Served in Silver Grays from Lagrange, Fayette County, Texas. Was Blacksmith Station at Ft Brown Commanding Officer was Larkin F. Price Capt Charles S Alexander Company Texas Volunteers Enlisted
enlist 16 June 1862 as substitute for J.S. Powell who was absent without leave . Enlistment was for 3 years or duration of the war. Information from the Texas State Archives
He was born in 1817 in Schwalbach, Nassau Prussia Had done mandatory military service in Germany before coming to Texas on Johann Diethardt in June of 1845 thru the port of Indianola, Texas. Came to Texa as most Germans in that era as part of the Adelsverein.
He was 5 feet 5 inches and had black hair and black eyes. He died in 1867 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas of yellow fever

Company unkown at this time

Commanding Officer was John P. Border. Enlisted in January of 1863 at the age of 45. Served in Co. A, San Augustine Co., 3rd Brigade, TST

I am honored to be able to add to this site. If anyone has any photos of 3rd texas infantry, co. b, please e-mail me.


Chris Engel

Joseph Lange was born about 1838, came to America from Germany in 1854, and in the 1860 census was living in Gillespie county Texas.
Joesph Lange was the first husband of my great grandmother. Eva Brahm Lange married Joseph Lange in Bastrop county Texas on Oct. 23,1865. Joseph and Eva had one child together and her name was Marie Lange who died in 1938. In 1868 Joseph Lange died. Eva Brahm Lange Huber later married Andreas Huber and they settled in Victoria county Texas.

Paul Vogt was from the Bulverde, Texas community. He was 19 at the time he joined the CSA.

John Weiler changed the spelling of his name to John Wiler after The Civil War. He was a musician and was captured by Union forces after just one battle.

3x great grandfather.He served in the confederacy in the 3rd Texas Infantry Co.D,and later his widow drew a Confederate pension on him.

He fought in the battle of Mansfield.

Columbus was born in New Market, Madison Co. Alabama 22 July 1837. He married Mary Elizabeth Gardner on 6 Jan 1865 at Castorville, Texas. He was enlisted at Salado, Bexar Co. Texas on 25 Nov. 1861 by W. J. Tucker for 12 months. It is 50 miles to rendezvous. Co E Arbuckle's Co. Luckett's Regiment. Men of this unit were primarily form central Tx. Bexar, Gillespie, San Patricio & Travis Co's. According to the Regimental history they were active along the coastal area repelling the invaders. The only battle they were in was in the Jenkins Ferry fight on 30 Apr 1864 in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign. His wife filed for and received a pension approved on 30 Sep 1902. She stated that he had served for 3 years but his archival records has a letter of discharge dated 13 June 1962 for consumption [ TB] which the letter states was contracted before he entered the army. He died 14 Dec 1895. He was the father in law of my 4th cousin 3 x removed.

Wounded in hip at Jenkins Ferry

Sheppard B. Corder, Jr. was my great-grandfather. He enlisted in the 3rd Texas Volunteer Infantry in San Antonio, Texas when he was 15 years old. His father and two of his brothers also enlisted.

He fought a Mansfield and Pleasant Hill Louisiana. He then fought at Jenkins Ferry Arkansas.

My cousin Jo entered our Great grandfathers name, Medley Shelton McGee but didn't enter Medleys brother Richard. Richard is buried at the concrete cemetery in La Vernia, Texas.