"Anderson A. Goulsby" may have been the same person as "Andrew A. Goulsby," brother to James M. Goulsby of Whitfield's 27th Cav. ... In a surprisingly large number of instances, I have found that soldiers reverse their first and middle names.
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Whitfield's 27th Cavalry, Co A had two men named Goulsby: I had no trouble finding one, and spent an inordinate amount of time on "Anderson A. Goulsby." Andersn seems to have been a common Christian name for the Goulsby, Goolsby, Goolsbee clan. ... Below is from my 200-page Name Index:
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Goulsby, Goolsby, Goolsbee
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GOULSBY, Anderson A. Goulsby [one Anderson A. Goolsbee, b-1841 GA, son of Susan, 1860 Early Co GA cen p655]; Whitfield's 27th Cav, Co A (Titus Co, TST) ... This census page is VERY difficult to read so I am relating Ancestry.com info. ... This is a stretch, although I've found SOME out-of-state men in the 1861 militias, but they were ususally older and came in batches, i.e., brothers. In the later years of the War, such as Bourland's Regt, about 1/6 were out-of-staters.
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GOOLSBY, Andrew A. Goolsby (1841 GA-1908 Cass Co TX) m-S. Goolsby. ... his real name was probably "Andrew Anderson Goolsby" and he reversed his names.
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GOULSBY, James Monroe Goulsby (1841 GA-1921) m-S. O'Dell; Whitfield's 27th Cav, Co A (Titus Co, TST)
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Editor's note: Both Edwin R. Hawkins' Militia of Jun 1861 vs. Hawkins' Fencibles of Aug 13, 1861 consisted of men from the Titus-Red River County area. ... Less than 1/5 of the men in Hawkins' Militia of Jun 1861 joined Hawkins' Fencibles that joined Whitfield's 27th Cavalry.
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1) James M. Goulsby had a brother, Andrew A. Goulsby. ... I could not find this "Andrew A. Goulsby" in the Confederate records and he was evidently healthy since he had two ch and lived a long life. ... See Andrew A. Goolsby's Find-a-Grave entry:
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62415665
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2) "Anderson A. Goulsby" was part of the Hawkins Fencibles who arrived 3 days after The Battle of Wilson's Creek, that occurred on Aug 10, 1861 then the Hawkins' Fencibles arrived three days after the battle. ... I can visualize that when word spread in the Titus and Red River Counties area about the rumored Battle of Wilson's Creek, dozens of men jumped on their horses and rushed 450 miles to Polk County MO, the site of the Aug 10, 1863 Battle of Wilson's Creek.
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3) James M. Goulsby had enlisted Hawkins' Militia of Jun 1861-Apr 1862, then joined Hawkins' Fencibles on Aug 22, 1861 while "Anderson A. Goulsby" had enrolled Aug 13, 1861 in Hawkins' Fencibles.
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If you know a Goulsby, Goolsby, Goolsbee of Northeast Texas researcher, please have them contact me.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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