Tammy when you have a chance could you please send the index from "The Soul of a Small Town". thanks Lisa ---------- > From: Bastropcc@aol.com > To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXBASTRO] Ex confederates 1908 > Date: August 5, 2000 11:04 PM > > I'm back to DC for the week so will be out of touch next week. I'll leave > you with this: > > EX-CONFEDERATES from the Bastrop advertiser 1908 > Adjutant Wm. Plummer, of the new J. D. Sayers' Camp, Ex-Confederates, of > Bastrop county, No. 825, Smithville, Texas, has kindly furnished the > ADVERTISER the following interesting, especially to ex-confederate soldiers, > history of the recently organized J. D. Sayers' Camp, with a complete report > of the original and present membership, together with the names of those who > have died or left the county, since the new organization of the Camp. This > issue of teh Advertiser containing the excellent, interesting, instructive > report of the Ex-Confederates of Bastrop county, should be carefully > preserved, for future reference, especially by the old soldiers and their > families, interested in the civil war, and the part their predecessors took > in that bloody war, in which, overpowered, by great numbers, forced to > surrender, were never conquered, and to the end of their lives, continue in > the belief they fought for their just rights. > ADJUTANT PLUMMER'S REPORT. > Aman, C, Co B 7th Miss, Cav. dead. > Brodnax, D. W. co D, 5th Texas mounted volunteers. Left the county > Cogdill, W. H., co H, 2nd NC Reg > Decherd, A. H., co B Elmore's Regt. Dead > Duce, M. G., co G 16th TX Inf. Dead > Eagleston, Z. P, co A Parson's Reg. Dead > Hill, D. O., co D TX CAV Dead > Hill, C. B, co I 16th TX > Harrison, O. P., Carter's Regt. Dead > Haynes, J. J, 7th TN, Left county > Hopkins, M. A., co K 1st TN CAV. Left the county > Jannessen, A., Fords CAV. Left county > Kesseuls, Wm, co A 3rd TX Inf. Dead > King, C. A. ? Left the county. > Lee, J. A, co I, 5th TX Mounted Vol. Dead > Massey, H, Co I Duff's MS Reft Left the county > Mayfield, Dr J. D. Army of VA, Left the county > Miller, A F, co C Waul's Legion Inf > Nash, J. O. > Pierce, J. T, co K, 19th MS, Harris Brgd, Left the county > Plummer, Wm, co F 2nd TX Rosses Brig. > Priest, R. F. co B 17th TX > Renick, J M, co C 1st TX CAV > Sawyer, R. T. co J 5th TX Mounted Vol. > Shipp, C. S, co A 10th TX CAV dead > Smith, E. A., co I 16th TX INF > Spears, Z T, co C 46th AL > Talley, F H, co B 4th TX CAV > Tiffany, L H, co F 17th TX, Scurry's Brig. Dead > Tyner, Louis, co C 2nd GA CAV (mygrgrgrandpa) > OFFICERS > Commander- MA Hopkins > 1st Lt Commander- JT Pierce > 2nd Lt Commander- R. T. Sawyer > Adjutant - Wm Plummer. > Quartermaster- F. H. Tally > Chaplain- JM Renick > Ensign- JO Nash > Officer of the Day- DW Brodnax > Vidette- MG Duce > COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS > MA Hopkins > CA King > AH Decherd > The above were the charter members and first officers of the McNeil Camp, > UCV, No. 825, of Smithville, TX, which was organized March 28th, 1896. On > March 20th, 1897, the name was changed from McNeil Camp to JD Sayers Camp. > The following names have been added to the Roster since its reorganization: > Anderson, ME, co D 12th TX CAV > Arbuckle, ME, Home Guards > Avery, N, 5th GA Regt > Bradshaw, SK, co A Hawthorne's ARK REg > Brawder, MV, co F 1st Al. Left county > Buckner, JW, Morgan's CAV > Burleson, EB, co D 12th TX CAV > Burleson, EW, co B 12th TX CAV > Burleson, WH, Left the county > Cain, TC, 2nd LT, co H 28th MS CAV > Campbell, Lucious, Forage Master, left the county. > Claiborne, JD, 59th TN Cav > Clemens, J, co A 5th AL > Colston, OG, co F 17th TX CAV > Connor, J, co D 8th TX Confederate home > Cox, RW, co D 8th AL CAV. Dead > Duran, JM, co H 4th TN CAV > Eastland, Wm, co B 17th TX Inf > Foxel, Wm, co C 32nd TX CAV > Franklin, WB, co A 6th ARK dead > French, BF, co F 17th TX CAV > Gallaspie, JJ, Scout, Left the county > Gill, Robt, co D 17th CAV > Glass, WS, co B 18th TX CAV > Grey, FK, co F 24th TX > Harold, R, co G 1st AR. Dead > Hill, JW, co D 8th TX CAV > Hill, TAW, co D 8th TX CAV > Hughes, MS, co B 12 TX > Kelley, DC co B 8th GA CAV. Left county (brother-in-law to Louis Tyner(Tiner). > Kelley, WL, co B 8th GA Cav (brother to DC above) > Lentz, GM, co D 12 TX CAV > Miller, JW, co K Duff's CAV > Moore, Dyer, co H Waller's Battallion > Moore, TK, co A Wood's Regt CAV > Morgan, Fred, co F 34th MS Inf > Moore, WC, co D 8th TX CAV, dead > McDonald, Tom, co F 17th TX Inf. dead > Owens, Wm, co H 8th TX CAV > Powell, GW, co G 16th TX Inf > Patty, WH, Left the county > Price, John F, co B 12th TX CAV. dead > Randel, EO, co I 29th TX CAV > Reid, JT, Dewitt's TX Bat > Reinhardt, GL, co C 4th Al Inf > Renolds, YA, Waddell's AL Arty > Rutherford, WB, co B 8th TX CAV > Scalons, FM, co D 2nd TX Bat > Scarbrough, WJ, co A 3rd AR > Scott, Abner, co F 31st TX CAV > Sims, SP, co D Waul's Inf Legion > Simpson, H, co A, 49th TN Inf > Smith, Joe N, co K 18th GA Inf > Smith, WJ, co D 12th TX CAV > Sowell, CB, co B 17th TX CAV > Stone, FA, co D 27th TX. In confederate home > Sanford, SD, co C 13th GA Inf. dead > Shultz, Welson, co I 16th TX. dead > Shearn, V, Kirby's TX Bat. Dead > Sharrell, SP, co D 29th MS Reg. Left the county > Walker, D, co A McCord's Reg > Watson, WH, co B 17th TX CAV > Wells, JC, co E 3rd TX Inf > Wilborn, GW, co H 9th TX Inf > Wilson, JS, co F 17th TX Inf > Wilson, WT, co G 11th TX Inf > Wilkins, WB, co D 17th Regmt. Left the county. > Wilkins, RT, co F 17th Reg. > Wolfenbarger, Guy, co D 12th TX CAV > Wroe, FM > Young, WH, co K 4th TN CAV > Young, JP. Scout. Dead > > The first Reunion of the JD Sayer's Camp, No. 825, (under present > organization, and different number from the first Bastrop organization) was > held at teh Fair Grounds, 1 1-2 miles on the South East of Bastrop, July 10th > and 11th, 1900. The Sixth Reunion was held on the same Bastrop Fair Grounds, > July 17th, 1907. The Seventh Annual Reunion will be held at Elgin, in 1908, > the exact date of which will be given in due time. > The Camp holds its regular monthly meetings on the first Sunday in each > month, convening at 2 o'clock, pm. > Wm. Plummer, Adj't > J. D. Sayers' Camp, UCV No 825, Smithville, Texas. > The records of the original JD Sayers' Camp, together with the roll of > membership has been lost, possibly burned in the fire that destroyed, after > his death, the residence of Adjutant J C Buchanan. It is known, by members > still living, that he was diligent in keeping the records and preserving the > roll of the Camp, and while there is no certainty of the records and roll > destroyed in the fire referred to, a careful search of his many years > business books, carefully preserved in his store building, failed to find the > Camp record or roll. Mr. Buchanan was Adjutant of the Camp from its > organization, taking interest in the discharge of his every duty as such, and > could this record and roll be found, would be correct and complete. > Headquarters have been written to and we may get a list of the members of the > original JD Sayer's Camp, and if received the ADVERTISER will publish it. > Since 1900, eight years, the members of the new camp who have answered last > roll call, and we hope, are now enjoying the happy fields beyond the skies, > number twenty, are as follows: > C. Aman, OH Decherd, MG Duce, ZP Eagleston, OP Harrison, Wm Kesselus, JA Lee, > CS Shipp, LH Tiffney, WB Franklin, R Harold, DO Hill, WC Moore, Tom McDonald, > John F Price, SD Sanford, Welson Shultz, V Shearn, JP Young and RW Cox. > In the Confederate Home, are two old members of the JD Sayers Camp, Comrades > JC Connor, and FA Stone, they express themselves well satisfied with the Home > treatment of the old soldiers. Big, kind hearted Jim Connor says, "They are > certainly making the closing days of us old Confederate boys as pleasant and > enjoyable as it is possible to make them. The officers look after the health > and happiness of the inmates of the Home to a certainty, and I am contented > and happy." > The sixteen members who have left county since organization of our camp, are > DW Brodnax, JJ Haynes, MA Hopkins, CA King, H ?lassey, Dr. J. D. Mayfield, J. > Pierce, WH Burleson, Lucious Campbell, JJ Gillaspie, A Zannessen, MV Brawner, > DC Kelley, WH Patty, SP Sherrell, and WB Wilkins. Sixteen in number. > There are a number of old members of the first JD Sayers Camp, organized many > years ago at Bastrop, ar not, but should be, enrolled on the new list of the > JD Sayers Camp at Smithville. This is probably from an unintentional neglect. > How true it is, "The young MAY die; the old MUST die. It has been nearly > fourty-five years since the close of the civil war, hence the average > ex-confederate, even the youngest, are not near three-score-and-ten, hence > all should lose no time in placing their names on Camp Sayers rolls....... > > Tammy Owen > Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator > Bastropcc@aol.com > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html > > > ==== TXBASTRO Mailing List ==== > To send a post to the BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS list, > send your message to TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/