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Moore's Regiment

See my comments under 4th Texas Cavalry. My great grandfather

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he was in the creek indian wars as a lt but when the war broke out his 2 sons jb and tj joined the 6th tx calvary and so he joined up to the 17th texas calvary his father was bryant worrell b1790 d 1883 smith co tx his mom was dorcas bird b1799 sc d before 1840 smith co, tx kinchon is buried at liveoak cemetary hamiliton co. tx his son john brown /my grandfather isexcuse me my great 6th tx calvary

Entered service a private was discharged 2nd Lt. His name is also know as H.D. Broom on some rolls. He is buried in the Whitt cemitary, Whitt TX.

Joseph A. Smith is my great-great grandfather. He enlisted at Larissa, Texas in 1862 and died on September 5 1862. He went by the name of J.A. Smith

He served for three months in Col. George F. Moore's 17th Cavalry. After the war he returned home to near Edom,Tx. just over the county line in Henderson Co., Tx. He died 16 Jan 1907 and is buried in the Chandler Cemetery.

My great-great Grandfather, John Coulter Brice of Leakey, Texas
fought in the 17th Texas Cavalry led by Col.George F. Moore.
He supposedly was a POW. I would like to find more info on this.

With Walker's Texas Division

His paternal grandmother, Francis Isbell Land was a sister to my gr,gr,gr,grandfather James Linville Land. Probably served for a short time with the 3rd Texas Cavalry that mustered into Confederate service at Dallas on June 13, 1861. The unit was the first regiment of Texas volunteers to serve outside the state. Greer's troops participated in the Confederate victories at Wilson's Creek, Missouri, on August 10, 1861, and Chustenahlah, Indian Territory, on December 26, 1861. Dismounted in April 1862. Surrendered at Arkansas Post on Jan. 11, 1863. Exchanged in April 1863. The exchanged troops were consolidated with other cavalry and infantry troops and sent East of the Mississippi to fight in Polignac's Brigade

Thomas Jefferson Knight was born 27 JUN 1827 in Paris, Bedford Co., Tennesse, the son of Solomon J. (1810-) and Sarah Knight(1812-). He married Martha Ann Sanders about 1848 in Shelby County, Texas and they lived most of their lives in Upshur County, Texas. He died 31 Jan 1892 and is buried in Grice Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas. His family archives including a civil war letter he wrote to his wife is at the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas in the Ronald Ellis Wade collection.

Henry Petty was born 13 APR 1832 in Cobb County, Georgia, the son of Moses1775-1832)and Jannie Petty. He married Sarah Ann Wade 31 Dec 1852 in Georgia and had 2 children including Moses J. Petty and again Martha Ann Hurt on 27 Jan 1858 and had 4 more children. He died 13 APR 1911 and is buried in the Enon Cemetery in Western Upshur County, Texas. Henry Petty's personal papers were donated by his great-great-great grandson, Ronald Ellis Wade, to the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University at Nacogdoches, Texas and are available for research. See information at: http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/etrc/collections/manuscript/personal/waderon/index.html

Born 1830 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. Died 1871 in Upshur Co., Texas. Enlisted 1 March 1862, Paroled 1 May 1865.

(Born - Abt. 1815 in Tennessee)
(Died - Abt. 1884 in Texas)
(Father - Charles White)
(Mother - Laverne Hunt)
(Married - Mary Ann Winn in Tennessee)

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1831 - 1927

Enlisted March 8, 1862 in Marshall, TX. Captured at the Battle of Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863. P.O.W. at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL. Paroled for exchange April 6, 1863, at City Point, VA. Sgt. Blalock, along with the balance of the 17th Texas Cavalry who had been captured in Arkansas, served the remainder of the war in Granbury's Texas Brigade of General Patrick R. Cleburne's Division, Army of Tennessee, C.S.A.

moved to this unit after 7th infantry was disbanded