Company D "Waverly Confederates" of Walker County, 5th Texas Infantry "The Bloody 5th", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, St. Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Age 42, enlisted as a Private 3/25/1862, he mustered into "D" Co. TX 5th Infantry at Huntsville, Texas.
Detailed 12/12/1861 as Teamster.
Detailed 1/6/1864 as litter bearer.
Severely wounded in shoulder 5/10/1864 in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.; died of wounds.
The 5th Texas Infantry Regiment was authorized by the War Department of the Confederacy on October 1, 1861; assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Harris, Colorado, Leon, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Jefferson, Liberty, Milam, Polk, and Trinity. The Texas Infantry Regiments were formed into the 1st, 4th, and 5th. These were the only Texas troops to fight in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Age 42, enlisted as a Private 3/25/1862, he mustered into "D" Co. TX 5th Infantry at Huntsville, Texas.
Detailed 12/12/1861 as Teamster.
Detailed 1/6/1864 as litter bearer.
Severely wounded in shoulder 5/10/1864 in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.; died of wounds.
The 5th Texas Infantry Regiment was authorized by the War Department of the Confederacy on October 1, 1861; assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Harris, Colorado, Leon, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Jefferson, Liberty, Milam, Polk, and Trinity. The Texas Infantry Regiments were formed into the 1st, 4th, and 5th. These were the only Texas troops to fight in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Company D "Waverly Confederates" of Walker County, 5th Texas Infantry "The Bloody 5th", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, St. Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Age 42, enlisted as a Private 3/25/1862, he mustered into "D" Co. TX 5th Infantry at Huntsville, Texas.
Detailed 12/12/1861 as Teamster.
Detailed 1/6/1864 as litter bearer.
Severely wounded in shoulder 5/10/1864 in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.; died of wounds.
The 5th Texas Infantry Regiment was authorized by the War Department of the Confederacy on October 1, 1861; assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Harris, Colorado, Leon, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Jefferson, Liberty, Milam, Polk, and Trinity. The Texas Infantry Regiments were formed into the 1st, 4th, and 5th. These were the only Texas troops to fight in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Age 42, enlisted as a Private 3/25/1862, he mustered into "D" Co. TX 5th Infantry at Huntsville, Texas.
Detailed 12/12/1861 as Teamster.
Detailed 1/6/1864 as litter bearer.
Severely wounded in shoulder 5/10/1864 in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.; died of wounds.
The 5th Texas Infantry Regiment was authorized by the War Department of the Confederacy on October 1, 1861; assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Harris, Colorado, Leon, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Jefferson, Liberty, Milam, Polk, and Trinity. The Texas Infantry Regiments were formed into the 1st, 4th, and 5th. These were the only Texas troops to fight in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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