Winnie Davis Camp No. 108 UCV Records from Membership Register   E. P. Killebrew Elected October 7, 1912 Entered Conf Serv May 1861, Pvt Co D, Maxey's Brigade, 1st Tex Sharpshooters; at Port Hudson, Jackson, Miss. and various other battles in Miss. Big Oak Hill on Wilson creek, Aug. 10, 1861 "A Confederate victory." May '62 joined Co D, First Bat. Tex. Sharpshooters Gen. Maxey's Brigade, east of Miss. Was in fight at Ft. DeRusey, La. that captured the gun boat Queen of the West. Disch close of war 1865. Born April 23, 1834, Weakley Co. Tenn. Sketch of E. P. Killebrew [written by him] found in Camp Winnie Davis Registration book E P Killebrew was born April 23, 1834 in Weakley Co. Tenn., the youngest of six children.  my Mother deceased in the year 1853 my father in the year 1855 with my married Brothers came west to the then Territory of Kansas 1855 was there Through the Trouble in 1860 when I came to Grayson county Texas. Was married to Miss Frances J. Baxter Daughter of Capt. John J. and Ruth Baxter of Newton County Missouri on the 14th August 1856 and Lived in Cherokee County Kansas rite where Baxter Springs is at this time as we all saw war was coming I came south to Texas in Nov 1864 in the early Spring in April My wife's Mother which was a widow with a Family of Girls and Small children Lived in southwest Missouri Sent for me to come and help her Get to Texas I arrived in Missouri in May about the 20th 1861 Joined the Missouri State Troops under Gov Jackson was appointed as Scout and Reporter for Gen Jeff Thompson who was at Belmont SE Missouri my duty was watch and Report the movement of the Union Army under Gen Seigle which was moving on Neosho when Gov Jackson had convened the Legislature was met at Carthage Mo on the 3 of July by Gov Jackson and Gen James [?] and Defeated retreated back to st. Louis on the 10th of august 1861 was fought the Oak Hill on wilson Creek Battle which was another Complete victory for CSA Southwest chance to come back to Texas which we did in November 1861 In May 1862 volunteered in Company D first Bat Texas sharp shooters commanded by Jas Burnett Gen S B Maxey Brigade East of Mississippi River while stationed at Ft DeRusey La on our way east no other Forces but one small Six gun Battery at the Fort one of the two Iron Clad Gun Boats that had Passed Vicksburg came up Red River and attacked the Fort its name was Queen of West we captured the whole outfit without any loss in six hours we had the Boat in good fix as she ever was our Battalion moved her and the webb a wooden gun Boat we had at alexandria La and down Red River to the mouth went up the Mississippi River came up the Indianola and attacked and sunk her and captured crew ammunition guns all complete no loss then went down the Mississippi to Port Hudson on the 14th March Admiral Farragut with his entire fleet of 110 gun Boars and Transports made the  Grand effort to Pass up the River but was Badly Defeated went Back down the river Bad Crippled many Boats Sunk Left Port Hudson for Jackson Miss was in the 8 flight at Jackson from Jackson we went to Mobile Al a and was on Provo duty Gen Maxey being promoted to a Maj General the first tex sharp shooters was ordered to Escort Gen Maxey to the Trans Miss Department we made the Boats we crossed the Miss river at Mobile Ala Some times we would ship them on the RR sometimes on wagons sometimes carry them on our shoulders the country was full of yankie soldiers we Spent the remainder of the war in the Indian Territory was near Ft smith Ark when Gen Gano and Strn Watie Captured the Kansas 6th the meanest Regt in the yankee army and out Bat had them to guard til them was sent to tyler Tex when we was ordered April 1865 to Hemstead Tex war closed Before we got there Returned to Grayson County and went home Wish to Say was never Reported absent without Leave. Respt Submitted E P Killibrew P. S. This was wrote Nov the 30th 1913   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:19:01 MDT