Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-16
SOME INTERESTING HISTORY.

S. A. Castles. member of the stat,
Historical Association. OF Austin, Tex
as, Is now in Robertson and Brazos
counties collecting information for
publication in the Quarterly Journal
OF History of Texas" Mr.. Castles sub
mits the following documents that he
has procured from ID. W. Love OF
Wheelock. Texas. Ga son of Capt. G.
IL. Love- as a partial record OF com.
pany c, 18th Texas Cavalry.
This company was organized In
August 1858. on Cedar Greek In Bra.
EOS county, with men principally from
Brazos. Robertson and Leon counties.
The officers were; Captain G.. II.
Love; LIST Lieutenant J. c. Chopen:
2nd Lieutenant John burst: 3rd Lieu.
tenant, W. w. Hurley; LIST Sergeant.
j. c. Calvert; End Sergeant Castles:
Corporal. +. S. Parrish. The muster
roll herewith published contains only
the names OF the members of tho
company who resided In Brazos coun.
~. The part OF the muster roll con.
tanning the names OF the men who
joined this company from Leon and
Robertson counties cannot be- found
Muster Roll OF Captain G.. II. Loves
Company c volunteers and conscripts
Brazos county. End Regiment. 18th
Brigade. State Troops for the month
OF -:
G. II. Love. r. J. Lockett. T. J. Rec.
tor, J. l.. Beckham, r. A. Thompson.
Ezekiel Curd. ID. S. Burton. James
Mcfarland. W. II. Deadrick. William
Fisher. +. r. Wood. Thomas woolsey.
William Fisher Jr.. James Pelham.
Jno. II. Millican. +. NJ. Joselyn. r. c.
Holledey. Joseph Hcdrick. A. Lewis.
James Farquhar. Thomas Burge. Il.
p. Millican. +, Martin, Edison Thomas.
Wright Dixon. II. j. Christie. II. w.
farbrough, Michael Sims. W. Farqu.
har. Samuel Middleton. A. r. Owen.
j. $. Bean, y. +. Carson. Il. Thomp.
son. w. VI. Reid. J. l.. Goodson. VIM.
Ragsdale, Jas. H. Webb. James Me. !
MILAN. Joseph W. Price. r. +. Ches.
hire I. J. Scott, Geo. NJ. Tenney. Jno.
ii. lglehart, John Berkeley, John Nc. |
Gregor r. J. lglehart, 5. NJ. Rotten. |
James Riley, A. Hill 4. Shackleford |
VIM. Dunlap. Il. y. Rogers. Thomas |
Nash, j. Kerkham. II. Williams. A. ]. |
Morley, w. r. Tabor. r. T. Darwin l.. |
u. Cole. A. ID. Nell. u. H.Knox, W. n.
Ellis. John Palmer. Levi Sweat. Yves.
ley Rogers. p. b. Benson, Wyatt At.
kins. j. T. Jordon. J. p. Scott. James
Carson.
herewith submit the following or.
ders to show that the regiment that
Capt Loves company was in belonged
To the Trans-Mississippi Department.
Headquarters Trans. Mississippi De
partment. Special orders. No. rs.
Shreveport. La. March 80. 1866
VI In accordance with Par. /. Gen.
eral Orders No. 80. Series OF 1864. DE.
partment Headquarters. Sergeant Da.
vid Mcintosh. Co. |. Twetny.First
Texas Cavalry. is transferred to
Loves Company Of Brazos County.
Texas.
BY command of General r. Kirby
smith
:. Il. Seeds Major and Assistant.
idjutant General.
commander OF Loves company. Bra. ,
.os county. Texas. through Bureau of
'onscription. A. b. S.
Special Orders No. 70. Par. VI
Headquarters LIST Reg.
Anderson. Texas, May LIST. 1865. r
capt Love will take this man on his a
iuster roll as per orders. 4
Signed, Jas. W. Barnes.
Col. Commanding. C
capt. Loves company left their
amp. Camp Killough. about the Goth
Aug 1868; went to Houston. re.
lained there only a few days when
he regiment was ordered to Loulsi.
ma, where II remained until the fan NJ
winter of 1864. when It was ordered q
ack into Texas. The writer Joined u
lis regiment, Capt Loves company :
ear Houston. Texas. Jan. LIST. 1865.
lie Cay he was twelve years and eley.
days old. He claims the honor OF B
sing the youngest soldier who bore
rms In the civil war. He remained
It'll the regiment until II was dis. OF
lnded In May 1865.
Forty-four years have passed away IN
history. Few Of the old boys" now
main to meet at our annual reunions
cherish the traditions of the old
,uth' TO commemorate the heroic
eds OF the grandest army that ever ia
cd the earth or died for homes or
ate's rights. ri
This article is written IN the hone
al II may perchance meet the eye be
some OF our "Old BOYS" or be the