Benjamin was born 30 Mar 1834 in Alabama. He has three cards in his archival file. On the 1860 census he is in Wilson, Bexar Co. Texas, the Post Office is at Panna Maria. He joins at Camp Davis on 24th Dec 1862 Capt. James M Hunter's Co., Col. James E. McCord's Mounted Frontier Regiment. at one point this unit is referred to as the 46th Regt. At enlistment his horse is valued at $130 and equipment at $20. There is no official regimental record for this Regiment. There was one battle at Dove Creek where the regiment by mistake attacked a peaceful encampment of Indians with disastrous results. In the first part of 1865 the regiment began to denigrate and on 8 Jan 1865 Benjamin went home.

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Jesse was born in Springfield, Greene Co. Missouri. I have found one reference Index card on him. He enlisted 8 Mar 1862 in Caldwell Co. Texas and mustered in DeWitt County. His horse is valued at $125 and his equipment at $25. His shotgun is valued at $25. He was discharged 14 Feb 1863 at the end of his service contract. The officers who valued his horse and equipment were Capt. John James Dix, Jno. T Miller, C H. Sanders, A.G. Stevens and Joseph Walker. This mounted regiments appointed officers on 29 Jan 1862 were. Col James M Norris, Lt. Col. Alfred L Obenchain [ who would soon be murdered] & Major James Ebenezer McCord. They began 17 March - 17 April choosing locations for 18 outposts and campsites. This unit was conscripted into The Confederate Army in May of 1864 and designated as the 46th Regiment Cavalry and served in the Trans Mississippi Dept. on the Texas frontier principally against Indians. It was formed with 1.240 men and in April 1865 only 102 men remained as the others went home. The field officers at that time were Col. James E McCord, Lt. Col. James B Berry and Major W.J. Alexander. Jesse was married to Nancy Mary Keese born 16 June 1836. He died 12 Jan 1901 in Caldwell Co Texas. We are related by a distant marriage.

James [1827-1870] Lived in Titus, Texas. Found him in this unit but have no details of his service. He came to the area from Georgia along with several other family members.

The file did not list a first name. Their are four card in his file. He appears on a Regimental Return card dated April, 1865.
*McCord's Frontier Regiment Texas Cavalry [Formerely McCord's Mounted 'Frontier' Regiment, Texas State Troops] completed its organization Feb. 11, 1863 with ten companies which had been mustered into State Service. It was transferred to the service of the Confederate States March 1, 1864.

Liberty was 23 years old. He has 2 CMR's and an Index card with his data. Enlisted 20 Dec 1862 at Camp San Saba for 3 years or the war. Mounted Vols Commanding officer J. E. McCord. His horse is valued at $170 and equipment at $30. One source has him in Co B Texas Frontier Battn: He is on the roll of SCV Valverde Camp 1419 at at Roswell NM. He was the husband of my 3rd cousin 4 x removed, Rebecca Emma Pankey [ 1852 - 1929]