ANDREW J. SCARBOROUGH, C.S.A., Smith County, TX

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15 Oct 2000
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(A copy of this letter was found in the SCARBOROUGH research material 
that was researched by Mildred Wosnig Floyd and Mildred's mother, 
Mayme Scarborough, Wosnig, Eilers. I found the letter while helping 
Trudie Floyd Gauntt, La Rue, TX file her mother and grandmother's 
material. - Estelle Corder, La Rue, TX.)

          WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON

                                                      July 20, 1937 

In reply refer
to ORD-MFC

Respectfully returned to:

Mrs. Guy E. Paxton
330 Cedar Street
Abilene, Texas

The record show that one ANDREW J. SCARBOROUGH, not found as ANDREW 
JACKSON SCARBOROUGH, served as Captain of Company B, (DAVIS Guards) 
4th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army. The date of his 
entry into service is not stated, but his name appears on a muster 
roll of the organization for July, 1861. Other muster rolls show that 
he was enrolled from De Witt County, Texas, and his age in August 1861, 
was stated as 34 years.

His resignation was accepted to take effect May 16, 1862.

The records also show that one A. J. SCARBOROUGH (signature resembles 
that of the above name) served as a private in the same company. The 
date and place of his entry into service is not stated, but a 
regimental return of the organization for the month of December 1863, 
reports him absent,  detached service since December 16, 1863. There 
are no muster rolls on file in this office

A regimental return of the organization for the month of March,
1865, reports him absent sick in Hospital at Tyler since January 1,
1865.

He was surrendered by General E. K. SMITH May 26, 1865, and paroled 
at Natchitoches, Louisiana June 21, 1865. His residence at that time 
was stated as Smith County, Texas.

The record further show that one ANDREW J. SCARBOROUGH was enrolled 
and mustered into service August 14, 1847, at Jackson Par., Louisiana, 
in Company G,lst Regiment (DeRUSSEY'S), Louisiana Infantry, for the 
period of the War with Mexico; was promoted to sergeant from the 
ranks December 20, 1847, and was mustered out with the company and 
honorably discharged the service as a sergeant July 8, 1848, at New 
Orleans, La. The company muster-out roll shows his age as 20 years.

                                             E.	T. Conley
                                 Major General - The Adjutant General 
                                              By J.A.W.