CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: H. F. McDOUGAL - Smith County, TX ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net 26 August 2001 ***************************************************************** TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson H. F. McDOUGAL. Henry F. McDougal was born in Lauderdale county, Ala., Nov., 20, 1842, and removed to Texas in 1846 with his father's family, Joseph and Mira McDougal. In June 1861 enlisted in company K, 3rd Texas Cavalry and served gal­lantly through the war until the surrender. He participated in the battles of Oak Hills, Mo., Elk Horn Tavern, Ark., thence with his command East of the Mississippi River. He was at Farmington, Iuka, Corinth, Thompson's Station, Franklin, and with the campaigns under Beauregard, Joseph E. Johnston, Bragg, Hood and Forrest. He belonged to Ross' Texas Brigade, W. H. Jackson's division and won the commendation of his officers and comrades for his great gal­lantry and bravery. He was a model soldier. He married Miss Mary E. Thompson, and has one son, H. A. McDougal, business manager of the Baptist Standard- Herald, at Dal­las, Texas. Henry F. McDougal was killed by the saws of his gin in 1873. He was a popular man, and his untimely death greatly regretted.