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TST Brig-Gen A.Smith, Hopkins, Harrison & Lama

TST Brig-General Alexander Smith was the appointed Brig-General in both the 6th and 9th Militia Brigades of Texas. ..See which counties were in the 6th and 9th Militia Brigades on:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/SevenMilitiaBrigades.htm
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Brig-Gen. A. Smith was mentioned in seven letters dated Jan. 1863 to Nov. 1863 of the “Appendix E. 9th Militia Brigade Correspondence" section of my 1,046-page book.
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TST Brig-General Alexander Smith was also appointed the Brig-General in both the 6th Militia Brigade. ..Proof: see "King Thelford was a member of the 2nd Regiment (of Harrison County), Texas Infantry State Troops (6 months, 1863-64), Co. H of in A. Smith's Brigade, District of TX, NM, AZ." ..per Jim Martin in Re: posting "By:Jim Martin (Webmaster) Date: Friday, 6 March 2009, 8:19 pm" immediately above.
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Backward Glances II [edited by Skipper Steely]: In November 1864 Alexander Smith appointed commissioner to sell the Old county Place.
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Page 43: Served as county judge 1864-1865, but Neville never apparently found a photo. Neville says Smith was an old settler, had piece of land in 1850 north of town, and owned a block north of the square in 1853. He was judge Aug 1864-Aug. 1965. Wife named Catherine. Bought Johnny Johnson's Paris Hotel lot in 1854. Traded to Bobby Francis for 829 acres south of town. In 1865 bought house at corner or Clarksville and 23rd [now 3rd SE] 1867 sold to A.P. Ryan. Last record Neville found on him.
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Backward Glances I: 1854 Smith, Milton Webb and Francis Miles [judge before Smith] on committee to build fence around square.
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Not in Backward Glances I
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Backward Glances III: Might be more in other Neville columns.
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1850 Census: Not there.
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1860 Census: Not there, but a W. Smith, born Ga. and 37 is there with wife and kids named "Long." Lived south of town, more southeast.
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1870: Not there.
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per Skipper. I don't know where Wirt [Smith] would have been buried. Probably Old City Cemetery, but Evergreen was opening then. No listing. Did not look at marriages, etc, nor any deed records.
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Skipper Steely of Paris TX sent the following two excerpts from his book: FORTY SEVEN YEARS, 1830-1877 (2000), Chapter 19.
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The days Captain Mackey spent in the area were not happy ones for citizens. The Federal officers used a building on the east side of the Paris square where the Williams and Wortham Store was located. The soldiers were upstairs, the Freedman's Bureau below.
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One tragedy recorded found Mackey in Wirt Smith's law office, removing the furniture in the attorney's absence. Smith was the son of Judge Alexander Smith, and had two brothers in town, Charley and Sam, and a sister, Annie. Wirt Smith was a popular young Paris citizen, just learning the law profession. Upon his return, Smith approached Mackey, demanding back his belongings, which Mackey now used in his own office. Mackey cussed Smith, who in turn drew his pistol. However, Mackey grabbed his own gun and dived out into the street.
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A fight ensued with soldiers following, attempting only casually to break up the altercation. Paris citizens arose quickly in mass to the cause, driving the soldiers back, letting Smith and Mackey fight it out in the dusty square. Both were shot, and Smith died instantly. However, Mackey recovered from his wounds, thanks to the skill of Dr. W.M. Clements, Mrs. Walter Boyd's father.
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For 55 days and $70,000 worth of time the group met, some of the delegates being the same as gathered five years earlier to determine Secession. James W. Throckmorton of McKinney was there as part of a strong minority of conservative Unionists. Albert Latimer of Clarksville, the state's comptroller and always against Secession, Edmund J. Davis and I.A. Pascal were in this group. Among a few familiar names on the other side still were O.M. Roberts, Bowie County's H.R. Runnells, John Ireland, John W. Whitfield and T.N. Waul. But, a considerable element at the convention was classified as merely conservative. Alexander Smith was the delegate from Lamar County's District 23. Micajah Louis Armstrong represented both Lamar and Hopkins Counties as delegate from District 25.[1]
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[1] Steely Collection, Neville Papers, 334.
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I research the 9th Militia Brigade that encompased Lamar and Hopkins Counties of Texas.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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