Winnie Davis Camp No. 108 UCV Records from Membership Register   Wesley C. Kidd Elected to Camp May 1893 Ent Conf Serv Sept. 15, 1862 Pvt Co H 17 Regt La Inft; present at Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., Port Gibson, Miss. Siege of Vicksburg; taken prisoner July 4, 1863 Vicksburg - released July 1864; disch May 1865. Paroled on the surrender of Vicksburg to Gen. Grant. and remained under parole until July 1864. Re-entered Conferate Service and performed duty around Alexandria, La. at which place I was order to return to my home by Col. R. Richardson, then commanding Brigade CSA. Wesley C. Kidd Pension Application #47020 Approved July 22nd, 1930; Pension allowed from Aug. 1st, 1930 WESLEY C. [H] KIDD was 85 years old when he applied for pension in 1930. He had lived in Ellis County since December 13, 1874. He lived in Rose Hill, Louisiana, and enlisted in Co. H, 17 La, Infantry, on Sept. 15, 1862, and was discharged in May, 1865, about the close of the war. Signed Wesley H. Kidd, June 26, 1930 Witnesses: B. F. Marchbanks & G. A. Neal. State of Texas County of Tarrant "I N. C. Hall do hereby certify that I served in Co. H. 17th Louisiana Infantry, Civil War, with the applicant W. H. Kidd. We both enlisted at the same time - Sept. 15, 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. I have known him all my life. We were raised in the same neighborhood." Signed N. C. Hall, June 27, 1930 WAR DEPARTMENT The Adjutant General's Office Washington, July 15, 1930 "The records show that W. H. Kidd, Co. H, 17th Louisiana In., C.S.A., enlisted September 19, 1862, at Vicksburg. "Muster roll Jan. & Feb. 1862, (the latest on file.) Shows him present, a Private. "Prisoner of War records show that he was captured July 4, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss., and paroled July 10, 1863, at same place, a Private. "His name appears on an undated List of officers & men belonging to Allen's Brigade, who have reported in Camp for Exchange, a Private. ("Other records indicate that the men on this List were prisoners of war who had been paroled at various Camps of Exchange in the Trans-Miss. Dept., on or before April 1, 1864). "No later record found. Not found as Wesley H. Kidd." Record "United Confederate Veterans Record of Wesley H. Kidd - "Camp Winnie Davis, No. 108 U.C.V. "Elected 1893 - - - - - - - - "Enlisted Confederate Service - Sept 15 1862 Private, Co. H 17 La Infantry "Engagements at which present - viz "Chickasaw Bayou Miss. Port Gibson Miss. Siege of Vicksburg "Taken Prisoner July 4 1863 - at Vicksburg - "Released July 4 1864 "Discharged by Col. R. Richerson May 1865 - "Paroled at surrender of Vicksburg to Gen. Grant. - "Remained under parole July 4, 1864. Reenlisted Confederate service and performed duty around Alexandria La. At which place I was ordered home by Col. R. Richardson - who then commander Brig. C.S.A." "I B.F. Marchbanks who acted as Adjutan(t) of Camp Winnie Davis, No. 108 - from the death of Adjutan(t) W. L. P. Leigh, who died Oct 13, 1907 till said Camp adjourned ? on Feb. 6, 1928 - "On my oath after being duly sworn by Judge Stout, County Judge of Ellis Co., Texas, say the foregoing Record of "Wesley H. Kidd is a true copy of said record of said Wesley H. Kidd., as appears in said Record of Confederate Veterans," B. F. Marchbanks - Adjutant of Camp Winnie Davis, No. 108. U.C.V Application for Mortuary Warrant Wesley H. Kidd died on the 21st day of May, 1932, near the town of Waxahachie, County of Ellis, Texas, in his home. Warrant applied for by Eugene Kidd, son, who lived at 915 E. Marvin, Waxahachie, Texas. Certificate of Undertaker: Will Farley, Undertaker, that he had charge of the body to be prepared for burial. Certificate of Physician. Dr. J. B. Jenkins, Waxahachie, attended Wesley H. Kidd in his last illness and was of the opinion that his ailments were Cancer of face.   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:19:01 MDT