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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 06:41:42 -0800 (PST)


Pappy, New Mexico SCV Division adjutant and webmaster, gave a presentation at the annual Texas UDC Forum meeting in Waco, TX on Jan 29. The presentation focused on General Sibley's New Mexico campaign and Texas Confederate soldiers KIA during the campaign and buried in New Mexico. The presentation is a 4MB pdf formatted file to download the presentation click here.
http://www.nm-scv.org/ANMKIA.pdf

Mrs. Janice Langford, president of the Texas UDC Division, visited New Mexico recently to inspect the Texas UDC-owned monument at San Marcial, New Mexico that commemorates Confederate soldiers KIA at the Battle of Valverde (2/21/1862). The monument erected in 1936 has suffered vandalism. To view images of her visit click here.
http://homepage.mac.com/edwhitted/PhotoAlbum25.html

The monument was erected there by the Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy on 1 June 1936 in memory of Texas mounted volunteers, commemorating the Battle of Valverde on 21 February 1862.

New evidence shows that there is a cemetery in Socorro, NM where 25-
27 Confederate soldiers are believed to be buried -- click here.
http://www.nm-scv.org/PageMill_Resources/NMDivSCV.html#Cemetery
http://www.nm-scv.org/PageMill_Resources/CS_Buried_in_SocorroNM.html http://www.nm-scv.org/PageMill_Resources/SocorroCemeteryEvidence.html

Here are some additional links that might be of interest.

http://www.nm-scv.org/Camp1385.html
http://www.nm-scv.org/PageMill_Resources/NMDivSCV.html
http://www.newmexicoet.com/civil_war_photos.htm
http://nenewmexico.com/civilwar.php
http://sangres.com/history/civilwarnm.htm
http://www.nmgs.org/artcw.htm

Texas Confederate Soldiers who died or were killed in New Mexico
during the Battle of Val Verde and believed buried in Socorro,NM.
TMV = Texas Mounted Volunteers

1. 2nd Lt David A. Hubbard Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 28

2. Pvt Ashley B. Carter Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 27 died
3/11/62

3. Pvt John Henry David Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 22

4. Pvt Martin Pankey Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 21

5. Pvt Sandford Putman Columbus, TX Co A, 5th TMV age 26

6. Capt Willis L. Lang Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 31 died
3/2/62

7. 1st Lt Demetrius M. Bass Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 26
died 3/22/62

8. Pvt William A. Bell Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 23 died
2/22/62

9. Pvt Isaac Marlin Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 30

10. Pvt Henry J. Persons Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 22 died 2/23/62

11. Pvt Hilary Pierson Falls County, TX Co B, 5th TMV age 20 died
3/4/62

12. 3rd Sgt Silas E.D. Johnson Grimes County, TX Co C, 5th TMV age 21

13. Pvt Samuel H. Yokum San Antonio, TX Co D, 5th TMV age 23 After
2/26/62

14. Pvt Lewis Rosenberge Brenham, TX Co E, 5th TMV age 20 died
2/27/62

15. Pvt Henry F. Figley Austin County, TX Co G, 5th TMV age 21 died
3/12/62

16. Pvt Hosea Walling Elkhart, TX Co H, 5th TMV age 22 died 3/14/62

17. Pvt Robert Walling Elkhart, TX Co H, 5th TMV age 24 died 3/11/62

18. Pvt John J. Fox Weatherford, TX Co K, 5th TMV age 26

19. Cpl Thomas Garrason Rusk County, TX Co F, 7th TMV age 43 died
3/3/62

20. Cpl A. W. Prather Rusk County, TX Co F, 7th TMV age 24 died 3/5/62

21. Pvt R. Bruce Bradshaw Rusk County, TX Co F, 7th TMV age 18 died
4/3/62

22. Pvt James Harris Rusk County, TX Co F, 7th TMV age 27 died 3/4/62

23. Pvt Jasper N. Jones Palestine, TX Co I, 7th TMV age 19 died
3/10/62

24. Pvt J. V. Rodgers Palestine, TX Co I, 7th TMV age 23

25. Pvt William P. Sugler Palestine, TX Co I, 7th TMV age 18

26. Pvt T. J. Leatherman Williamson County, TX Co E,4th TMV age 25
died 3/1/62

27. Pvt Toliver S. Scogin Nacogdoches, TX Co H, 4th TMV age 19 died
2/27/62

28. Pvt Elisha J. Tindall Nacogdoches, TX Co H, 4th TMV age 23 died
3/21/62

29. Sgt Jerre Odell Crockett, TX Co I, 4th TMV age 35 died 2/28/62

30. Pvt Zebedee Gossett Crockett, TX Co I, 4th TMV age 19 died 3/7/62

31. Pvt John Rhodes Alto, TX Co K, 4th TMV age 18 died 3/5/62

*Sources of Information
Charles Mandeville -- Socorro, NM
National Archives -- Wash, DC
Confederate Research Center -- Hillsboro, TX
Nesbitt Memorial Library -- Columbus, TX




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