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Age at Enlistment: 17
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: Texas
Rank: Pvt / Cpl
Unit: 26th TX Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. I on 26 Jan 1862 under Gen. (Debray’s) (Davis’ Mounted Battalion); appointed 1st Corporal from the ranks on 28 Jan 1864; NFR
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Peach Creek Cemetery, College Station, Brazos Co., TX
Soldier Info: Born in Brazos Co., TX in 1845; Died in Brazos Co., TX in 1922; After the war he got into a gunfight with a man named Allen outside a saloon in Millican, TX and he shot and mortally wounded Allen; He was known as “Uncle Dick” in the family.
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 6x
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