Photo: Thomas Floyd abt. 1880
Age at Enlistment: 21
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Texas
Rank: 1SGT
Unit: Texas Light Artillery Battery (Dallas)
Service Record: Enlisted on 2 Jul 1861 in Co. C (Cpt. John Good’s Co.); also served in Cpt. James P. Douglas’s battery. He is listed on rolls through 31 Aug 1864, then states in his approved Soldier’s pension in 1911 that he was granted furlough at the end of Jan 1865, but was absent on furlough when Gen. Lee surrendered in Apr 1865.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery or Abilene Muncipal Cem, Abilene, TX
Soldier Info: Born in KY in 1840; Died in Taylor Co., TX in 1926. After the war his occupation was listed as “surveyor”. 
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 5x
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