The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-08-29
CHAPTER OF WAR HISTORY
Roster of Go. ID. Sixth Texas Cavalry
Ross brigade. \ Few Still
Living.

Mr. John Y Bowen Of Pyron has
furnished the Signal the following
war time chapter which was re
Gently published in the Van Alstyne
Leader
This sketch and list will be of in
terest to many people here and in
other parts of the state.
The Leader says:
"The following roster Of Company
u which was composed almost en-
tirely Of men from Grayson and Col
lin counties was given TO the Leader
by Mr. y. w. Fulton. who served
throughout the war Many names ia
millar to the old timers will be found
In the list. and as the roster was
carefully C., c,mpiled Il Is believed to
be absolutely correct.
The conpany enlisted at Camp Bar
to. Dallas. Texas. On Sept 7. 1861,
the regiment was formed and sworn
Unto service. 1t participated In some
of the hardest fought battles Of the
war and at the battle of Corinth went
into the figm with 76 men, coming
out with 80. T H. Bowen was first
Captain Of the Company and when
he retired from the service on ac-
count of having reached the age limit
he was succeeded by W A. Ray. Cap
tain Ray was shot and badly wound
ed In the battle Of Corinth. and was
succeeded boy S. G Rosemond as cap
tain Just before the surrender Mr..
Fult ~ was allowed a furlough with
several OF his companions and came
home He says they waded through
at least 40 miles of water coming
through the Mississippi river bot
toms. and finally they adopted the
plan OF putting the tallest man in
the lead. when the water came up
10 the leaders neck, the others knew
10 was their time 90 swim, 800 swim
ming. kicking and splashing. they a.
nally got through the swamp region
News Of the surrender reached them
while they were engaged in propara-
tions 10 return 10 the service. Below
is given the roster of Company d 9Th
Tcxos Cavalry l.. S. Ross Brigade. w
~. Jackson Division Army Of Tonuos-
see. II VII prove of interest and
should be- preserved boy children and
grand children of the old heroes
"T. 70. Bowen. Jno. Cannon. Jno
Dysart. j. y. Bowen. S. y. Blassin-
game. y. T. Frinlec. II. G. Brimlee.
Fayotto Burk. W Bown W C. Crea-
ger. j. a. Creager. y. ~ Croager W
q. Cannon. Granville Chapman, = n.
Creager. Waddy Cannon. j o. Cotfle.
Mat Caffey. Ben Caifey Geo. Doolcy
Joe Dysart. d. ". Fulton. Sam Full
ton. Jno Harris. Jno Glover. Lou
Guland. Jno Gillaud. Ang Jameson.
Jerome Kerr. G.. j. McKiuney W. a
Mckinney. Doc Tyler. Pole Roberts.
". r. Roberts sam Roberts. W a.
RAY Jno. Ray Jim RAY sam Rose
mond. IT, Worsham. Joe Wilmuth.
Jno. Wumuth. Beverley Davis Hic
Wumuth. Jack Wilmuth. Frank
Wclch. Geo Wright, Spencer Wright .
Eph vardcman. Jerry Nardomau.
Geo. Wilson. J. r. Yollock. VI II
Younrloye. Jesse Orondorff Hout or
endorff. Bob ROLAND. Acy Jewell. J.
a Hendricks. Goodson King. Robt
spearman. G. W Mckinney. ! S Nc
Kinney. ID y. Mckinney. j a. Nc
kinney W. g.. Mckinney. Miles Me-
kinney Bu McKinuey Scott Milan,
81 e.. Youurblood. Tim NcCiue. Dr
Nichols. O. O. Parr. Jno pattic. Crit
Portman. old Man Marsh. % D.
Kirk. Dow Chapman. Tom Chapman.
Geo. Cofmru. Geo. Lawhorn. Juo.
Hale. W. sfuuctt. Ino stephenson.
william YclIook. Homer smoots.
smith Scott. Jesse Slaughter. W a
savsra. George CreaEer. ]. ~. Kelly.
Tom Birmingham. Nafhen Wright. .
T.. ST. Elliott. VIII Despair. Henry
Trotter Henry Bosvith Gariin Lair. .
R. A. Milan. Ino. Jameson. VIII Rob .
crts. J T.. Kelly. Jno Mathis. p. %.
Clark. o. e.. Keitner noiph Mayes. .
J. d. Elliott. j. a. Eubank. Calvin
Trout. S %. Huckaby. J % Daniels. .
"a. r. House. Wm. Wilson. Gabriel .
Jack. J. u Foster. Thco Foster Geo
nespsin. Geo white. Jno. white.
Rcns Brown. J. %. Logci'y. En Wit.