2d Lt. N.F. Carson's Company D
Editor's note: � Second-Lt. N.F. Carson wrote a letter Oct 16, 1864 that stated: "... W.D. Fields and Sim Jones charged two Indians and cut them off from their horses, and judging from their maneuvers there were more Indians near. S. 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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BLUE, Erastus Blue (1834 TX-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-Eliz J.; 1860 Cooke cen p253 (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
BRYSON, Samuel Winston Bryson, Brison (1819 NC-c1909 Rusk Co TX, Pinehill Cem) m-Sarah Caroline Moore; 1860 Grayson cen p213; 1870 Panola cen p308; During the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, his mare was shot but carried him to safety before falling; he mourned the rest of his life for that mare (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
BUCKINGHAM, J.H. Buckingham, b-1826 PA; 1860 Cooke cen p244; During the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, he was thrown from his horse, but made his escape to Fort Murrah, Throckmorton Co TX (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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) .... see Carson question ....
FIELDs, FIELD, Wm. D. Fields, 11th TX Cav, Co C (Co D, Bourland's Regt) maybe D. Field, b-1819 found in J.O. Hill's Cooke Co TST (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
GUTHRIE, Wm. Franklin "Matt" Guthrie (1846 Franklin Co TN-1929 Knox Co TX, IOOF Cem) m-1872 Navarro Co TX to Mary K. Templeton (1854-1935), 3 ch; enlisted Jan 1860, mustered Jun 1860 in Burleson's Mtd Rangers; enlisted in Capt. Vontress' Co A of Darnell's 18th TX Cav., subsequently Co. A of Morgan's TX Cav. (Co D, Bourland's Regt), 280, 281, 283, 290, 301, N-180
JONES, Sim, Sims, Simms Jones, killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek; one Sims S. Jones b-1855 TN on p148 of 1900 Fann cen, dau Ruth Jones (1883-1941 Fann Co TX) not this "Sgt. Sims Jones", but may be closely related (Sgt, Co D, Bourland's Regt)
......Editor's note: Please help identify this "Sgt. Sim Jones."
McGUIRE (called Henry McGuire by Lt. Carson), Berry McGuire (Mar 31, 1848 TN-1921 Erath Co TX, Liberty Cem); m-1872 McLennan Co TX to Nancy Caroline Dunman (1855 TN-1921); 1880 Palo Pinto cen p176; 1900 Erath cen p272; During the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, his horse was wounded (Co D, Bourland's Regt)�
Neatherly, Neatherage, Robert M. Netherly, Neatherly (1815 NC-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-Rebecca (b-1817 TN); 1860 Red River cen p86 (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
SNODGRASS, Henry, Isaac Henry Snodgrass (1845 Jackson Co MO-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) 1860 Jackson Co MO cen p166; 6th child of Lucy Ann Baker and Bartley Snodgrass (1797 Botetourt Co VA-1881 Jackson Co MO) Henry mustered Nov 1862 into Capt. Mains' Montague County militia (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
WALKER, James Gary Walker (1835 Jackson Co AL-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-1856 Brazos Co TX to Ellen B. Smiley, 3 ch; Ellen m,2-George Hempflin; 1860 Brazos Co TX cen p92, Boonville; 1870 Brazos cen p66; enrolled Jun 1861 in Capt J.C. Benthall's Oakland Guards, Reserves, Colorado Co TST; Ragsdale's 1st Cav, Co B, Arizona Brigade, transferred May 1863 to Northern Sub-Dist of TX, CSA (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
WALLIS, J. Wallis, maybe [J.P. Wallace b-1834 TN on p160 of 1860 Grayson cen], one John Wallis in Fitzhugh's 16th Cav, Co G, that was primarily recruited from Grayson Co TX; During the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, his horse was wounded (Co D, Bourland Regt)
WIMBERLY, George Wimberly, b-1846 KY; 1860 Grayson cen p142; During the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, his horse was wounded (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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killed.....BLUE, Erastus Blue (1834 TX-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-Eliz J.; 1860 Cooke cen p253 (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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killed.....JONES, Sim, Sims, Simms Jones, killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek; one Sims S. Jones b-1855 TN on p148 of 1900 Fann cen, dau Ruth Jones (1883-1941 Fann Co TX) not this "Sgt. Sims Jones", but may be closely related (Sgt, Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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killed.....Neatherly, Neatherage, Robert M. Netherly, Neatherly (1815 NC-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-Rebecca (b-1817 TN); 1860 Red River cen p86 (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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killed.....SNODGRASS, Henry, Isaac Henry Snodgrass (1845 Jackson Co MO-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek, Young Co TX) 1860 Jackson Co MO cen p166; 6th child of Lucy Ann Baker and Bartley Snodgrass (1797 Botetourt Co VA-1881 Jackson Co MO) Henry mustered Nov 1862 into Capt. Mains' Montague County militia (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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Killed.....WALKER, James Gary Walker (1835 Jackson Co AL-killed Oct 13, 1864 Battle Elm Creek, Young Co TX) m-1856 Brazos Co TX to Ellen B. Smiley, 3 ch; Ellen m,2-George Hempflin; 1860 Brazos Co TX cen p92, Boonville; 1870 Brazos cen p66; enrolled Jun 1861 in Capt J.C. Benthall's Oakland Guards, Reserves, Colorado Co TST; Ragsdale's 1st Cav, Co B, Arizona Brigade, transferred May 1863 to Northern Sub-Dist of TX, CSA (Co D, Bourland's Regt)
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Much more data is presented on:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/GuthrieBourlandsRegtCoD.htm
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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