CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: COMPANY K, 3RD CAVALRY - Smith County, TX ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net 10 September 2001 ***************************************************************** TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson COMPANY K, 3RD CAVALRY. Commencing with Co. K, 3rd Texas Cavalry, ending with the surrender of Ross' Texas Brigade, at Jackson, Miss.. May 12, 1865. Company K was the first organized company leaving Smith county, preceding Douglas' Battery one day, 7th of June, 1861: The company organization in 1861, was as follows: David Y. Gaines, captain; resigned at Corinth, Miss., 1862, died in Falls county, Texas. Wm. Milburn, 1st Lieutenant; resigned at Corinth, Miss., 1862, died at Starrville, Texas. Stephen Rowe, 2nd Lieutenant; resigned at Corinth, Miss., 1362, residence in Tennessee. Sid S. Johnson, 3rd Lieutenant, residence, Tyler, Texas. Reorganized at Corinth, Miss., in May, 1862, and the following company officers elected: Sid S. Johnson, Captain; wounded in North Miss., 1863, at Lovejoy Station, Ga., 1864, residence, Tyler, Texas. Wm. Fletcher Logan, 1st Lieutenant; killed at Middleburg, Tenn., 1863. A. C. Irvin, 2nd Lieutenant promoted-residence, Gainsville, Texas. Frank Noble, 3rd Lieutenant-promoted-died in Hous­ton, Texas. Reuben Tunnell-to fill vacancy-3rd Lieutenant; killed at Thompson Station, Tenn., 1863. John Jeifries-to fill vacancy-3rd Lieutenant; died at Starrville, Texas. L. A. Alexander, killed at Iuka, Miss., 1862. Robt. A. Austin, died Lindale, Texas, 1906. J. F. Armstrong, discharged in 1862, died in Henderson county, Texas. J. W. Arnold, died in Shreveport, La. Robt. Arnold-recruit-died in Rusk county, Texas. H. A. Beeman, died in Smith county, Texas. Lawrence Butts, residence Macon, Ga. W. C. Bowen, wounded at Corinth, Miss., 1862, resi­dence, Van Zandt county, Texas. John Bates, discharged 1862, died in Tyler, Texas. James Bates, discharged 1862, died in Tyler, Texas. William Bonner, color sergeant; killed at Iuka, Miss., 1862. Alex Bevel, unknown. Thos. H. Bates, wounded in Tennessee, residence Dallas, Texas. Geo. W. Chilton, elected Major of the regiment, wound­ed at Chustenallah, resigned in 1862, died in Tyler, Texas. Frank Clinkscales, died in Smith county, Texas. James Clinkscales, wounded at Corinth, Miss., 1862, died in Starrville, Texas. W. H. Coates, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, Rome, Ga., 1864, residence Greenville, Texas. D. H. Cabiness, detailed in hospital service, unknown. R. R. Cade, discharged 1862, residence Van Zandt coun­ty, Texas. Silas Cates, killed at Oak Hills, Mo., Aug.10, 1861. W. C. Day, lost a leg from an injury, residence, Tyler, Texas. D. W. Day, wounded at Oak Hills, Mo., 1861, died at Enterprise, Miss., 1862. J. A Dorsey, died in Smith county, Texas. Chip Dorsey, died in Bell county, Texas. 0. H. P. Dean, wounded at Oak Hills, Mo., 1861, resi­dence Hunt county, Texas. John Dean, unknown. W. W. Duke, residence Longview, Texas. J. B. Douglas; transferred to Douglas' Battery, 1862, died in Tyler, Texas. Geo. Davis, discharged in 1862, died in Cherokee county, Texas. Houston Dear, wounded in North Mississippi, 1862, died in South Texas. John Evans, killed in Tennessee, 1964. W. F. Flewellen, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, in Ga., 1864, residence, Belton, Texas. T. D. Finucan, Unknown. 0. E. Funderburgh, died in Arkansas. 1861. 0. 0. Funderburgh, died at Enterprise, Miss., 1862. Sim Florence, wounded at Noonan, Ga., 1863, residence Edgewood, Texas. Rich Fortson, wounded in front of Atlanta, Ga., 1864, died in Smith county, Texas. Wm. Finley, unknown. Asbury Fortson, discharged 1862, died in Smith county, Texas. S. A. Goodman, discharged 1861, died in Smith county, Texas. Lem Gray, discharged in 1861, died in Smith county, Texas. A. J. Gilliam, discharged 1862, residence Tyler, Texas. Gabe Gilley, discharged 1862, died in Western Texas. G. H. Gilchrist, killed at Rome, Ga., 1864. J. M. C. Green, died in Arkansas, 1961. Lee Green, killed in front of Atlanta, Ga., 1864. Rufus Hitt, killed at Juka, Miss., 1862. Willis Hitt, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, killed Tennessee, 1863. John A. HilI, wounded in North Mississippi, 1863, died at Whitehouse, Texas. T. R. Hill -recrait-died in Comanche, Texas. R. W. Holbrook, discharged 1861, unknown. J. U. M. Hunt, died in Smith county, Texas. A. J. Harold, discharged 1862, died in Washington coun­ty, Texas. E. R. Haltom, discharged 1861, died in Smith county, Texas. T. W. Jarvis, residence Lindale, Texas. E. Jarvis, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, residence Hubbard City, Texas. L. Jarvis, wounded Lovejoy Station, Ga., 1864, residence Troupe, Texas. G. A. Jarvis, discharged 1862, died in Smith county, Texas. Ike Johnson, Iransfered to 10th Texas, 1862, residence Rusk county, Texas. Robt. Jeffers, unknown. N. Knight, residence Wolf City, Texas. John L. Kay, died in Smith county, Texas. Geo. R. Kennedy, discharged 1861, transfered back from Ector's brigade 1864, residence Tyler, Texas. R. B. Lignoski, wounded in North Mississippi, 1862, at Benton, Miss., 1863, residence, Houston, Texas. 0. J. Larkin, died in Henderson county, Texas. R. B. Lewter, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, residence, Tyler, Texas. E. R. Latham, died at Lindale, Texas. Robt. Ligon, ditd in Smith county, Texas. A. A. McDougal, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, at Spring Place, Ga., 1864, residence Tyler, Texas. H. F. McDougal, died in Smith county, Texas. J. A. McClure, wounded at New Hope Church, Ga,1864, died in Eastland county, Texas. H. J. McKay, wounded at Corinth, Miss., 1862, resi­dence, Overton, Texas. Joe Milburn, residence in Arkansas. Joshua Millburn, residence in Walker county, Texas. John H. Morgan, killed in Tennessee, 1864. Frank McCorley, discharged 1862, died in Henderson county, Texas. Ed B. Noble, died in Austin, Texas. D. M. Neel, died in Dallas, Texas. Ben Nash, unknown. W. B. Nelson, wounded in front of Atlanta, 1864, died in Yazoo City, Miss. Ed Phelps, killed on Yazoo river, 1863. T. W. Parish, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, died in Washington county, Texas. T. M. Pressley, wounded on Big Black, Miss., 1863, res­idence Tarrant county, Texas. James Pruett, died in Hunt county, Texas. A. M. Prickett, wounded at Jackson, Miss., 1863, died in Mississippi. Wm. Perry, lost a leg at Rome, Ga., 1864, died in Hen­derson, county, Texas. E. M. Pearson, wounded at Benton, Miss., 1863, died in Smith county, Texas. Samps Reece, killed in NorLh Alabama, 1863. James Ray, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, died in Wood county, Texas. Dan Rowe, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, at Oak Hills, 1861, died in Comanche county, Texas. Wallace Riggle, killed at Rome, Ga, 1864. H H. Bothwell, unknown. J. B. Stewart, wounded at Iuka, Miss., 1862, residence Luling, Texas. Dan Shamburger, wounded at luka, Miss., 1862, died in Wood county, Texas. Wm. J. Shamburger, wounded in North Mississippi, 1863, residence Hawkins, Texas. James L. Smith, died in Arkansas, 1861. Byron Sigler, discharged in 1862, died in Wood county, Texas. Irby Stamper, wounded at Iuka, 1862, killed at Corinth, Miss., 1862. E. F. Swann, discharged 1861, died in Tyler, Texas. Jessie Terry, residence Lampasas, Texas. Joe Thompson, killed in Tennessee, 1864. Hugh Venable, discharged 1862, residence Henderson county, Texas. John Wilcox, residence, San Marcos, Texas. G. B. H. Wilcoxson, killed in Tennessee, 1864. James Wilson, residence Arp, Texas. James F. Warren, discharged 1862, died in Quitman, Texas. B. A. Wells, discharged 1861, died in Hawkins, Texas. E B. Wiggins, wounded at Rome, Ga., 1864, residence Tyler, Texas. John White, discharged 1861, unknown. Robert Walker, wounded at Oak Hills, Mo., 1861, dis­charged 1861, died in Kaufman county, Texas. Harrison Walker, discharged 1862, residence in Mississ­ippi. Sam Wright, died in Smiih county, Texas. F. G. Weeks, died in Smith county, Texas. This company roll was made up by the survivors of Co. K. It is in the main correct. I find commissioned officers resigned 3; killed 2; wounded 1; non-commissioned and pri­vates killed 21; discharged 33; wounded 36; transfered 5; without wounds 10; unaccounted for 14; making a total, rank and file 125.