A new message, "Capt. H. Van Buren 1860s, Seek Descs.," was posted by J.A.L.Miller, Jr. on Wed, 05 May 1999 in the Galveston County Genealogy Web Page Queries section: --- NAME: J.A.L.Miller, Jr. EMAIL: jalmillerjr@worldnet.att.net SURNAMES: Van Buren, Malone DATE: May 05 1999 Seek descs. of Capt. H. Van Buren to Galveston from Mobile, Ala. Capt Van Buren commanded "Van Buren's Galveston Artillery", the Rio Grande Volunteer Light Artillery which at the beginning of the Civil War captured Fort (Brown?) and the ship which began the war, the "Star of the West". Van Buren's Battery was equiped vwith light cannon from the defunct Texas Republic Navy. His kinsman, Lt. Edward Malone, Sr., cotton broker Mobile and Galveston, originally served in the Rio Grande Vol. Light Artillery. Capt. Malone is buried at the Epis. Church, Galveston. I have a photo of Capt. Malone in his Ala. Inf. uniform with sword and kepi. Jim, Charlotte, N.C. Jim, Charlotte, N.C..