In 1861, Texans voted whether to secede from the Union. Burnet County voted 159 for secession and 248 against. Nevertheless, the county provided its share of combatants, materials and support to the Confederacy. Click on one of the links below to search for your Burnet County Civil War ancestor. Please consider contributing any information you have on a Burnet County Civil War Veteran.
List shows birth and death dates, unit served in, and cemetery, if known.
Also, a link is provided to the category described below, Sketches of our Civil War Veterans. Sketches of our Civil War Veterans - Short narrative sketches of veterans who are known to have lived in Burnet County. Please contribute your ancestor's information for inclusion here. An effort is underway to obtain these pension applications and transcribe them to our GenConnect Pensions Board . As they are transcribed, a link will be provided from here to the pension board.