Category: CRA Adopted Soldiers’ Stories

Jesse was a Civil War Veteran and was a prison guard for the Confederate Army at Andersonville Prison also known as Camp Sumter. 57th GA Infantry The 12th Alabama Cavalry Regiment was made up of men from Blount, Cherokee, Dekalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall and St Clair counties. It fought at Murphreesboro and Chickamauga andRead more ⟶

Baker. — The Baker family, in North Marion, will next be noticed. Squire Neill Baker, the first known in that section, was a sturdy Scotchman and an excellent citizen of the northern section of the county; he married Polly McArthur, and left many descendants in his section. One of his grand-sons, A. M. Baker, hereinRead more ⟶

THE HENRY BULLETIN, Fri., Jan. 28, 1927, p. 3, cols. 5 & 6: B. F. Barrow, 81-year-old Confederate Veteran, died Jan. 20, at the home of his son, G. W. Barrow, at Mt. Olivet after an illness of several months.The deceased had been a member of the Christian church for many years and a Mt.Read more ⟶

McCarty on one marker; McCarthy on the other. VirginiaSgt Co I 16 Reg VA CavConfederate States Army Name: Chas. P. MccarlyDeath date: 06 Jul 1911Death place: Amarillo, Potter, TexasGender: MaleRace or color (on document): WAge at death: 65 yearsEstimated birth year: 1846Birth place: Vir.Marital status: MarriedOccupation: FarmerBurial place: Amarillo, TexasBurial date: 07 Jul 1911Additional relatives:FilmRead more ⟶

Texas’ next to last surviving Confederate Veteran Pvt Co I 33rd VA Infantry C.S.A.Proud Confederate Soldier Veteran Of Gray Is Dead.-AUSTIN, Tex.-Thomas Evans Riddle, private in the Army of Tennessee, doughty admiral in the Nebraska Navy, and proud Colonel of the Confederate Air Force, is dead today.- Just two weeks shy of his 108th birthday,Read more ⟶

Pvt. Co. E 20 Regt. Texas Inf.Confederate States Army Name: William Jasper ThomasDeath date: 19 Oct 1920Death place: Amarillo, Potter, TexasGender: MaleRace or color (on document): WhiteAge at death: 85 years 4 months 5 daysBirth date: 11 Jun 1835Birth place: Tenn.Marital status: MarriedFather name: James ThomasFather birth place: N. C.Mother name: Adline BrownMother birth place:Read more ⟶

2 Lieut. Co. F Mann’s Texas Cav. C.S.A. Llano burial 08/20/1920 Name: James Leslie CaldwellDeath date: 19 Aug 1920Death place: Amarillo, Potter, TexasGender: MaleRace or color (on document): WAge at death: 85 yearsBirth date: 04 Jul 1835Birth place: Ala.Marital status: MarriedMother name: RogersMother birth place: Ala.Occupation: PrinterResidence: Amarillo, Potter, TexasBurial place: Amarillo, TexasBurial date: 20Read more ⟶

Name: James K. P. TannerDeath date: 31 Aug 1913Death place: Amarillo, Potter, TexasGender: MaleRace or color (on document): whiteAge at death: 68 yearsEstimated birth year: 1845Birth place: GeorgiaMarital status: MarriedOccupation: Pumper With City Water CoResidence: Amarillo, Potter, TexasCemetery name: Amarillo CemeteryBurial place: Amarillo, Potter, TexasBurial date: 01 Sep 1913Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Troop P 18th Texas Infantry(Potter Co, TX Confederate Service Records) Al Boyce SR. was killed on Jan. 13, 1912. Sr. by Beal Sneed while sitting on a bench inside a Ft. Worth hotel. Born on May 8, 1842, near Austin in Travis County. Wounded at the battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. After the warRead more ⟶