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TYLER For some time I have been endeavoring to make up the Muster Rolls of the Bell County ante-bellum Ranging Squads, and of the companies of soldiers contributed by Bell County to the Confederate and State service during the Civil War, 1861-65. The rolls in the Adjutant General's office of Texas were destroyed when the old capitol building was accidentally burned in 1881. Some of these Confederate Company rolls (not all of them) are in the Confederate Archives of the War Department at Washington, but copies of them cannot now be obtained on account of the stress of then world war upon the clerical force of the Department. From various sources, but mostly from the memories of survivors, I have constructed and present below, in the chronological order of their enlistment, the rolls of the following:\par Bell County Rangers\par Four Ranger organizations, comprising of 118 names.\par Confederate Soldiers\par Ten Confederate and State Companies (two of them very incomplete) 887 names\par "Scattering List" (Bell County men whose companies are unknown or who enlisted elsewhere) comprising of 150 names. Total Confederate and State Soldiers equals 1,037 names. And Bell County had only about 4,000 white population in 1861! Early in the war the enlistment's were for a limited time, at the expiration of which some men came home. Others resigned or were discharged for ill health or other causes. These same men often enlisted in other companies. Besides there were occasionally two men with the same name, in the same or different Companies. Hence the duplication of some names. Present addresses of survivors, when known, are given. There are doubtless many errors and omissions in these rolls and to correct these is the main purpose of the present publication. I earnestly requested everyone to advise me promptly of any error in or omission from these rolls that may be noticed and to supply given names where they are missing. If anyone has a Muster Roll of any company and will lend it to me I will copy and promptly return same. When corrected and perfected, as far as possible, these Rolls will be preserved in permanent form in our County Records and in our history. My only purpose is to honor the memories of our rangers and soldiers of those old days of the fifties and sixties. Most of them are in their graves and the others are falling rapidly. The only surviving Confederate Captains are J. Swan BIGHAM of Belton and John F. SMTH of Galveston. While our young men are answering the "call to the colors" in the world war for Liberty, it is a good time to spend a thought upon the gallant men who guarded our frontier and who later went out from Bell County in the defense of the "Lost Cause." We have delayed too long. Won't you help me to attend to this sacred duty now? Respectfully, Geo. W. TYLER, -Belton, Texas. \par Section 1-Ranging Companies-John Henry BROWN'S Ranging Company, 1859. -Tweinty-five or more men from Bell County, remainder from other counties, assisted in removing Chief LOGAN and the Comanche Indians from their Texas Reservations on the Brazos near \par Ft. Belknap and at Camp Cooper to Ft. Cobb, Indian Territory. Rangers from Bell County (Incomplete):\par BROWN, John Henry, Commander\par BELL, James\line BELL, Thomas\line BIGHAM, J. Swan, Belton\line BLAIR, Joe D.\line BROWN, Julius\line CLARK, John\line DANLEY, C.W., Belton\line DENNY, H.C.\line HODGE, Milton\line KELTON, Mark A.\line PARKER, Hulsey\line PIERSON, John\line WARREN, Geo. W.\line WHITE, Sterling B.\line WHITE, Wm. Alex., Belton\line WHITE, Wilson H. (Piper) 2nd Lt.\line WHITTINGTON, Wm. B.\line WOOD, Columbus\line Total 19 men\par Bell County Minute Men, 1859. (Roll incomplete)-Volunteers served without pay, furnished, armed and mounted themselves. They divided into two squads, about 10 or 12 men in each and stayed out, usually, about 10 days at a time. At Pidcock's on the upper Cow House, in Coryell County, their extra supply of guns and ammunition was kept and the two squads generally camped together there, one going out, the other coming in. Not always did the same men form a squad, Dave WILLIAMS usually commanded one squad, Green DAVIDSON the other, though Dr. Jno. W. EMBREE and Col. John Henry BROWN sometimes commanded. They ranged over the western portions of Bell and Coryell Counties and the Counties of Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown and Comanche, including the present County of Mills. They were the immediate predecessors of the organization know as the "Bell County Rovers." The following was about the usual line-up:\par First Squad, (11 men) WILLIAMS, Dave, Commander\line BELL, James\line BIGHAM, J. Swan, Belton\line BONE, Pot\line CLARK, John\line EMBREE, Dr. Jno. W.\line KUYKENDALL, Mat. J.\line RIGGS, Wm. S., Belton\line SMITH, John F.\line TWOMEY, Wm.\line WATTERS, Alex.\par Second Squad (12 men) DAVIDSON, Green, Commander\line BLAIR, Albert, S. (Trig)\line BLAIR, Joel D.\line BROWN, John Henry\line COX, Benjamin\line PATTERSON, Wilson\line POTTER, Drury D., Killeen\line POPE, John T.\line RIGGS, James L.\line SAUNDERS, X.B.\line SUTTON, James, R., Sparta\line WILLIAMSON, Eli\line Total, both squads, 23 men.\par Bell County Rovers-Organized at Belton, September 24, 1859, by Col. John Henry BROWN, to protect the settlers from Indian depredations, was intended to serve by Squads, thus dividing the work and not requiring all to be in the field at the same time. The officers were:\par John Henry BROWN, Captain\line Robert M. WHITE, 1st Lieutenant\line Sam'l Green DAVIDOSN, 2nd Lieut.\line Benjamin COX, 3rd Lieutenant.\par The different Squads served as follows: First Scout, 10 men, went about October 5, 1859:\line DAVIDSON, Green,\line Lieut, Commander.\line ANDERSON, A.J.\line BELL, James D.\line BIGHAM, Robert C.\line BRADFORD, Dr. Hamilton \line HANNON, Samuel C.\line KELTON, Mark A.\line SCOTT, Jesse G.\line TOWNSEND, J.J.\line WALKER, Martin L.\par Second Scout, 10 men, went out November __, 1859: \line BROWN, John Henry, Captain, Commander\line BATES, Wilson\line BIGHAM, R. Patton\line BIGHAM, W. Nix\line BRADFORD, Dr. Benjamin\line MORRIS, Oliver B.\line MORRIS, R.P.\line SCOTT, Jerry D.\line SCOTT, Jerry D., Jr.\line TOWNSEND, James M.\par Third Scout, 9 men, went out December 3, 1859:\line COX, Benjamin, Lieut., Commander\line BIGHAM, J. Swan, Belton\line COX, _______\line ESTES, Ed. T.\line EMBREE, Elisha\line HOLCOMB, J.J.\line KINNAN, E.W.\line KINGSBURY, Charles H.\line ROBERTS, O.L.\par Fourth Scout, 10 men, went out January ___, 1860:\line WHITE, Robert M., Lieutenant, Commander.\line BELL, Wm. H.\line FLEMING, A.J.\line FLINT, John T.\line HODGE, Milton\line JORDAN, Henry\line KUYKENDALL, Mat J.\line LUDLOW, Henry, Sumner, Washington\line RAMSEY, Dr. A.K.\line WILLIAMS, Dave\line Total, 39 men.\par Bob White's Ranger Company.-Under authority of Governor Sam Houston a number of Companies of twenty-five men, commanded by a First Lieutenant, were organized early in 1860, to guard the frontier. These formed a cordon across the western border to prevent the incursions of the hostile Indians into the settlements. In February, 1860, Dr. John W. EMBREE received a commission to organize such a company to be known as the "Texas Mounted Rangers from Bell County," and on February 20, 1860, the men were sworn in at Belton for a twelve months service, by Capt. J. M. W. HALL, representing Governor Houston. They were mustered out, however, in July 1860. The following enlisted, with the rank given:\par Officers:\line WHITE, Robert M., First Lieut.\line WHITE, Wilson, H. (Piper) First Sargeant.\line WHITE, W. Alex., Second Sargeant, Belton\line BLAIR, Albert S., First Corporal\line BIGHAM, James Swan, Second Corporal, Belton\par Privates:\par BLAIR Jesse\line BLAIR, Joel D.\line BOWLES, David C. (served last two months) Nolanville\line CHAMBERLIN, Don A.\line CHAPMAN, John D.\line CLARK, Edward M.\line CLARY, Stephen P., Rogers\line COOP, James P.\line FLEMING, Andrew J.\line FRY, George W.\line HALPAIN, Joseph\line HEISE, August J.\line HODGE, Milton\line KINGSBURY, Charles H.\line LUDLOW, Henry, Sumner, Washington\line MURRELL, Joseph W.\line NEWMAN, Paul \line NICHOLS, Robert\line PERKINS, Wm., Uvalde County]\line VENABLE, Wm. J.\line WARREN, Geo. W.\line Total 26 men.\par On Information that the Company was in trouble with the Indians a party went from Belton to their relief, composed of:\par EMBREE, Dr. John W., in command\line BAKER, John\line BURROWSN, Pastor\line COX, Ed Tom\line FERGUSON, John F.\line FERGUSON, Joseph G., Belton\line GARNER, William\line HIRSH, David\line KINNAN, E.W.\line SMITH, John F., Galveston\line TOWNSEND, Joseph\line Total relief party 11 men (and perhaps others).\par Section 2-Confederate and State Companies-Captain J. Swan BIGHAM'S Company (Also known as Green DAVIDSON'S Company). (Roll compiled by Capt. J. Swan BIGHAM, Jas. A. POLK and James A. HOLCOMB). Company K, First Texas Cavalry organized 1861. Green DAVIDSON, the first Captain was killed in a fight with Indians on the Plains, early in 1861; was succeeded by Robert A. MYERS, Captain, who was upon promoted to rank of Major and then to Lt. Colonel. He was succeeded by Captain J. Swan BIGHAM, who commanded the Company throughout the war, in service on the Rio Grande and in Louisiana. \par Officers:\line Captain, J. Swan BIGHAM, Belton\line 1st Lieutenant, Mat J. KUYKENDALL \line 2nd Lieutenant, James BELL \par Privates:\line AYNESWORTH, Isaiah H.\line ALEXANDER, John T.\line ANDERSON, Jack\line BATES, Wilson\line BEEMAN, G.A. Fort Stockton, Texas\line Bell, Thomas\line BELL, William\line BELLAMY, Frank\line BALES, Tom\line BERRY, Thos. L.\line BIGHAM, Robt. C.\line BIGHAM, Wm. Nix\line BISHOP, Orland\line BISHOP, Lycurgus\line BISHOP, Sam\line BLAIR, Jesse\line BROUSSARD, Isaiah\line BROWN, William\line CANTRELL, Henry\line CLARK, John\line COOP, James P.\line CABLER, Gaston\line CABLER, Quince\line CASBER, Tom\line COBLE,________\line CRASS, Martin L. (Izoro, La?___County, Texas)\line CRASS, Sim\line CHRISTIAN, Jim\line DAVIS, A.W.\line DAWSON, George\line ELLIOTT, James\line EVANS, John\line FRANKLIN, Nat\line GALLATIN, Sam\line GALLATIN, William (or Milam)\line GRAVES, ________\line GRIFFIN, David C.\line GRIFFITH, Harrison\line HALMARK, W.R.\line HARMON, Edward\line HEARD, Hubbard\line HOLCOMB, James A.\line HOLCOMB, F. W.\line HOLCOMB, Thomas\line HOLCOMB, Thomas\line HOLCOMB, William R.\line HOLCOMB, William Newton\line HUGHES, Calvin\line JOHNSON, William\line KELLEY, John\line KELLEY, Thomas\line KUYKENDALL, Boase\line KUYKENDALL, George\line KUYKENDALL, Robert\line LANE, James\line LANE, John\line LEACH, Thomas\line LUDLOW, Henry, Sumner County, Washington\line MARSHALL, James\line MARSHALL, Please (R.P.)\line MARSHALL, William\line MACKEY, Columbus\line McCOY, Tom\line McDONALD, James\line McNAIR, Duncan\line McNAIR, James\line MOORE, Dan\line MOORE, James\line MORRIS, Ed\line MORRIS, John\line MORRIS, Oliver\line MORRIS, R.P.\line MORRIS, Sam\line MORRIS, William\line MOSELY, James\line NAILOR, Columbus\line NORTHCUTT, Elihu (sic)\line PACE, Ed\line POLK, Jas. A.\line POTTER, Drury D., Killeen, Bell Co., Texas\line PULLIAM, Sam\line RANCIER, Ed J.\line RANDOLPH, Robert\line RICH, Robert A.\line ROBERTS, Abe\line ROBERTS, Wade\line SCOTT, Jerry D.\line SCOTT, Larkin\line SCOTT, Robert\line SCOTT, William\line SHELTON, Sam\line SMALLEY, Riley\line SLAUGHTER, James\line STOKENBERRY, Henry\line THOMPSON, A. Crom\line THOMPSON, J. Mack\line WALKER, Jerry\line WARREN, George W.\line WHITLEY, William\line WHITNEY, Allen\line WILLIAMS, Dock\line WILLIAMS, James\line WILLIAMS, James (Red Jim)\line WILLIAMS, William\line WISE, Thomas\line WOODRUFF, David\line YOUNG, Hastin\line Total 110 men.\par Captain Robert M. WHITE'S Company. Company H., 6th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted August, 1861. (Roll compiled by W. Scott GOODALL and Lieutenant Wm. S. RIGGS). \par Officers:\line WHITE, Robert M., Captain, killed in battle.\line RATHER, Wm. S., 1st Lieutenant resigned\line WHITTINGTON, Wm. B., 2nd Lieutenant promoted Captain.\line BAKER, R.H. Lieutenant\line CLARK, E.D. Lieutenant\line COLLARD, E. Rusk, Lieutenant\line RIGGS, Wm. S., Lieut., Belton.\par Privates:\line ARTHUR, Giles\line ARNOLD, James\line ARMSTRONG, Matthias\line ASHLEY, Alvis\line BIGHAM, Oliver H.\line BROOKMAN, John\line BRADFORD, Benj.\line BIGELOW, James W.\line BEEMAN, Nal (Ronaldo)\line BRAMLET, S. Guffin, Austin\line BRAMLET, Ambrose\line BLACKWELL, Mathew\line BEENE, Thomas\line BRUCE, William E.\line BAKER, John\line BLAIR, John L.\line BLAIR, A.S. (Trigg)\line COOTS, George\line CHRISTIAN, Jno W.\line CHURCH, John \line COX, James\line CRAWFORD, Henry\line CARL, William\line CAWLEY, Nat\line CLARK, E. ?\line CLARY, John \line DANLEY, C.W. Belton\line DUMAS, Alonzo A.\line DAY, J.M.\line FREEMAN,_______\line GRAVES, R.N.\line GRAVES, Thomas\line GOODSELL, W. Scott\line GASSAWAY, B.F.\line ____ WAY, Wilburn\line _____James W.\line GRAHAM, William\line HUGHES, Haywood\line HACKELTON, Henry\line HANNA, Andrew J.\line HOLT, John T\line HAMILTON, James\line HAGGARD, M.M.\line HALL, Boykin\line HEISE, Augustus\line HELLERMAN, Henry\line KEYS, Mathew\line KUYKENDALL, William\line KELLER, A.M., Temple\line KINGSBURY, Chas. H.\line KELLEY, John\line LAMBERT, John\line LOCK, Larkin C.\line MILLER, James H.\line MILLER, John\line MILLER, Lank\line MUSIC, John\line McCORCLE, James\line McGILL, William\line McNEIL, Artemus T.\line McDONALD, John Tommy\line MIDDLETON, Branick\line NICKOLS, Robert\line NICKOLS, William H.\line NEIBLING, Washington\line NEIBLING, Frederick\line OLDEN, William\line PERKINS, W.J.\line PERKINS, Jacob\line RIGGS, Lyon\line ROSBOROUGH, Cyrus A.\line ROBERTS, Abe\line SHANKLIN, John W.\line STACY, Lewis\line SMITH, Edward\line SMITH, James\line STEEPLES, John\line STEVENSON,_________\line TUCKER, Thos. C.\line TUCKER, John\line TEAGARDEN, Thomas\line TEAGARDEN, Albert\line VENABLE, Wm. J.\line VANNESS, J. Almstead\line VOND, Henry\line WADE, Geo. W.\line WHITE, Nim S.\line WHTIE, Sterling B.\line WATTE, Geo. W.\line WARREN, Peter\line WARREN, A.J.\line WINN, Peter\line WILLINGHAM, Wilson\line WILLIAMS, Jesse\line WESTBROOK, W.\line WHITE, Wm. Alexander, Belton\line WRIGHT, Robert N.\line WRIGHT, Richard\line WALKER, Robert\line WALKER, Martin L.\line Total 107 men.\par Captain H. E. BRADFORD'S Company. Company F, 6th Texas Infantry Enlisted September, 1861. (Roll compiled by Sargeant P.L. ELIS.)\par Officers:\line BRADFORD, H.E. Captain.\line CHURCH, Ben F., 1st Lieutenant\line METHVIN, Levi T, 2nd Lieutenant\line KELTON, Mark A., 3rd Lieutenant\line KINNAN, Collins V., 1st Sargeant\line ELLIS, P. L. 2nd Sargeant, Belton\line SUPPLE, Jno B. B., 3rd Sargeant\line CHALK, Robert L., 4th Sargeant\line HARTRIEK, Wm. T.J. 1st Corporal Belton\line BLACKBURN, Richard, 2nd Corporal \line POLK, Joseph L. 3rd Corporal\line ___TTY, Is______, 4th Corporal\par Privates:\line ANDERSON, James\line ANDERSON, Mitch\line ASHFORD, James P.\line ASKEW, Bart\line ATWOOD, C.M., Belton\line BAILEY,____________\line BAKER, Jackson\line BAWCUM, Wm.\line BIGHAM, Sam W.\line BOND, Frank\line BONNER, Robert\line BOYD, Roland\line BOYD, William\line BROWN, ____________\line BURLEY, Ed\line CARLISLE,Lon\line CEARNALS, Henry\line CEARNALS, Price\line CHAMBERS, Mack\line CHAPMAN, John R.\line CLARK, Eph E.\line COWAN, James W.\line CROW, Dan\line DENTON, Wm. B.\line DODSON, Jesse\line DOSS, Chris\line DOSS, Harmon, Belton\line DRAKE, Frank\line ELMS, Henry\line EVERETT, Joe\line EVERETT, Mat\line EVETTS, Milton\line EVETTS, William C.\line FEWELL, Lewis\line FINN,________\line FLEMING, Charles\line FRANCISCO, __________\line GLOUNER, David\line GRIFFITH, Amos\line HAGGLESTON, Charles\line HALMARK, ________\line HAMILTON, Woody\line HAMPTON, Wade\line HANNON, Robert\line HULSEY, Irve\line JORDAN, Eph\line MAY, Dan\line McKENZIE, Harve\line McKNIGHT, Thomas\line McLAUGHLIN, Frank\line MERCHANT, David\line MEREDITH, Owen\line METHVIN, Albert\line METHVIN, Alfred\line MURRAY, Pat\line OAKLEY, Pleas.\line OLIPHANT, James\line OLIPHANT, William\line O'NEAl, Steve\line PACE, Joe\line PARKS, Doe\line PARKS, Richard, Brookhaven\line PARKS, Henry\line REED, Warren\line ROYAL, Jesse\line SINCLAIR, Steve\line SINCLAIR, William\line SHELTON, John\line SHELTON, Thomas\line SMITH, Robert\line SMITH, William\line SNODGRASS, James R.\line STANLEY, Sid\line STONE, John\line SUTTON, Andrew\line SUTTON, Jesse\line VAUGHAN, Nathan\line BRADFORD, Dr. Hamilton, Surgeon\line WILLIAMSON, Dr. Thomas, Asst. Surgeon\line BRADFORD, Benj. Joseph, Ensign\line VANDERHURST, M.M., Chaplain\par Capt. Milton W. DAMRON'S Company. Company D. 18th Texas Calvary. Enlisted in Fall of 1861. At the fall of Arkansas Post a part of this Company escaped and was thrown in with Company E. 17th Texas Consolidated Dismounted Cavalry, with Captain DAMRON commanding. A part of the original Company was captured and carried to Camp Douglass (Chicago) but, after several months, were exchanged and returned to the Confederate lines East of the Mississippi River and the Company was there reorganized. The following roll includes the names of men in all three of these organizations (but probably not all of them) and were furnished by Sam W. BISHOP, Wm. J. WHEAT, George FISHER, Sam H. COX, Henry C EDRINGTON, Jesse SUTTON, C.B. ROBERTS and others, some by each and each one acting separately.\par Officers:\line DAMRON, Milton W. Captain\line BLAIR, Wm., B., 1st Lieutenant\line BISHOP, Sam W., 2nd Lieut., Killeen\line MORRIS, Andrew, 3rd Lieutenant\line BROWN, John, 3rd Lieutenant\line EDMONDSON, John, 1st Lieutenant, (Co. E.) Dallas\line THOMAS, Pink, 2nd Lieut., (Co. E.)\line GRAVES, James M., 1st Sargeant.\line BLANKENSHIP, Marion, 1st Sargeant.\line ELLIOTT, Henry, 1st Sargeant\line EMBREE, Dr. John W., Regimental Surgeon\par Privates:\line ALLEN, Elisha\line ANDERSON, Jno., C.\line BAILEY, Meriot J.'\line BAKER, Richard\line BATES, Wilson\line BERRY, Thos. L.\line BIGHAM, R. Patton\line BIVENS, Sam\line BLACKWELL, Joel\line BLACKWELL, Jeff\line BLAIR, Joel D.\line BARNHART, John S., Manor\line BARNHART, James Monroe, Childress\line BARNHART, Theo, Estancia, New Mexico\line BOREN, J.C.\line BOWEN, John\line BOWEN, Ike\line BOX, Fayette\line BOYCE, A.F. (Bunk), Manor\line BRYANT, Fayette (Co., E.)\line BURKES, James\line BURKES, John\line BURKES, Sam\line BURKES, William\line CLANTON, Jap (Co., E.) Austin\line CARROLL, Thomas\line CARTER, Sam H. (Co., E.)\line CARTER, William\line CAVE, David\line CLOUR, George\line COWAN, James W.\line COX, John W. Lampasas County\line COX, (Judge) Andrew P.\line COX, Sam H. Nolanville\line COX, William\line CRAIGHEAD, Allen\line CROSS, James M. Jr.,\line CROSS, Virgil, Brown County\line CROSS, Wm. B. Brownwood\line DALLAS, James K.\line DALLAS, Thomas (Co. E.)\line DALLAS, William (Co. E.)\line DALTON, Abe\line DALTON, Sam\line DAVIS, William\line DENSON, Harvey\line DRAPER, Al. (or Ad of Red)\line DYKES, _____________\line EARLY, Thomas\line EARLY, William\line EATON, Ed\line EDRINGTON, Henry C., Granger, R.F.D.\line ELLIOTT, Thomas\line EPPS, James\line FELTS, James\line FISHER, George, Belton\line FISHER, James\line FLEMING, Jack (A.J.)\line FLEMING, George\line FLEMING, Martin V.\line FOREHAND, Thomas (Co. E.) Bastrop\line FOSTER, Wiley (Co. E.)\line FULCHER, Frank\line FULCHER, Nathaniel\line GAGE, Robert\line GARRISON, William T., Sparks\line GENTRY, George (Co. E.)\line GRAVES, James B.\line GRAVES, G. Wat\line GRIFFIN, John\line HAMILTON, Wood\line HAYNES, John (or Gus)\line HAYNES, William\line HODGE, Milton (Co. E.)\line HOLCOMB, Charles\line HOLCOMB, Thomas\line IRVIN, Pink\line JORDAN, William\line KARNES, Erasutus\line KENDRICK, Albert A.\line LANE, "Bat" (Co. E.) Bastrop\line LANE, David, Bastrop\line LEE, J.Y.\line McAULEY,______\line McCRAY, Elisha\line McDANIEL, Moncie (Co. E.)\line McDANIEL, Stacy (Co. E.)\line McDOWELL, John\line McDOWELL, Ham B.\line McDOWELL, Wm.\line McFADDEN, John M. (Co. E.) Eastland County\line McGUIRE, Dr. Wesley\line MEEKS, Joe\line MURRELL, Joe\line MIERS, Ike\line NEWMAN, Paul\line MIMMO, G.T.\line OATMAN, Harvey (Co. E.)\line OWENS, Thomas, (C.E.)\line PENNINGTON, John, Killeen\line REED, Alex\line REQUIEST, Joe De (Mexican)\line ROBERTS, C. Bent, Menardville\line ROBERTS, Tol. (J.T.)\line ROBINSON, Thomas Underwood, Milano, R.F.D.\line SEYMOUR, George\line SHIPMAN, John\line SHIPMAN, William\line SIMS, Sam (Co. E.)\line SINCLAIR, Steve (Co.E.)\line SMTH, Barton\line SMTIH, Gave\line SMITH, Gid\line SMITH, William\line SNEED, Sam\line SNEED, William\line SORERELLS, Noah\line SPARKS, Daniel\line SPENCE, George\line SPURLIN< William\line STANLEY, William\line STOREY, Sam\line SUTTON, Anderson\line SUTTON, Jesse\line THOMPSON, D.P., ("Paola" or Doc")\line TOWNSEND, James\line WALLACE, Hal C., Hot Springs, Ark.\line WHARTON, Frank\line WHEAT, Sam D. Temple\line WHEAT, Wm. J., Goulbusk, R.F.D. Coleman, County\line WHITSELL, Willaim (Co., E.)\line WILKE, Andy\line WILLS, Alex, Granger\line WILLS, Arch, Rogers\line WITT, __________\line Also a German, given name Fred. Also a man, given name Jack.\par Total 147 men.\par Captain X.B. SAUNDER'S Company. Company A. 16th Texas Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted in Winter of 1861-2 (Roll very incomplete)\par Officers:\line SAUNDERS, X.B., Captain\line WHITE, James M., 1st Lieutenant\line ESTES, J.F., 2nd Lieutenant\line KILE, Ishmael, 3rd Lieutenant\line HANCOCK, Wm. P., 3rd Lieutenant\line CHAMBERLIN, Don A., Orderly Sargeant.\par Privates:\line ANDERSON, Gip\line ANDERSON,__________\line BLACKBURN, M.W. (Whit) Killeen\line BLACKBURN, W. H. L.\line BRAMLET, J. Thomas\line BRAMLET, Marcellus C.\line BROOKMAN, Fred C.\line BURNETT, John H.\line CARPENTER, Wash F.\line CARTER, Joe\line COLE, _______\line CRAWFORD, Charles\line DANLEY, Nathan B.\line EASTLAND, Milton\line GARRISON____________\line HARRENDON, (or HERNDON), W.H.\line HARDIN, James A. (not sworn in)\line HODGES,______________\line HOLT, Fred, Killeen\line MILLER, Hugh\line MILLER, Thomas L.\line New, N.V.\line RICHARD, Abram W.\line RICHARD, Geo. D.\line WILKINS, William\line WILS, Asa H.\line WISEMAN, Thomas\line WISEMAN, Dock\line Total, 34 men\par Captain John F. SMITH'S Company (Also known as Bouldin's Company) Company I, 17th Texas Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted in Spring of 1862\par Officers:\line BOULDIN, Hilary M., Captain resigned 1862\line SMITH, John F., Captain Galveston\line JALONICK, Isaac, 1st Lieutenant\line TAYLOR, Robt. H., 2nd Lieutenant\line HOUSTON, John N., Junior 2nd Lieutenant (killed at Mansfield)\line GRIMES, Louis P., 3rd Lieutenant\line POPE, Jno. T., 2nd Sargeant\line ROSBOROUD, David D., Quartermaster\line ANDERSON, Vechel H., Wagon master, Roby, Texas\par Privates:\line ADAMS, Miles\line ALLEN, James S.\line ATWOOD, Thomas \line AUSTIN, F. Henry\line AUSTIN, George\line AUSTIN, J. Tom\line BEARD, Alex\line BERRY, Thos. R.\line BIGELOW Chas. A.\line BISHOP, Joseph\line BLACKBURN, M.W.\line BLACKBURN, W.H.L.\line BLACKBURN, Richard\line BIRCH, Ellison\line CADDELL, Jno. C.\line CADDELL, Richard M.\line CASEY, Ike\line CASEY, Thomas\line CATHEY, Wiley J.\line CATHEY, William\line CLARK, Kno. W.\line CLARY, Jno P.\line CLARY, Stephen, Rogers\line COX, Ed Thomas\line DECHARD, Ben S.\line DENNIS, Geo. W.\line DENNY, Henry C.\line DOOLEY, Thos. P.\line DORETY, Nick\line FEWELL, Henry\line FEWELL, John\line FITZPATRICK, Kirk\line GRAHAM, Charles\line GRIFFIN, John H.\line GRISSOM, Felix\line GRISSOM, James\line GRISSOM,_________\line HANNON, John\line HARRIS, Henry\line HAWKINS, W.L.\line HEARD, "Cap"\line HEARD, Newman\line HEARD, "Y"\line HILLYARD, Wm. G.\line HOLLINGSWORTH, Dan\line HUGHES, John\line LIGHT, Mike D., Belton\line LIGHT, William\line MAJORS, Noble\line MARSHLL, Caleb, Moody\line MARSHALL, John\line MARSHLL, Owen\line McDANIEL, Moncie\line MCDANIEL, Stacy\line McDONALD, D.M.\line McKENZIE, William\line MEADOR, W.A.\line MESSER, Neal\line MILLER, Thos. L.\line MOORE, ____________\line NICHOLS, John\line O'KEEFE, Hugh\line PERKINS, George\line PERRY, Wm. H.\line PHILLIPS, Jno. T.\line POPE, Green L.\line POPE, James\line POWERS, Thad A.\line PREWITT, J.W.\line REED, Ed T.\line REED, Michael R.\line REED, R.O.\line REEVES, Geo. W.\line RICH, Eugene L.\line RICKETTS, W.A.\line SHAW, John \line SMITH, Nathaniel\line SMITH, W.B.\line SPARKS, Elijah\line SUPPLE, Theo. A.\line SUTTON, James R. Sparta\line SUTTON, Wm.\line SWAN, L.Y.\line TOWNSEND, James\line TOWNSEND, __________\line TYLER, John A.\line VICKERY, Geo. Frank\line VICKREY, Wm Stuart, Bowie, Texas\line WALLACE, James M.\line WHITE, Wiley S.\line WHITTENBURG, Elmer\line WILSON, Isaac\line WITTY, ___________\line WOFFORD, A.A.\line WALTON, Sim\line Total 103 men.\par Captain W.S. RATHER'S Company. Company B 4th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted in Summer of 1862. (Roll very incomplete)\par Officers:\line RATHER, Wm. Samuel, Captain.\par Privates \line BISHOP, J.\line BROWN, Julius\line EMBREE, Dr. Jack (A.J.)\line GASSAWAY, Geo. H. (Detached to buy beeves for Government), Lott.\line GOUDL, Uriah\line GRAVES, W.\line HARRIS, Obe, Kansas City\line HUFMAN, Jack\line PEEVY, Pope \line WILLINGHAM, Jack\line YOUNG, Sam, Abilene\line Total 12 men.\par Captain Robert B. HALLEY'S Company. Company G, 2nd Texas-Arizona Cavalry. Enlisted 1863. (Compiled by W. Alex. White and Wm D. Hall)\par Officers:\line HALLEY, Robert Bonner, Captain\line EMBREE, Elisha, 1st Lieutenant\line TOMLINSON, Joe J., 2nd Lieutenant\line THOMAS, Ridley B., 2nd Lieutenant\line HOYLE, Forney, 3rd Lieutenant\line WHITE, Wm. Alexander, Orderly Sargeant, Belton R.F.D.\par Privates:\line ADAMS, Ben\line BANTON, James\line BANTON, K.\line BERRY, Joe\line BILLINGSLEY, W. Frank\line BISHOP, Jake\line BRUCE, William E.\line BURKS, John\line CASEY, Hugh\line CASEY, John\line CASKEY, George D. Florence\line CAVINESS, Bell\line CAVINESS, William\line CHAMBERS, Lewis\line CHAPMAN, Drew\line CHAPMAN, George\line CHAPMAN, James\line CLARK, Ed\line CLARK, E.M. (Rufe)\line COCKRELL, Thos. A.\line DUNCAN, James\line DUNCAN, Thomas\line EPPERSON,____________\line FURNACE, Joseph\line GRAVES, W. (Dick)\line GRAVEY, D.\line HALL, Wm. D., Belton\line HALLMARK, John\line HAMILTON, Isaac\line HAMILTON, William\line HASLEY, A.\line HASLEY, Sam L.\line HAYNES, Thomas\line HARRIS, Archie O.\line HELLERMAN, A.\line HOLCOMB, James\line HOLCOMB, Joseph\line HOLCOMB, Thomas\line HOLDER, Nathan\line HUGHES, T.\line KEYS, Henry E., Temple\line KING, George\line KIRK, Charles\line KUYKENDALL, Sam\line KUYKENDALL, Simon\line LONG, Jub\line LONG, Joe\line LOWERY, Sam\line MABRY, Carter\line MAYNARD, James\line McDOWELL, John\line McDOWELL, William\line McILHENNEY, Marshall\line MOORE, Alex, Coryell County\line MOORE, Mack\line MURRELL, James, Coleman County\line PACE, Ed\line PACE, W.A.\line PUETT, Warren\line RATLIFF, Murrell\line ROWLAND, A.\line SHELTON, Lem\line SHELTON, Sam\line SHERROD, B.\line SHERROD, George\line SHRIVER, Isaac\line SHIRVER, Joe V.\line SPROTT, E M.\line TANNER, James\line TOWNSEND, \line .V. (Booh) Comanche County\line TOWNSEND, Joseph E.\line VANNOY, John\line WALES, Bart, Sabinal, Texas\line WALKER, J.\line WELDON, John\line WEMOT, T.\line WHITE, James H.\line WHITE, Thos. J.\line WHITLEY, James\line WHITTENBURG, George\line WHITLEY, Sam\line WHITLEY, S.M.\line WILLIAMS, George\line WILLIAMS. Sam\line WISEMAN, Richard\line WISEMAN, Thomas\line Total 92 men.\par Captain Wat GRAVES' Company. Company A, 4th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted 1863 or 1864. Compiled by Lieutenant Sam W. BISHOP and others)\par Officers:\line GRAVES, G. Wat. Captain\line DAMRON, John N., 1st Lieutenant\line BISHOP, Sam W., 2nd Lieut. Killeen\line SMITH, Joseph (Bud), 3rd Lieut.\line SPARKS, Sam A., Lieutenant\line McMILLIAN, Daniel, Lieutenant\line BAGGETT, Silas, Lieutenant\line PETTY, James, Orderly Sargeant.\par Privates:\line AIKEN, John W., Cross Plains\line ARMSTRONG, V., Lampasas\line ARTHUR, J. Floyd\line BAGGETT, J. Monroe\line BAGGETT, Eli B., San Angelo\line BISHOP, Pits\line BLACK, Jno. W.\line BLACKBURN, Jno. G.\line BLAIR, Ewing\line BAKER, Alex, Cameron\line CARTER, J. Frank, Tahoka\line CARPENTER, Lem\line CHALK, John\line CHRISTIAN, Sam\line CLARK, Hez\line CARPENTER, Dutch\line CRAWFORD, M.L.\line CLARK, Taylor\line DAWSON, Wilford\line DAMRON, Henry\line DENNIS, William\line DAWSEY, Mike\line DENNIS, Neal\line DOBBS, James\line EVETTS, William C.\line FRANKLIN, James J., detailed as State Armorer at Austin\line FORD, Alfred\line FERRELL, William\line FURNACE, Joseph\line FISHER, Jadck\line GRIMES, George\line GAGE, Bill\line GARRISON, John T.\line GRAVES, V., Lampasas\line GREEN, E.J.L., San Marcos\line HARRIS, Joseph B.\line HAMILTON, Bud\line HAMILTON, A.J.\line HAWK, William\line HANNON, Elijah\line HENRY, Euk W.\line HODGE, Sylvester, Gatesville\line H HORNE, Nep\line HORNE,________\line HEIGHT, Sanders\line HALL, Alfred G.\line HORTON, George\line JEFFRIES, Richard\line JORDON, John J.\line LIGHT, Thomas\line McANINCH, Jno. F.\line MORRIS, Dock\line McKENZIE, John\line MORRIS, Alf\line NICHOLS, Pleas\line NEAL, John\line NEAL, Robert\line POLK, Alf\line REED, Asa\line REED, Mike\line ROBERTS, Tol\line REED, David\line ROBERSON,___________\line ROBERSON,___________\line SANDLIN, William\line SHACKELFORD, John\line SHIPMAN, Will\line SHORT, Sam\line STUBBLEFIED, George\line SMITH, Rans\line SERVER, George\line STEEL, Sam\line STEEL, Pleas\line TERRY, Mike\line TAYLOR< Robert\line TAYLOR, Pink\line TURNEY, Mike\line VICKREY, Tom\line VICKREY, W.M.\line WALKER, Joe\line WHITLEY, J.C.\line WAKEFIELD, G.W.\line WORD, ___________\line WATKINS, George\line WILLINGHAM, Jack\line WYATT, Henderson\line WELLS, John\line WELLS, Jeff\line WALKER, George\line Total 97 men.\par Captain James H. WEATHERSBEE'S Co. (Also known as HOWETH'S Company)Company B., Battalion Home Guards. Enlisted 1864. (Compiled by James W. ESTES, John D. BASSEL, W.E. ROSBOROUGH and others.) \par Officers:\line HOWETH, William, Captain, promoted to Major\line WEATHERSBEE, James H., Captain\line REDMOND, Wm., 1st Lieutenant\line KEGANS, John 2nd Lieutenant\line GRIFFIN, John H., 3rd Lieutenant\line WOOD, Joseph P., 1st Sargeant.\line McAULEY, John, Corporal.\par Privates:\line ANDERSON, Ben, N.W. Texas\line ALLEN, Geo. A.\line B____, John D., Belton\line BERRY, Green\line BIGHAM, M. Swan\line BIGHAM, Oliver H.\line BLODGETT, Martin\line BOYD, Pleas\line BURK, Silas\line BURRIS, John C.\line CARGLE, Dock\line CATHEY, John M.\line CHILDRES< Robert\line CLARK, Net R.\line COOK, Richard\line COOP, James P.\line DARWIN, Jack\line DEAN, William\line DENNIS, Audley\line DURANT, Otho S., Okeene, Okla., R.F.D. No. 3.\line EARLY, John\line EASTLAND, Cyrus\line ESTES, Ed. T.\line ESTES, James W. Temple\line FLEMING, Berry\line FLINT, John T.\line FULCHER, John Ellis\line GARNER, W. Scott, Topsey\line GORDON, William\line GRAVES, Worth\line HANNON, Samuel C.\line HASH, James\line Hill, Dred R.\line HOWETH, Pleas\line HOWETH, Wesley\line HOWETH, Will W.\line HUGHES, "Yank"\line IRBY, James\line JOHNSON, Reddin, Buckholts\line KEGANS, James B., Coleman\line LANCASTER, Felix N., Temple\line LOWERY, J.B.\line LOWERY, J.W.\line McKAY, John P. Temple\line McLAIN, John\line McKNIGHT, Arthur\line MILLER, Ro\line MILLER, Sam H.\line OLIPHANT, James\line PAYNE, John M.\line PETTY, J. Rough\line POLK, J. Alf\line POTTER, Jack, Nolanville\line POTTER, William\line PROCTOR, Newton M., Sr.\line QUINN, Ed\line QUEEN, ___________\line ROSBOROUGH, Wm. E., Belton\line ROYALL, William\line SCOTT, E.W. (Ale), Belton\line SCOTT, Jerry D.\line SLAUGHTER, James\line SLAUGHTER, Owen W.\line SUMMERS, Sam H.\line SUTTON, Anderson\line TAYLOR, Green\line VICKREY, A. J. (Jink)\line VICKREY, John W.\line WALTON, G.W. (Wash)\line WALTON, Nelson\line WARRICK, Jas. K.\line WARRICK, Wm. R.\line WHITELEY, Sam\line WILLIAMS, Houston\line WILLIS, John\line WISEMAN, Martin L.\line WRIAL (or Rial), Wm.\line Total 84 men.\par Section 3-Scattering List. Bell County men not included in Rolls of Bell County Companies for want of authentic information or who enlisted elsewhere:\par ARMSTRONG, Birg (or Virg.)\line ARNOLD, Dr. James M.\line BEAN, Isaac T.\line BOCK, Charles\line BOCK, Henry (Bill)\line BONNER, J. Calvin, 1863\line BOWLES, David C., McCORD'S Frontier Regiment, Nolanville\line BOWLES, H.R. (Hi)\line BREEDLOVE, W.F., DOWNS" Waco Company.\line BROWN, James\line BROWN, John Henry, on Gen. Henry E. McCULLOCH'S Staff.\line BROWN, Pierre\line BUCK, Gid J.\line BULLARD, J.C.\line BUNYON, Beal Co. E. 17th Infantry\line BURNS, Wm.\line BUTLER, Thos. S., Co. G., 2nd Texas Mounted Riflemen\line CARMACK, W.C., 1863, Co. F. 21st Cavalry\line CARPENTER, James M., Co. #., 17th Infantry\line CARPENTER, John W., Co. E. 17th Infantry\line CARPENTER, Thos. F., Co D 21st Infantry\line CATER, Joseph, Co. E. 17th Infantry\line CHAPMAN, Wm. S., DOWNS' Waco Company\line CHILDERS, Wm. P.\line CLARK, Amos, DOWNS' Waco Company, Temple\line CLARK, John\line CONTRERAS, Pedro\line CRASS, Jasper N., 1862, 21st Cavalry.\line CRASS, S.W. 1861, Co. I.\line CROSS, F. Marion, McCORD'S Frontier Regiment, Blanket.\line CRUGER, Charles\line DANLEY, A.C.\line DAVIDSON, Wilson T.\line DAVIS, Glenn\line DRAKE, Frank\line DOW, J.\line ELLIS, Ben\line ELLIS, Bill on detached service in Beef Squad\line ELMS, David L., 1862, Dick GRAHAM'S Co., Frontier Service\line EVANS, J.W., Co. F., 23rd Cavalry\line EVETTS, Sam\line EWING, Dr. J.A.\line FERGUSON, Jno F. DOWNS' Waco Company\line FERGUSON, Joseph G., DOWNS' Waco Company, Belton\line FLING, Ed S., ROSS' Waco Company\line FORD. A.B.\line FREEMAN, James S.\line FREEMAN, John T.\line GRIMES, J. Alex, detached service in Beef Squad\line GRIMES, Sam\line HALBERT, Chas, A.\line HALDEMAN, Horace, Commander Haldeman's Battery\line HALMARK, J.T.W.\line HALMARK, M.D.S.\line HAMIL, Robert C.\line HAMILTON, W.R., 1861\line HAMPTON, Mike\line HAMPTON, Rile\line HANNON, James\line HANNON, Thomas\line HANNON ( OR HARMON) T.H.B., Graham's Rangers\line HARBOUR, J.J., 1862 Co. C 20th Infantry.\line HARE, Silas\line HAWKINS, Joe H., 1861, Co. G. 5th Infantry\line HENRY, Robert Tate\line HODGE, Bain\line HOLCOMB, J.J., Co. G.\line HOLCOMB, J.P., 1862, Co. D. 21st Cavalry\line HOLCOMB, Sam, Freeman's Austin Company\line HOUSTON, Frank\line HOUSTON, M. Luther\line HOWELL, T.J.\line HUNT, Hub, Freeman's Austin Company\line HUNTER, Sam H. (D. 21st Cavalry) Freeman's Austin Company\line ISBELL, James H.\line JACKSON, Ben, DOWN'S Waco Company\line KEGLEY, Sim\line KENDRICK, Joseph J.\line KENDRICK, Julian\line KINNEY, R.D., on detached service as shoemaker at Austin\line KIRK, Sylvester P.\line LUDLOW, Ben A., 1864, COBB'S Waco Scouts, Brownwood\line MAEDGEN, Moritz, Co. D. 4th Cavalry\line MANGHAM, Willis W., (D. 21st Cavalry) Freeman's Austin Company\line MARTIN, D.E.\line MARSHALL, Joe\line MAY, John D.\line McCORCLE, Andrew T.\line McBRYDE, J.W., Co. E., 19th Cavalry\line McCRAY, Reuben, DOWN'S Waco Company\line MEADOWS, I.A. 1864\line MILLER, J.L.\line MIXON, (or Nixon) Wm.\line MOORE, James, Cobb's Waco Scouts\line MOORE, Jonathan E.\line MOORE, Levi, Temple\line MOORE, Tom\line MOORE, Wm. M., Down's Waco Company\line MOORE, Willis, Freeman's Austin Company\line MORRIS, J.F., Co. I. 12th Cavalry\line MORRIS, J.S., Co. G., 4th Cavalry\line MORRIS, D.W., 1862, Co. F. 17th Infantry\line MYERS, John\line NELSON, Robert Freeman's Austin Company, Fort Worth\line NELSON, Wm. T., Freeman' Austin Company, Dallas\line NORMAN, G.A., Val Verde Battery\line NORRIS, John\line O'KIEFE, Arthur H.\line PARKS, Porter, Co. C., 24th cavalry\line PHILLIPS, John, Freeman's Austin Company\line PHILLIPS, Thomas, Freeman's, Austin Company\line PLASTERS, Joe H., 1861, Co. G., 4th Infantry\line PORTER, C.N., Co. E., 17th Infantry, Austin\line POTTER, Richard Marion, Herrings Waco Company\line PRYOR, James T., 1861, Co. A. 7th Infantry, Moffatt\line RAMSEY, Dr. A.K. enlisted in Alabama\line REED, James Michael, 1861, Co. E. 2nd Infantry, Milam County Company\line RENICK, Jesse W., on detached service in Beef Squad.\line RENICK, R. Bates\line RIDDLE, Lewis, 1862, Co. D. 16th Infantry\line ROBERTSON, E.S.C., on General Henry E. McCulloch's Staff\line ROBERTSON, F.M., Co. B.\line ROBERTSON, Lewis, Cobb's Waco Scouts\line SCOGGIN, Isaac\line SCOGGIN, ____________\line SEAY, Garrett\line SMALLEY, Jesse, Freeman's Austin Company\line SMITH, A. A.\line SMITH, Henry, Co. E., 17th Infantry\line SMITH, John\line SMITH, Moses, Co. E. 17th Infantry\line SMITH, Wm., (Co. F. 6th Infantry) Downs' Waco Company\line SPARKS, Wm. C., 1861, Co. E. 2nd Infantry, Milam County Company, Topsey.\line SPOONTS, Wm. W., Ft. Chadbourne\line STEWART, Irving, on detached service in Beef Squad\line SWAYNE, Ben, Freeman's Austin Company\line SWAYNE, Reuben, Freeman's Austin Company\line SWEAT, Seban, Freeman's Austin Company\line THOMPSON, C.B., Co. A. 8th Cavalry, Belton\line TUCKER, Dr. James H.\line VANNESS, Theo. E., Enlisted in Missouri\line WALKER, Hugh, Downs' Waco Company\line WALLING, James\line WHITE, R.M., Co. I, 21st Cavalry\line WHTIELY, T.B., 1863, Co. D. 10th Infantry\line WHITTEN, E.W.\line WILKERSON, Jas, B., on detached service in Beef Squad.\line WILLLINGHAM, Dr. A.C.\line YANCY, John\line Total 150 men\par