Question: ..If Zachary Taylor Gardner was in the Caddo Indian Battalion Company G, how many companies were in the Caddo Battalion? ..How many soldiers were in the Caddo Battalion?
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On my web page
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/GarvinCounty.htm
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Scroll down to:
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3N 1E sec 10, ........George Gardner/ Gardiner, 1871 ......one Zack Taylor Gardner, lived Wynnewood, Garvin Co OK, Caddo Indian Battn, Co G (in 1858, he lived near Ft Arbuckle, I.T.) ...
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If we have ONLY the limited records listed in the CIVIL WAR SAILORS & SOLDIERS, National Park Service database, the only other resource are family records. ..Yes, a daunting task, but we should put on a full-court press to collect data about these Caddo soldiers, never mind the Comanches, etc. .. Where were/are our universities?

In the CWSS, I found:
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McClusky, P. B First Lieutenant First Lieutenant ... I have Phillip McCusker, interepreter
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Washington, George A Captain Captain
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Washington, Johnson A First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
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Williams, A First Lieutenant First Lieutenant ... maybe neighbor of Major Geo Washington
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This HUGE void in our Southern Oklahoma history is a result of concentrating ALL of our universities' resources for 150 years on a small sector of Northeastern Oklahoma. True, the history of the Northeastern sector is important, but the history of the Southern and Southwestern sector is also important.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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