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From: Vanessa Burzynski <>
Subject: Texas Confederate Soldiers Killed at Battle of Glorieta, New Mexico March 28, 1862
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 06:37:48 -0800 (PST)


Confederate Soldiers KIA or Died From Wounds Suffered in the Battle of Glorieta, NM Territory -- 3/28/1862 (Includes skirmish at Apache Canyon -- 3/26/1862)

http://www.nm-scv.org/PageMill_Resources/CSGlorietaDead.html

Monument to Confederate soldiers on Glorieta Battlefield. Headstone
of mass grave of Confederate soldiers re-interred to Santa Fe
National Cemetery.

We lie here in obedience to law
Duty called and we came
Our Country called and we died

1. Maj John S. Shropshire Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 28 Died
3/28/1862 Note 1 Valley Forge, KY

2. Maj Henry W. Raguet San Antonio, TX Field Staff, 4th TMV age 35
Died 3/28/1862 Note 2

3. Capt Isaac Adair Houston Co, TX CO, Co H, 7th TMV age 35 Mortally
wounded 3/28/1862 Died 4/9/1862 Note 8 Note 10 13S 0414175E
3950538N SFNC, NM

4. Capt Charles B. Buckholts Milam Co, TX Co E, 4th TMV age 37 Died
3/28/1862 Note 3

5. 2nd Lt Charles H. Mills Anderson Co, TX Co I, 7th TMV age 33 Died
3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

6. Pvt Ebenezer Hanna Victoria Co, TX Co C, 4th TMV age 17/18 Died
3/28/1862 Note 4 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

7. Pvt J.S.L. Cotton Milam Co, TX Co E, 4th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 4 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

8. Pvt Everett C. Foley De Witt Co, TX Co B, 4th TMV age 28 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

9. Pvt Thompson Harris De Witt Co, TX Co B, 4th TMV age 33 Died
3/28/1862 Note 6 Unknown

10. Pvt James McCord De Witt Co, TX Co B, 4th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

11. Pvt E. R. Standifer De Witt Co, TX Co B, 4th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

12. Pvt Jacob Henson Victoria Co, TX Co C, 4th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

13. Pvt Alexander Montgomery Victoria Co, TX Co C, 4th TMV age 18
Died 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

14. Pvt Joseph P. Clinchey Milam Co, TX Co D, 4th TMV age 44 Motally
wounded 3/28/1862 Note 8 SFNC, NM

15. Pvt E. R. Slaughter Milam Co, TX Co D, 4th TMV age 26 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

16. Pvt James R. Stevens Milam Co, TX Co D, 4th TMV age 30 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

17. Pvt Burton R. Stone Milam Co, TX Co D, 4th TMV age 22 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

18. Pvt William Straughn Milam Co, TX Co D, 4th TMV age 17 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

19. Farrier Joseph G. H. Able Milam Co, TX Co E, 4th TMV age 24 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

20. Pvt Richard Alday Milam Co, TX Co E, 4th TMV age 25 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

21. Pvt Reuben F. Bentley Polk Co, TX Co F, 4th TMV age 23 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

22. Pvt John R. Martin Polk Co, TX Co F, 4th TMV age age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

23. Pvt William McCormick Polk Co, TX Co F, 4th TMV age 21 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

24. Pvt William Thomas Parsons Polk Co, TX Co F, 4th TMV age 19 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

26. 5th Sgt Otto Schroeder Austin Co, TX Co G, 4th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

27. Pvt Christoph Gollmer Austin Co, TX Co G, 4th TMV age 22 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

28. Pvt August Juhl Austin Co, TX Co G, 4th TMV age 22 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

29. Pvt Fritz Schaefer Austin Co, TX Co G, 4th TMV age 26 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

30. 2nd Sgt John H. McKnight Nacogdoches Co, TX Co H, 4th TMV age 29
Died 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

31. Pvt Jesse W. Jones Nacogdoches Co, TX Co H, 4th TMV age 18
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Died 4/7/1862 Note 8, 10 13S 0414156E
3950533 SFNC, NM

32. Blacksmith James Manus Houston Co & Madison Co, TX Co I, 4th TMV
age 37Died 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

33. 5th Sgt Thomas D. Wilson Houston Co & Madison Co, TX Co I, 4th
TMV age 21 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

34. Pvt F. J. Hopkins Houston Co & Madison Co, TX Co I, 4th TMV age
26 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

35. Pvt G. W. Walker Houston Co & Madison Co, TX Co I, 4th TMV age 26
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Died 4/4/1862 Note 8 SFNC, NM

36. Pvt L. A. Wright Houston Co & Madison Co, TX Co I, 4th TMV age 22
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Note 8 SFNC, NM

37. Pvt S. E. (or C.) Jones Colorado Co, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 21
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Note 6 Unknown

38. Pvt Samuel Terrell Colorado Co, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 18 Mortally
wounded 3/26/1862 Note 13 Unknown

39. 1st Cpl Benjamin G. Greely Falls Co, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 22 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

40. Pvt William H. Oram (or Ohram) Falls Co, TX Co C (B), 5th TMV age
18 Died of illness Apr. 1862 Note 8, 10, 11 13S 0414174E 3950528N
SFNC, NM

41. Pvt Edward T. Burrowes Falls Co, TX 5th TMV Regimental Artillery
age 19 Died 3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

42. 2nd Cpl J. K. Grissett Grimes Co, TX Co C, 5th TMV age 23
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

43. Pvt R. P. Catlett Grimes Co, TX Co C, 5th TMV age 26 Mortally
wounded 3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

44. Pvt Sam Dupree Grimes Co, TX Co C, 5th TMV age 20 Died in Santa
Fe, NM Note 9 Unknown

45. Pvt Henry Brown DeWitt Co, Victoria Co, Karnes Co, & Gonzales Co,
TX Co D, 5th TMV age 18 Died 3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

46. Pvt James McKinney DeWitt Co, Victoria Co, Karnes Co, & Gonzales
Co, TX Co D, 5th TMV age 29 Died 3/26/1862 Note 14 Unknown

47. 4th Sgt Ed. T. Burrows Travis Co, TX Co H, 5th TMV age 19
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

48. 2nd Sgt Stephen Marbach Comal Co, TX Co B, 7th TMV age 26 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

49. Pvt August Habermann Comal Co, TX Co B, 7th TMV age 25 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

50. Pvt Frank Riedel (or Reidel) Comal Co, TX Co B, 7th TMV age 18
Mortally wounded 3/28/1862 Note 7 Unknown

51. Bugler G. N. Taylor Houston Co, TX Co H, 7th TMV age 42 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

52. Pvt William Booker Houston Co, TX Co H, 7th TMV age 20 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

53. Pvt Peter Hail Houston Co, TX Co H, 7th TMV age 18 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

54. Pvt Hugh Harris Houston Co, TX Co H, 7th TMV age 21 Mortally
wounded 3/28/1862 Died 4/5/1862 Note 8, 10 SFNC, NM

55. Pvt Robert P. Walker Houston Co, TX Co H, 7th TMV age 18 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

56. Cpl William Langston Anderson Co, TX Co I, 7th TMV age 19 Died
3/28/1862 Note 5 13S 0414170E 3950540N SFNC, NM

57. Pvt Thomas Cater Santa Fe, NM The Brigands age 24 Died 3/28/1862
Note 10, 12 13S 0414157E 3950531N SFNC, NM

58. Pvt Richard Tart (Tait) Santa Fe, NM The Brigands Died 3/28/1862
Note 15 Unknown


*TMV -- Texas Mounted Volunteers
** SFNC: Santa Fe National Cemetery -- Santa Fe, NM

General comment: Reference 5. states (p. 32) that Lt Col Scurry,
Confederate field commander at Glorieta, reported Confederate losses
as 36 KIA and 60 wounded whereas Reference 7. states (p. 260) that
between 42 and 48 soldiers were KIA and 60 wounded. The above table
shows 44 KIA and an additional 13 soldiers as mortally wounded; i.e.,
probably died in the Confederate Santa Fe hospital after 3/28/1862.
These include soldiers KIA or mortally wounded at Apache Canyon
(3/26/1862). Given the number of KIA-mortally wounded in the above
table the webmaster believes that Reference 7. is more nearly
accurate. The precise number of Confederate soldiers KIA-mortally
wounded at Glorieta-Apache Canyon will likely never be determined.

Note 1: Maj Shropshire was buried adjacent to the mass grave of
Confederate soldiers KIA at Battle of Glorieta (3/28/1862). His
remains were re-interred on 8/5/1990 at his birthplace in Valley
Forge, KY alongside his parents (Ref 1.).

Note 2: Maj Raguet was buried at Masonic Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM),
then transferred to either Fairview Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM) or
possibly back to TX (Ref 1.). Maj Raguet's age (at commission) and
muster loaction are extracted from Ref 5.

Note 3: Capt Buckholts was buried at Masonic Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM)
then moved to Fairview Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM) (Ref 1.) -- however,
his burial location is unknown. There is speculation that his remains
were re-interred to Texas.

Note 4: Pvts Hanna and Cotton were buried in the mass grave at
Glorieta, NM and their remains were positively identified as a result
of matching forensic ages, nature of death wound, etc (Ref 1.).

Note 5: Soldiers that were possibly buried in the mass grave at
Glorieta, NM (3/28/1862). There are more than 31 names including Maj
Shropshire and Pvts Cotton and Hanna -- however, the list can't be
further reduced given the current data (Ref 1.).

Note 6: KIA or mortally wounded at Glorieta, NM (3/28/1862) (Ref 2.).
Pvt Jones' second initial is "E" (Ref 3.) or "C" (Ref 5.).

Note 7: KIA or mortally wounded at Glorieta, NM (3/28/1862) (Ref 3.).
Pvt Riedel's (Reidel) age is cited as 18 (Ref 5.).

Note 8: Soldiers mortally wounded at Glorieta, NM (3/28/1862) or
became sick & presumed to have died at CS Army hospital in Santa Fe,
NM and buried in SFNC, NM either in 1862 (Ref 1.) or re-interred in
1895 (Ref 4.).

Note 9: Died in Santa Fe, NM as Sibley was evacuating (Ref 3.).

Note 10: One of five Confederate soldiers who were severly wounded at
Apache Canyon (3/26/1862) or Battle of Glorieta or became sick and
buried at the Masonic Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM) in 1862 and whose
remains were re-interred at SFNC in 1895 (Ref 4.).

Note 11: Ref 4. cites Pvt William Ohram as a Texas Ranger -- however,
Ref 1. cites Pvt William Oram (Ohram) as being a member of Co B, 5th
TMV and Refs 3. & 5. show Pvt Oram (Ohram) as being a member of Co C,
5th TMV -- although he may have transferred to Co B later. Ref 5.
cites Pvt Oram (Ohram) as died of illness in the CS Army (Santa Fe,
NM) hospital.

Note 12: Ref 4. cites Pvt Thomas Cater as a Texas Ranger -- however,
Ref 5. cites Pvt Thomas Cater as a member of the "Brigands." This
unit was never mustered into the Confederate Army, instead, they were
employed by Sibley's Quartermaster Department. Pvt Cator joined the
Brigands in Santa Fe, NM on March 21, 1862 and his age as 24 (Ref 5.).

Note 13: Mortally wounded at Apache Canyon (3/26/1862) (Ref 6.).

Note 14: KIA at Apache Canyon (Ref 5.).

Note 15: Believed KIA at Glorieta (Ref 5.).

References

1. Yvonne R. Oakes, "The Glorieta Burials: Report To The Board of
Regents Museum of New Mexico," Sept 1990.

2. Noel, Theo., "A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi; Being a
History of the Old Sibley Brigade from Its First Organization to the
Present Time; Its Campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana
and Arkansas, in the Years 1861-64."

3. Martin Hardwick Hall, "Sibley's New Mexico Campaign," 1960.

4. Santa Fe National Cemetery Publication, Donald M. Rincon,
Director. Publication was provided to Ed Whitted, 6/4/2003.

5. Martin Hardwick Hall, "The Confederate Army of New Mexico,"
Austin, Texas: Presidial Press, 1978.

6. Thomas S. Edrington & John Taylor, "The Battle of Glorieta Pass,"
University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, 1998.

7. Donald W. Healey, "The Road to Glorieta -- A Confederate Army
Marches Through New Mexico," Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 2003.



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