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John was born in 1833 in Livingston, Jefferson County, Georgia. The 1860 census finds him at age 27 in Hardin, Texas. The Post Office is at Providence Hill. He has nine cards in his archival file. He enlists at Hardin on 1 May 1862. Because there was a shortage of Infantry, on the 28th of July 1862 the 24th and 25th Texas Cavalry were dis-mounted and they would fight as infantry. The 25th was also known as the 3rd Texas Lancers [Gillespie's] assigned to Grandbury's Texas Brigade. John had in Nov 1862 been assigned as the Company Waggoneer. He was captured on the 11th of Jan 1863 at the Battle of Arkansas Post aka Battle of Fort Hindman on the Arkansas River. He was sent to Camp Butler at Springfield, Illinois where he died 25 March 1863. and is buried there. A memorial gravestone was placed for him at the Old Bethel Cem. College Station, Brazos County, Texas. He was the father-in-law of my 2nd cousin 4 x removed. His wife applied for and received a pension based on his service.

Calaway Denton Kerr Pvt. 25th Tx. Calvary Smith Brigade. Was from Talladega Ala.The 25th was referred to at times as the 3rd Texas Lancers(I am copying this from family records so accuracy isn't guarenteed)Enlisted in Tyler Co. Tx.C.D.Kerr was captured near Fort Hindman Ark.Jan.1863.Exchanged 4-1863.Wounded Nov.24 1863 at Mission Ridge.Discharged4-16-1864.

Was captured at Arkansas Post and the Battle of Franklin Tennessee.

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Escaped capture when 25th Texas Cavalry surrendered at Arkansas Post per widows Confederate Pension Application.

Daniel was captured in Arkansas and sent Camp Butler were he died unknown. His two brothers also was part of Company C Ansel and David McCracken

William Priest was my great-great grandfather, and was captured at Arkansas Post, January, 1863. He died of starvation at Camp Butler, Illinois P.O.W. camp, and was buried there. His name is listed on the Camp Butler burial records.

25th Regiment, Texas Calvary, (3rd Texas Lancers, Gillespie's)

Transferred from 9th Texas Calvary Co. K., June 6, 1862. Killed in action at Chickamauga Sept. 20, 1863.

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Captured at Arkansas Post. Died at Camp Butler 1963.

Pvt. Calvin B. Horton-25th Texas Cavalry(3rd Texas Lancers)--captured at battle of Arkansas Post;died Hickory Street Hospital(St.Louis,Mo.) Feb.24,1863--buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery(St.Louis,Mo.) same day

we located where in Jan and Feb 1865 he was sick in the
hospital at Hempstead Tx. He is to have died 2-1865. So
far we have not located where he was buried. His family lived in Tarkington Prairie, Liberty Co, TX and his wife and other family are buried in McGinnis Cemtery in Liberty Co TX. However, no record can be found that his body was returned to his home.
Family information has said he died before making it home, so from what we can find he died in Hempstead.
Anyone who may can provide any information as to where soldiers who died in Hempstead Confederate Hospital 1865 and buried in the area, please contact us. We appreciate your help
Mary Ann Tarkington Johnson

Updated 1-22-2011
Recently reviewed documents when Pricilla West Tarkington got Confederate Script for 1280 acres of land stated in her own words he died in Hempstead Texas February 1865. So we now know for sure where he died, but not buried.
Another article recently discovered said some property at Hempstead for burial of solders, however no names have been located other than a few that were Union. Possibility he was buried there/