Service Records of Co. K, 2nd Texas Partisan Rangers by Justin M. Sanders

Abstracted from National Archives Microfilm Publication M323, Roll 191, by Justin M. Sanders, 1984 The service records of this company are based on only one muster roll from very late in the war (April 1865).  There is no known muster-in roll which would have given the names of the original members of the company. Some other men are known to have been members of this company based on casualty lists, pensions, and other records.  These additional men are placed in brackets.  Additional details about all the men from Censuses and other records are placed in brackets.  Men known to have been from Kaufman County are indicated with a . [Amick, Alvin] [K1860-350/350 A. Amick, 39, MO, Farmer; Allen Amick, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; Tex Conf Pen 10188; deposition in Henry Moore's Tex Conf Pen; previously Alvin Amick, 36, 9 Sep 61, Co B 6th Tex Cav] [Ashurst, E.B. (Sgt): wounded at Hurricane Creek, AR, 23 Oct 1864] [E.B. Asherst, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; E.B. Ashurst, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Baker J.L.M. (pvt): detailed as nurse at Rusk Hosp. 29 Mar 1865 [K1860-363/363 J.L.M. Baker, 42, NY, Farmer; J.L.M. Baker, Briscoe's Militia Co; J.L.M. Baker, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Baker, John (pvt): died at Rusk Hosp. Barnes, W.T. (Capt and ACS): bonded 30 Aug 1864 [K1860-303/305 Wiley T. Barnes, 26, AL, Student of Medicine] Baskin, T.S. (--): left sick at Crockett Hosp. 30 Dec 1864; transferred to Dallas Hosp. 20 Jan 1865 [Boydstun, J.D.: wounded in Red River Campaign Apr-May 1864] [1860-356/356 John D. Boydston, 15, IL; J.D. Boydston, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; John D. Boydstun, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1; deposition in H.D. Shaw's Tex Conf Pen] [Briscoe, R.L.: wounded at Donaldsonville, 13 Jul 1863] [K1860-299/301 Robt. L. Brisco, 14, MO] Bryne, F.B. (--): absent, leave dated 28 Mar 1865 [K1860-159/159 F. Bryant, 30, NC, Farmer; F.B. Bryan, Kyser's 1861 Militia Co; F.B. Bryan, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 3] Cannon, Emberry (Capt): resigned 28 May 1863 [K1860-265/265 E. Cannon, 33, TN, Farmer; Emberry Cannon, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; Emberry Cannon, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Carroll, T.J. (--): left sick at Crockett hosp. 30 Dec 1864 and transferred to Dallas Hosp. 20 Jan 1865 Chanan, D.B. (pvt): detailed, horse went out on March and ordered to report to Capt Caruth [Capt. of Co. D] Chilton, H.J. (pvt): joined from desertion 30 Apr 1865 Chisum, F.R. (pvt): at Piedmont Springs 13 Apr 1865 [K1860-257/257 Felix R. Chisum, 18, TX; Felix Chisum, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; previously Felix R. Chisum, 19, 13 Jun 61, Co F 3rd Texas Cav] Chisum, Isham (Lt. Col., Col.) "Was tried by Gen. Court Martial and suspended for 6 mos. the date of the Court Martial not known has since sent up his resignation 5 Ap '65" [K1860-257/257 I. Chisum, 41, MS, Farmer; Isham Chisum, 43, 13 Jun 61, Capt, Co F 3rd Texas Cav] Chisum, J.T. (--): left sick at Huntsville 7 Apr 1865 [K1860-257/257 John Chisum, 15, TX; John Chisum, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; previously John T. Chisum, 16, 13 Jun 61, Co F 3rd Texas Cav] [Covey, Enoch]  [Tex Widow's Pen 21838; also E. Covey, 44, 3 Sep 63, Co G 2nd Cav, Texas State Troops] [Davis, R.M.] [K1860-368/368 Robt. M. Davis, 22, KY, Farmer; Robert Davis, Briscoe's 1861 Militia Co; Robert M. Davis, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1; deposition in William Moore's Tex Conf Pen] Dow, J.M. (--): left sick at Keachi Hosp. 7 Mar 1865 Gentry, W.A. (pvt): see W.A. Jentry Gibbs, John G. (Jr 2nd Lt) [K1860-37/37 John G. Gibbs, 26, MS, Merchant; J.G. Gibbs, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 2] Gibbs, M.M. (--) :furloughed 3 Jan 1865; time extended 10 May 1865 [K1860-2/2 Malcom M. Gibbs, 13, MS] Good, G.G. (--): left sick at Rusk Hosp. 20 Mar 1865 and transferred to Dallas Hosp. 24 Mar 1865 Good, J.L. (--): sick at McKinney Hosp. 1 Apr 1865 Griffin, J.J. (pvt): dropped 14 Apr 1865 Haggarty, John (pvt): detailed in Ordnance Dept. 1 Mar l864 [Harlow, Sylvanus: killed at Hurrican Creek, AR, 23 Oct 1864] [K1860-168/168 S. Harlow, 34, IL, Farming; S. Harlow, Vanpool's 1861 Militia Co] Heath, John O. (lst Lt) [K1860-302/304 J.O. Heath, 42, KY, Farmer; John O. Heath, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; John O. Heath, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Howard, Calvin (pvt): detailed in commissary dept. of Lane's Brig. 20 May 1864 [1864 & 1865 Indigent Rolls, Calvin Howard; K1870-216, Calvin Howard, 44 SC, Farmer] Howard, W.J. (Sgt) Howeth, James (pvt): captured at Ft. DeRussy 24 May 1864; exchanged at Red River Landing 22 Jul 1864 [Hunter, W.: mortally wounded in Red River Campaign Apr-May 1864] Jentry (Gentry), W.A. (pvt): captured near Yellow Bayou, La. 18 May 1864; exchanged at Red River Landing 22 Jul 1864 [W.A. Gentry, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 3; 1865 Indigent Roll, William Gentry; also William A. Gentry, 25, 1 Apr 62, Co G 19th Texas Cavalry] Jones, Charles L. (Capt) [K1860-372/372 C.L. Jones, 31, KY, Merchant; C.L. Jones, Briscoe's 1861 Militia Co; C.L. Jones, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Jones, F. (--): absent with leave 29 Mar 1865 [K1860-236/237 Fincher Jones, 14, KY] Linsicum, H.R. (--): left sick on the march near Palestine, TX 9 Feb 1865 [previously Harman Linsicum, 36, 22 Mar 62, Co C 20th Texas Cav] Littlejohn, J.M. (pvt): dropped 14 Apr 1865 [K1860-141/141 J.M. Littlejohn, 27, TN, Farmer; J.M. Littlejohn, Vanpool's 1861 Militia Co; J.M. LittleJohn, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 7; 1864 Indigent Roll, John Littlejohn; 1865 Indigent Roll, Mr. Littlejohn] Lovett, E.H. (pvt): in Ordnance Dept. Alexandria, La. 28 Sep 1864 [K1860-303/305 Eli H. Lovett, 28, TN, Mas Carpenter; E.H. Lovett, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; Eli Lovett, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1; 1864 & 1865 Indigent Rolls, Eli Lovett] Loving, W.M. (pvt): detailed to Transportation Dept. Dallas, Tex, 24 Oct 1864 Lugenbyhl, Pete (pvt): furloughed 27 Apr [1865?] Maddox, J.E. (pvt): detailed as nurse, Crockett Hosp. 1 Apr 1865 Massey, F.A. (pvt): joined from desertion 30 Apr 1865 [K1860-23/23 F.A. Massey, 33, VA; F.A. Massey, Kyser's 1861 Militia Co; Fred Massy, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 7] McDaniel, J.C. (Sgt): captured at Yellow Bayou 18 May 1864 [K1860-478/478 John McDaniel, 17, MO, Farm laborer; 1864 Indigent Roll, J.C. McDaniel; 1865 Indigent Roll, Mr. McDaniel; Tex Widow's Pen 2398 (John C. McDaniel died 28 Jan 1883, in K Co since 1862, Catherin C. McDaniel, widow)] McDonald, A.G. (--): furloughed 3 Jan 1865; extended 10 May 1865 [K1870-1161, Angus G. McDonald, 23 MS] [Moore, Eli: wounded in Red River Campaign Apr-May 1864] [K1860-430/430 E.F. Moore, 39, MD, Mas Carpenter; 1864 & 1865 Indigent Rolls, Eli Moore] [Moore, Henry] [Henry Moore, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 3; K1870-140 Henry Moore, 45 NC; Tex Conf Pen 9328; previously Henry Moore, 19, 1 Apr 62, Co G 19th Texas Cav] Moore, William T. (2nd Lt) [K1860-432/432 Wm. Moore, 16, AL; William Moore, Briscoe's 1861 Militia Co; Tex Conf Pen 10458; previously William Moore, 21, 1 Apr 62, Co G 19th Texas Cav] Nelson, E.M. (--): left sick at Crockett Hosp. 1 Apr 1865 [1865 Indigent Roll, Mr. Nelson] Owen, D.W. (--): left sick at Piedmont Springs, 12 Apr 1865 [D.M. Owens, Kyser's 1861 Militia Co; David Owen, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 3] Roberts, W.P. (--): absent with leave 7 Apr 1865 [possibly K1870-1192, W. Roberts, 30 TX, Attends Stock] [Scott, J.T.: wounded in Red River Campaign Apr-May 1864] [Sewell, G.W.: wounded at Donaldsonville, 13 Jul 1863] [K1860-215/215 Geo W. Sewell, 16, IL] Sharp, David (pvt): joined from desertion 30 Apr 1865 at Camp Groce [K1860-83/83 David Sharp, 34, AR, Farmer; David Sharp, Vanpool's 1861 Militia Co; David Sharp, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 7] [Shaw, Hugh D.] [K1860-367/367 Hugh D. Shaw, 17, TN, Farm laborer; Hugh D. Shaw, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1; Hugh Deskin Shaw, Tex Pen 42250; Mrs. S.M. Shaw, wid Hugh Deskin Shaw, Tex Pen 45111; Hugh D. Shaw, Co G 19th Tex Cav] Thompson, James (--): left sick at Keachie Hosp. 7 Mar 1865 Vanpool, O. (pvt): detailed after absentees 9 Feb 1865 [K1860-93/93 O. Vanpool, 35, TN, Farmer; Obed Vanpool, Vanpool's 1861 Militia Co; previously Obed Vanpool, Co G 12th Texas Cav] [Vance, James T.] [K1860-294/296 Jas. T. Vance, 14, IL; James T. Vance, Tex Conf Pen 33904; deposition in Henry Moore's Tex Conf Pen; previously James T. Vance, Co A 6th Texas Cav] Wade, W.B. (pvt): transferred from Staff to Co. K 29 Apr 1865 at Camp Groce Warren, William (pvt): enlisted in Co. 29 Apr 1865 at Camp Groce [Williams, Reuben (--): wounded at Hurrican Creek, AR, 23 Oct 1864] [K1860-308/310 Reubin Williams, 14, AR] Williams, William (--): left sick at Tyler Hosp. 15 Feb 1865 [K1860-44/44 William Williams, 20, TN, Farm Laborer; William Williams, Briscoe's 1861 Militia Co; William Williams, Griffith's 1861 Militia Co; William Williams, 1862 Militia Roll, Prec 1] Wooton, J. (pvt): captured in scouting party near Brashear City, LA about 3 Dec 1863, sent to New Iberia 21 Dec 1863 for exchange; left sick at Piedmont Springs 12 Apr 1865 [J. Wooten, Griffith's Militia Co]

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• Kaufman County Civil War Units

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