I am the assistant coordinator for an OKGenWeb site. I am canvassing and
transcribing cemeteries to be placed online. A few days ago at a small
country Choctaw cemetery I encountered a headstone with the following. " Pvt
Maurice Cass,
1836 - 1926, CO. H Walker's Reg, IND TEX Cav, CSA" . Can anyone help with
the information on this headstone. This cemetery is located in Haskell
County, S.E. Oklahoma. This person was born in this area and enrolled by
the dawes commission.
James Brown
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D. M. Saddler Enlisted in Confederate States Army on February 25, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas by W. C. Young. On detached duty on December 31, 1862 at Cleveland, Tennessee, Captain J. J. Bradford Commanding Detachment of General McCown's Division, Smith's Corps. Present for remaini
I am trying to determine if Thomas J. Cole, a private in Company I, 11th Texas Cavalry, is Thomas Jefferson Cole, born in Montgomery County, Ar about 1845. The muster records indicate that the Thomas J. Cole was 20 in 1861, which makes him about 3 years older than my relative, but lying about age was common, especially in that age group. His service closely parallels the family lore about Thomas Jefferson Cole's service (some service in Georgia and Carolina). The only other Thomas J. Cole that I have be
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Tony,
Thank you, that makes sense. John R. Diamond had a Blacksmith shop on his
horse ranch and it was the second stop in Texas for the Butterfield
Overland Mail Stage on its way to San Francisco. Being a Wagonmaster was
in
keeping with what he did for a living. Before the war he was running a
regular
freight line to Jefferson , Galveston and back to Whitesboro.
John Roberson Diamond later became a Lt. Col. with Bourland Texas Calvary
Regiment, sometimes called the Border Regiment.
Nancy
Here is the National Parks Service's capsule history for the 11th Texas
Cavalry:
11th Regiment, Texas Cavalry
11th Cavalry Regiment was organized with 855 men at Camp Reeves, Grayson
County, Texas, in May, 1861. Some of its members were from Clarksville and
Mt. Pleasant, and Bowie County. This regiment, along with the 8th Texas
Cavalry, was one of the best in Confederate service. It was active in the
Indian Territory and Arkansas, then was dismounted when it arrived on the
eastern side of the Mississippi
Hello Nancy,
I may have an answer to your question regarding your great grandfather.
I recently read "The War Child's Children: A story of the 3rd Arkansas
Cavalry" by Calvin Collier. (The 3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was part of
Harrison's Brigade along with the 11th Texas Cavalry.) Mr. Collier provides
a Roster for the 3rd Arkansas in his book and at the end of the roster he
adds a separate list of teamsters for the regiment. Along with the list of
names he includes the following explanation:
"The T
Hi,
I am excited to see this list, and looking forward to hearing from others the stories of their 11th Texas Cavalry member.
My great grandfather John Roberson Diamond from Whitesboro, Grayson County, has never been listed as a member of the 11th Texas Cav. Yet the State of Texas sent me this copy of his claim. If he wasn't a wagonmaster with the 11th then what is this claim for? Can anyone out there explain to me what I did receive.
Thanking you in advance,
Nancy from Brownsville
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