CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: T. B. BOAZ - Smith County, TX 

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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson 

T. B. BOAZ.

T. B. Boaz, of Lindale, was a native of Alabama, born in Talladega 
county, January 2, 1844, and died at his home February 5, 1906.  He 
enlisted in the Confederate army, joining the 1st Alabama regiment, 
and went direct to Pensacola, but was soon ordered to Island No. 10, 
where he was captured and sent as a prisoner to Springfield, Ill.  
He was exchanged after remaining there eight months, and was ordered 
to Port Hudson, where he was again captured and sent to the parole 
camp.  When exchanged he joined the Army of Tennessee, was in the 
campaign in Georgia, and was also with Hood at  Franklin, 
participating in the battles around Nashville and on the retreat 
from Tennessee.  When the surrender of Gen. Joe Johnston in North 
Carolina took place his regiment was in Virginia, where they were 
paroled.  Returning home he went to work to build up the waste 
places, made so by the four years continuous war.  On the 10th day 
of May, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Thompson.  
He removed to Texas in October, 1866, and settled in Smith county, 
where he made an excellent and progressive citizen until his death.  
Like all good Confederate soldiers, he performed well and faithfully 
all the duties of life.