Please help me understand Guthrie’s account of his life as a Texas Ranger, that he wrote at age 83. At age 13, this orphan enrolled as a Ranger and had to wait until his 14th birthday to muster into McCord’s militia commanded by Capt. E. Burleson. My W.F. “Matt” Guthrie research can be seen on:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/GuthrieBourlandsRegtCoD.htm
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W.F. ‘Matt’ Guthrie has consfused the Carson brothers. Evidently, he served two hitches in a company with James R. Carson. ... and only served a short time with Lt. Nathan F. Carson’s company, but was present for the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX.
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Question: When did James R. Carson serve in Carter’s 21st TX Cav, Co ‘I’ ?
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Question: Who were the 20 men in McCord’s 1860 militia referenced in Paddock’s HIST & BIOS ?
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McCORD. "In January 1860, a company of rangers was organized at San Marcos at the behest of Gov. Sam Houston, its officers being Capt. Ed. Burleson, first lieutenant J.E. McCord, second lieutenant James Carson. ...." per "J.E. Mccord" in B.B. Paddock's HISTORICAL and BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of NORTH and WEST TEXAS (Lewis Pub, 1906), v Ipp129f.
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CLAIMS OF TEXAS ARCHIVES .... Ed Burleson, captain; J.E. McCord, first lieutenant; James Carson, second lieutenant: J.G. Barbee, surgeon; 75 men; mustered in, between January 1 and June 1, 1860; mustered out, September 7, 1860. .... CLAIM OF STATE OF TEXAS FOR DEFENSE OF THE FRONTIER 9 ...
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CARSON, James R. Carson, b-1826 AL; m-Jane G. Cameron; 1860 Brazos cen p82; served in Capt G.P. Mattison's militia of Leon Co TX; Carter's TX 21st Cav, Co I ... his family stated that he requested to be in Waul's Legion, so it sounds as though he was an enthusiastic soldier; siblings lived in Leon and later Hamilton Co TX
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CARSON, Nathan Franklin Carson (1813 Abbeville Co SC-1886 Comanche Co TX) m-1842 AL to Amanda Roe Curtis; 1860 Brazos Co TX cen p82 (2d Lt, Co D, Bourland's Regt) .... a resident of Brazos Co TX before and after serving in Bourland’s Regt ...... .... since before Aug. 31, 1863he was a lieutenant ..... some of Bourland’s men began patrolling in Feb 1863).
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BARBEE, John Gaston Barbee (1832 TN-1921 Hildago Co TX, Barbee Cem, Hamilton Co TX) m,1-Amelia Carson; m,2-Olivia R. Stovall; 1860 Leon cen p252; Gurley's 30th Cav, Co G (Asst. Surgeon, McCord's 2d Frontier Dist, TST) ..... J.G. Barbee was bro-in-law to Nathaniel Franklin Carson.
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Both McCord and Burleson lived in San Marcos, Hayes Co TX for the 1860 cen.
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All 15 of the men were in the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek (5 were killed) are listed toward the bottom of:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/GuthrieBourlandsRegtCoD.htm
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2d-Lt. N.F. Carson wrote in a Oct 16, 1864 letter:
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"... W.D. Fields and Sims Jones charged two Indians and cut them off from their horses, and judging from their maneuvers there were more Indians near. ..Sims Jones came two miles to camp to get assistance. I took fourteen men and started in pursuit, leaving six men in camp. ... " per ORsIv41/1[S#83]p886
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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