleasure in stating that no truer soldier or braver man, ever enlisted in the Confederate service...he was brave and true, from start to finish, and was as brave and gallant soldier as ever enlisted and served in the Confederate service, and to which every member of our company and regiment, and even brigade, if now living, would testify to the same." Burleson died on November 13, 1922, in Big Spring, Texas, and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas.

*BURLESON, Augustus L. (24)
Burlison was born in San Augustine County, Texas, 1836. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September 20, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862; paid $98.64 on January 14, 1863, for period of August 1, 1862-January 2, 1863, commutation of clothing; transferred to Waul's Texas Legion, Company B, 2nd Battalion, Capt. Bradley's company, roll of January-February, 1863. POW, Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, & paroled, July 9, 1863. Absent, January-February, 1864, detailed to carry horses to Freestone County. April, 1865-absent on furlough, as a member of Company A, Timmons' Regiment. Burleson died on June 21, 1921 (or June 25, 1922), and is buried in Burleson Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas. His widow, Mrs. M.A. Burleson, was approved for pension #42289 in Streetman, Freestone County, on August 2, 1926. In her application, she stated she had married Burleson on October 22, 1871, in Houston, Texas. Giving a deposition for her was I.H. Bonner, age 83, of Freestone County. Bonner stated he had enlisted in Company D, 10th Texas, but was attached to Company A (Capt. Bradley's Company), Timmons Regiment, from the spring of 1864 to about March, 1865. A Mrs. Burleson died in the home of her son, S.A. Burleson, on March 30, 1927, near Streetman, Navarro County, due to paralysis.

*BURLESON, Isaac (20)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, December 16, 1861.

*BUSBY, John W. (21)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, Camp Douglas, Illinois, July 1, 1862, for diarrhea-returned to duty, July 10, 1862; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, July 2, 1862, for diarrhea-(d), August 11, 1862.

*CASON, B.L. (26)
left sick, at Clarksville, Tennessee, on February 9, 1862. Discharged, on April 4, 1862; paid on April 5, 1862, by G.P. Theobald.

*CHAMBERS, Bryant L. (37)
present, joined at organization, July 25, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 3,1 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-October, 1863; granted furlough, to Butler County, Alabama, from December 17, 1863-January 16, 1864; present, roll dated January- February, 1863; (d), in Marietta, Georgia, hospital, March 18, 1864.

*CHAMBERS, Henry (42)
joined at organization, July 25, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls of August 1, 1862, January-February, 1863; absent sick, Lauderdale Springs, Miss., hospital, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-August, 1863; paid $175.50 on August 1, 1863, for bounty and clothing, for August 1, 1862-February 28, 1863; absent, sick, Sand Springs, Mississippi, September-October, 1863; paid $88 on November 14, 1863, by Jno. Decker, for March 1, 1863-October 31, 1863; absent, sick, Lauderdale Springs, Miss., November-December, 1863; absent, sick at hospital, January-February, 1864; paid $22 on February 23, 1864 by J.C. Graham, for November 1, 1863-December 31, 1863; present, March- April, 1864.

*CLANTON, Thomas (31)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 9 or 19, 1862.

*CLAYPOOL, James (19)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, December 14, 1861.

*CLOUGH, M.J. (22)
(d), Hopkinsville, Ketucky, December 14, 1861. Manuscript #1896, dated December 14, 1861- Acoffin.

COLEMAN, H.
enlisted April 25, 1863 at Shreveport, by W.L. Moody; (w) at Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863-severe; name appears on hospital muster roll in Texas General Hospital, Quitman, Mississippi, dated August 28, 1863; present, rolls dated July-December, 1863, January-April, 1864; (k), near Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 21, 1864.

*DAVID, J.W. (22)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 14, 1861, or January 2, 1862. Manuscript #1896, dated December 14, 1861- Acoffin.

*DAY, Francis M. (20)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, roll dated August 1, 1862; discharged at Clinton, Mississippi, October, 1862, due to chronic diarrhea. Surgeon's Certificate signed by J.M. Jackson, Surgeon. Reenlisted, April 13, 1863 at Fairfield, by W.L. Moody. Born: Russell County, Alabama; 5'10", blue eyes, black hair, dark complexion. A farmer. (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863, severe; left sick, near Yazoo City, Mississippi, June 15, 1863; absent sick, July-August, 1863; present, rolls dated September-December, 1863, January- April, 1864; promoted to 2nd Cpl., Color Guard, on April 1, 1864; (w), Jonesboro, August 31, 1864-back, severe.

*DUNBAR, R.C. (18)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 2 or 7, 1862.

*ESKRIDGE, T.P. (18)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, December 25, 1861.

*FULLER, Milton Casey (22)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; admitted to USA Prison Hospital, May 8, 1862-returned to duty, May 22, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated August 1, 1862, October 31, 1862, December 31, 1862, January-February, 1863; promoted to 4th Sgt., April 8, 1863; present, rolls dated March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-October, 1863 (as 4th Sgt.); present, Nvoember-December, 1863 (as 2nd Sgt.); present, January-April, 1864 (as 3rd Sgt.); surrendered and paroled as a member of Company B, Granbury's Consolidated Brigade, Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865 (as Sgt.). Fuller died on April 16, 1905 in Limestone County, Texas. His widow, Mrs. M.A. Fuller, was approved for Texas Confederate pension #18066, on February 28, 1910. In her application she stated that they had married on January 19, 1870, in Limestone County. Giving depositions in her case were J.W. Steele and Robert E. Steele.

*GOZA, J.J. (29)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on December 29, 1861.

*GRANN, Helge J. (31)
Born: April 5, 1830. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; discharged at Clinton, Mississippi, in October, 1862. Grann was approved for Texas Confederate pension #4790 on November 25, 1899. He was residing in Bosque County, Texas. Depositions were given by Lt. Col. W.L. Moody: "He...made a first-rate soldier." and Capt. J.H. Collett: "When he was exchanged in the fall of 1862 he was a very sick man. When he was able for duty, he was a model soldier." H.J. Grann died on December 23, 1924, at the age of 94, and is buried in the Norse Cemetery, Bosque County.

*GREGG, John (32)
original member of Company; elected Colonel of regiment by election, November 9, 1861. See Field/Staff. Promoted to Brigadier-General, P.A.C.S., August 29, 1862. Confederate Archives, Chapter 1, file 92, page #7.

*GROOVER, William L. (23)
left sick at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on February 7, 1862, roll dated August 1, 1862- "supposed to be with Maxey's Regiment"; present, January-February, 1863; POW, Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863-sent to Memphis, May 25, 1863; forwarded to Ft. Delaware; sent to City Point, Virginia, for exchange; POW, Gettysburg-joined at Chester, Pa., hospital, July 25, 1863; (d), of typhoid fever, at Chester, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1863. Grave #99, Chester Cemetery.

*HARRIS, William T. (23)
POW, Fort Donelson, exchanged; present on all rolls to to April, 1864; Acting Sergeant-Major for regiment, March-April, 1864.

*HENDERSON, Simion T. (17)
POW, Fort Donelson, exchanged; absent, sick at Quitman, Mississippi, on all rolls to August, 1863; present, September-October, 1863; sickickathis relations, Hamilton, Georgia, November-December, 1863; present, January-April, 1864; (k), near Atlanta, July 6, 1864.

*HENDERSON, William Henry (19)
Born August 25, 1842. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; absent on furlough, July-August, 1863; present, September-December, 1863, January-April, 1864. Absent on furlough to Fairfield, sometime after February 18, 1865. William H. Henderson died on November 20, 1892, at the age of 50, and was buried in Rehobath (Young) Cemetery, Freestone County. Henderson's widow, Mrs. Amelia Caroline Henderson, was approved for pension #45630 on May 11, 1929. She gave her address as Fairfield, Freestone County, and her age as 83. In her application, she stated she married W.H. Henderson on May 9, 1865. Giving depositions were Charles E. Grayson and Mrs. Laura Hill, who stated, "[we] have him recount his varied experiences in the army: of his capture and serving as a prisoner of war in camps at Chicago...". Mrs. Henderson died on March 19, 1931 in the home of her son, H.B. Henderson, at Fairfield, of old age, & general debilitas, arteriosclerosis.

HERTERT, John Q.
not on original roll; possibly J.D. Herbert, Co. B, 1st Alabama.

*HIGH, Robert A
Born: Morgan County, Alabama; (w) & POW, Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; August 25, 1862, in Waul's Legion, Company B, 2d Battalion to September-October, 1862; transferred to Waul's Legion, February, 1863; shown as Sgt. Major. High was approved for Texas Confederate pension #35997 on July 18, 1919. Depositions were given by M.L. Stone and C.T. McConnico, both of Waul's Legion. High died on September 28, 1920.

*HOBBS, Elijah (21)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; (k), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863.

*HOLT, Robert (29)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; (w), Chickamauga; assigned in February, 1864-cook for officers' mess; present to April, 1864; (w), New Hope Church, May 27, 1864, severe.

*HUCKABAY, William Spivey
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; discharged at Clinton, Mississippi, in October, 1862. Huckaby died on November 26, 1871. His wife, Mrs. E.C. Huckaby, was approved for his pension #15209, on August 31, 1909. They had been married in December, 1867. Depositions were given by A.G. Anderson, and Mike Inderman.

*HUMBER, Jonathan T. (20)
escaped capture from Fort Donelson, whereabouts unknown to August, 1863; Courier for Gen. Gregg, September-October, 1863; present November- December, 1863; transferred to 30th Georgia, Company F, on February 1, 1864.

*INDAMON (or Inderman, Mike), Mick (17)
Born: Louisville, Kentucky; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; November-December, 1863, January-April, 1864-listed as on extra duty, as regimental teamster. Inderman was approved for a pension #34235 on June 1, 1917, while he was living in Teague, Texas. Depositions were given by Jim D. Miles and A.G. Anderson. Miles stated: "...he (Inderman) made as good a soldier as ever lived." Anderson stated: "Inderman was in every battle that our company, regiment, and brigade was engaged in during the war. He made a splendid soldier and loyally performed every duty required of him as such soldier, that he served in Cleburn(e)'s Division."

*JORDAN, T.A. (22)
slight (w), Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862, whereabouts unknown. Mentioned in Col. Gregg's report, Official Records, battle of Fort Donelson: "The enemy began to cannonade our entrenchments at 9 AM...making a enfilading fire with shells, which was well directed, and by which...Thomas Jordan, a private in Company G, was slightly wounded." Roll dated January-February, 1863: "In Texas"; roll dated June 30, 1863-discharged, exempted by Board Surgeon.

*LEE, J.B. (17)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862; (d), Camp Douglas, Illinois, June 11, 1862.

*LEWIS, V.L. (21)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862; (d), Camp Douglas, Illinois, on April 22, 1862.

*LEWIS, W.W. (17)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 18, 1861.

*LOVE, A.C., Jr. (19)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, February 25, 1862.

*LOVE, Jonathan W. (30)
discharged January 7, 1862. Love died on May 3, 1904. Love's wife Pauline, was approved for pension #10713. They were married on October 25, 1865, in Freestone County.

*MANNING, Joseph N. (19)
POW, Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862; (d), Camp Douglas, Illinois, on March 7, 1862.

*MAYO, J.N. (21)
(k), Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862.

*MEANS, Jonathan L. (25)
severe (w) & POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862-previously paroled; present to August, 1863; absent, sick, Atlanta, September-October, 1863; Wagonmaster, Newnan, Georgia, November/December, 1863; present, January-February 1864; (w), June 20, 1864, back, slight; (w), Jonesboro, Georgia, September 1, 1864-(d), September 11, 1864.

*MILLER, George Alexander (36)
(w) at Raymond, Mississippi, on May 12, 1863 and sent to the hospital at Quitman, Mississippi; discharged on January 15, 1864, at Shreveport, Louisiana, by the Medical Board for disability.

MIMS, Benjamin F.
exchanged from Waul's Legion, on October 15, 1862; (w), Chickamauga, September 19, 1863- absent in hospital, status unknown; present, November-December, 1863, January-April 1864; (k), New Hope Church, May 27, 1864.

*MIMS, John (21)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, rolls dated January-February, 1863, March 1, 1863-June 30, 1863, July-December, 1863; absent, sick in hospital at Atlanta, Georgia, on rolls dated January-April, 1864; (k), battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.

*MOODY, George Marcellus (25)
born March 2, 1836, in Virginia; left sick at Clarksville, Tennessee, February 10, 1862; made his escape to Texas, roll of January-February, 1863; roll dated June 30, 1863-discharged, exempted by Medical Board for conscription. Moody was one of Col. William L. Moody's brothers. After his discharge, he returned to Texas. He died in Galveston, Texas, on October 19, 1891, at the age of 55.

*MURRAY, P.K. (24)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 1, 1861.

*MURRAY, Robert (22)
discharged, Clarksville, Tennessee, January 24, 1862.

*MCCARTY, Ira C. (22)
Born: December 25, 1839; POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; absent at the hospital in Griffin, Georgia, November-December, 1863; present, January-April, 1864; (w), Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864- leg; POW, Franklin, December 17, 1864-sent to Louisville, Kentucky, January 20, 1865; forwarded to Camp Chase; released on his oath of allegiance to the U.S., June 13, 1865. McCarty was disapproved for pension #3883 or #5013 on December 15, 1899. He gave his age as 60, and his residence as Admiral, Callahan County, Texas. In his application, he stated "I was wounded in the army in knee joint-and was over heated in the army. I was wounded in the battle of Franklin, Tenn." Dr. R.G. Powell testified to McCarty's wound, "a gunshot wound on the inside of left leg about one inch below the knee, coming out laterally and a little posterially." witnessing his application were W.E. McCarty and R.M. Beam, who stated, Ahe [Ira McCarty] returned home in the fall of 1865 wounded in the knee. He was in Camp Chase Ohio in prison when war closed.

*MCILVEEM, W.A. (18)
(k), Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862.

NEAL, Robert E.
enlisted on November 5, 1861-traveled from Fairfield at his own expense; POW, Fort Donelson, exchanged. Listed as missing at Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863. Buried in Confederate Cemetery, Raymond.

NEAL, W.L. (24)
enlisted on November 5, 1861; (d) at Camp Douglas, March 7, 1862, or killed at Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862; no report of his capture at Ft. Donelson. Shown as killed, Marshall Texas Republican, October 4, 1862.

*OLIVER, Robert L. (28)
discharged, Corinth, Mississippi, April 4, 1862; reinlisted onSeptember 26, 1862; hospital, Clinton, Louisiana, roll of January-February, 1863; on sick furlough, July-August, 1863; roll of September-October, 1863: `Died.'

*OLIVER, W.A. (26)
(k), Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862.

*PETTY, M. (17)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, on December 8, 1861.

*POWELL, Robert (22)
(d), at Clarksville, Tennessee, or Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on December 12, 1861.

*PURTELL, Charles (24)
roll dated August 1, 1862- listed as Aleft sick at Clarksville, Tennessee, whereabouts unknown@; roll of January-February, 1863-escaped capture from Fort Donelson; sick in hospital at Quitman, Mississippi, June 30, 1863; July-August, 1863-present; (w), Chickamauga, sent to Texas General Hospital, Quitman; present on rolls from November-December 1863, January-February, 1864; absent, March-April, 1864, hospital; at St. Mary's Hospital, Union Springs, Alabama, September 19, 1864-returned to duty, October 17, 1864.

RAKESTRAW, G.A. (38)
born in Lexington, Georgia, on November 7, 1824, was educated at Emory College, Oxford, Georgia. Enlisted on April 12, 1863 at Port Hudson, Louisiana, under Captain Collett; (w) at Raymond, Mississippi, sent to the hospital; (w) Chickamauga; present on all rolls from July-December, 1863, January-April, 1864; paroled at Talladega, Alabama, May 22, 1865. An account of Rakestraw's service is given in Confederate Veteran in 1912: `In response to his country's call in 1862 he enlisted in the army in Company G, 7th Texas Infantry; and although he was wounded nine times, the close of the war found him still at his post, true to every trust. He participated in the following battles: Raymond, Miss., Port Hudson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Dug Gap (near Dalton, Ga.), Resaca, New Hope Church, Atlanta (two battles), Spring Hill, Tenn., and the Franklin carnage.' He was president of the Fairfield Male Academy before being admitted to the bar in 1860. He died in Navarro County, Texas, on January 4, 1912 (age 87).

*RILEY, Edward D. (42)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; February, 1863- shown as transferred to 10th Texas, by order of General Tilghman.

*ROARK, John A. (16)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present on all rolls, January-February, 1863; sick at Clinton, Louisiana, June 30, 1863; POW at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 8, 1863, as a member of Maxey's Texas/Louisiana Detachment; absent on all rolls to April 1864-`in Texas'. Roark was approved for pension #28125 on June 1, 1914. He was living in Walnut Springs, Bosque County, Texas. He stated that after his capture at Port Hudson, he served in Timmons' Regiment on the Texas coast. Depositions were given in his case by J.H. Collett and A.G. Anderson. Roark died at his daughter's home in Gilliam, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on January 28, 1929. He is buried in Bosque County, Texas.

*ROBINSON, James (21)
(d), Clarksville, Tennessee, January 6 or 12, 1862.

*ROBISON, Jonathan F. (18)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, all rolls, January- December, 1863, January-April, 1864; POW, Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, on December 3, 1864; discharged from prison, June 18, 1865.

*SIMS, W.F. (22)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on January 13, 1862 or (k) at Fort Donelson, February 15, 1862. Shown as killed, in Marshall Texas Republican, October 4, 1862.

*SMITH, Joshua C. (21)
severe (w), Fort Donelson, in head; not captured at Ft. Donelson; shown in Company D, 9th Texas Infantry, July-December 1862; present, January-June, 1863; transferred to QM Department as Shoemaker, July 14, 1863; present on all rolls from July-December, 1863, January-April, 1864; promoted to 4th Sgt., December 1, 1863; (w), Atlanta, face, severe; in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, July 22-23, 1864.

*SMITH, Stephen H. (24)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 6, 1862.

*STEELE, J. Warren (17)
Born: Greene County, Alabama, October 22, 1844; discharged,--; reinlisted, October 15, 1862; present, rolls dated December 31, 1862-February, 1863; promoted to 2d Cpl., on May 1, 1863; (w), Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863; present on all rolls to February, 1864; discharged, Dalton, Georgia, April 3, 1864, by order of Gen. Johnston for wound received in battle (Raymond-right arm). Steele was approved for pension #42850 on March 24, 1927. He was a cousin to Robert E. Steele, who was raised by J. Warren's parents. Steele resided at 703 E. Sumpter St., Mexia, Texas, at the time he received his pension. He died in Mexia on May 4, 1929, at the age of 84.

*STEELE, Robert S. (21)
born October 1, 1840 at Eutaw, Alabama; 6'1", fair complexion, light hair, gray eyes. (w) & POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois-exchanged; promoted to Jr. 2d Lt., on August 1, 1863; (w) Chickamauga, slight; Clothing requisition, June 30, 1864, received from 2d Lt. Alex. Ford, Acting Assistant Q.M.= 2 jackets, 17 pair of pants, 9 pair of drawers, 13 shirts, 10 pair of shoes, 5 pair of socks, 9 tin cups, 1 camp kettle. POW, Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio; released on his oath of allegiance to the U.S., on June 17, 1865. Robert Steele came to Texas in 1854 with his uncle, James Steele, and settled near Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas. After his release from Johnson's Island, he returned to Texas by rail to Bryan, and then walked home to Freestone County. On November 30, 1865, he married Josephine Williams. They had six children: Ella Bonner, Elihu, Robert A., and twins Josephus and Josephine. Elected to the state legislature in the 18th, 19th, and 20th legislatures, 1883-1885. He was elected to the state senate in 1892, from the 12th district. Known as "Honest Bob" Steele, he later lived in Mexia, Texas, and was an elder at the Presbyterian Church in that town. He died on August 17, 1920 (age 79), and is buried in Mexia.

*STEGALL, Jeremiah (23)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, October-December, 1862, January-December, 1863; listed as 2d Sgt., beginning on roll of January-February, 1864 ; present, January-April, 1864 (as 2nd Sgt.); (w), New Hope Church, slight; (w), Jonesboro, September 1, 1864, head, slight; in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, March 14-28, 1865, for wound received to the left humerus on November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee.

*STEWART, George W. (21)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 7, 1861. Marker in Steward's Mill Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.

*STEWART, Hewitt B. (23)
traveled from Fairfield to Hopkinsville, at his own expense; (k) Fort Donelson; also shown as captured at Fort Donelson, and (d), Camp Douglas, April 17, 1862, due to inflammation of the brain.

*STORY, H.M. (27)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 13, 1862.

*STORY, Thomas S. (22)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; present, all rolls dated October 31, 1862-December, 1862, January-April, 1863; promoted to 1st Cpl. on May 1, 1863; present, May-December, 1863 (as 1st Cpl.); sick, in hospital, January-February, 1864; present, March-April, 1864; POW at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, December 16, 1864; in Nashville U.S. General Hospital #1, December 3-8, 1864, for gunshot wound of superior maxillary, received on November 29, 1864; December 8, 1864-sent to Provost Marshal; discharged from Camp Douglas, June 18, 1865.

*STRAIN, J.A. (19)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 1st or 7th, 1861.

SURRAVILLE, J.B.
(d), Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 20, 1862- no other record.

*TIDWELLl, F.L. (23)
elected Junior 2d Lt., December 28, 1861; POW, Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862, sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged, September, 1862, at Vicksburg, Mississippi; listed as 2d Lt., roll dated October 31, 1862; (d), Port Hudson, February 25, 1863.

TRAWICK, C.C.
enlisted on May 7, 1863, at Leon City, Texas, by Maj. Berry; courier to Gen. Gregg, muster-in as mounted volunteer; present, December, 1863 and on extra duty as a teamster; present on all rolls, January-April, 1864.

*TULL, Lemuel G.S.J. (18)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; (d) Clinton, Mississippi, October 12, 1862.

WALKER, S.A. (28)
enlisted on December 12, 1862, at Fairfield, Texas, by J.H. Collett; furloughed to Georgia for 45 days, on December 1, 1862; POW, Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863; present on all rolls from July-December, 1863, January- February, 1864; detached to Alabama for bacon, April 25, 1864-May 2, 1864.

*WHITLEY, Josiah (23)
POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; discharged at Clinton, Mississippi, on October 6, 1862.

*WILLIAMS, J.P. (18)
(d), Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 24, 1862.

*WILLIAMS, J.R. (16)
(d), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, date unknown.

*YARBRO, Franklin L. (23)
Born: June 13, 1837. POW, Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 16, 1862-sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at Vicksburg, September, 1862; roll of January-February, 1863: listed as Acting Ordnance Sgt. since February 7, 1863; POW, Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863; sent to Ft. Delaware, July 31, 1863; sent to Elmira, NY, August, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, September 20, 1863, to December, 1863; in the Wayside Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, December 28-29, 1863; furloughed for 30 days from General Hospital, January 10, 1864; furloughed to Texas, January-April, 1864; surrendered and paroled, Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865 (as private). Franklin L. Yarbro died on August 26, 1884, at the age of 47, and is buried in Section F, Mexia Cemetery, Limestone County.

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