Died at the Battle of Dove Creek as part of Captain N M Gillentine's company. At the time of the battle the land was in what was then a huge Bexar County. In 1874 Tom Green County was formed from Bexar, then in 1889, Irion County was formed from Tom Green and the battlefield was then, and now, lies within Irion County, Texas. Commanding Captain S. S. Totten, according to his report, after retreating from the battle and getting out of the severe winter elements, he and 12 men returned to bury the dead. John's father was his Captain and was wounded during the battle, but made it home before dying. According to other post-battle reports, by March 1865, a party of men was organized and returned to the battleground with teams of oxen and removed three bodies, only two of whom were on Captain Totten's list; Captain W H Culver and Private J T "Tom" Parker, who were re-buried back home in either Erath or Comanche Counties, thus those two on Totten's list are not shown now as buried at Dove Creek Battlefield.
Died at the Battle of Dove Creek as part of Captain N M Gillentine's company. At the time of the battle the land was in what was then a huge Bexar County. In 1874 Tom Green County was formed from Bexar, then in 1889, Irion County was formed from Tom Green and the battlefield was then, and now, lies within Irion County, Texas. Commanding Captain S. S. Totten, according to his report, after retreating from the battle and getting out of the severe winter elements, he and 12 men returned to bury the dead. John's father was his Captain and was wounded during the battle, but made it home before dying. According to other post-battle reports, by March 1865, a party of men was organized and returned to the battleground with teams of oxen and removed three bodies, only two of whom were on Captain Totten's list; Captain W H Culver and Private J T "Tom" Parker, who were re-buried back home in either Erath or Comanche Counties, thus those two on Totten's list are not shown now as buried at Dove Creek Battlefield.
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