Here is the reply I sent. Yes, it sounds like your grandfather was in David Smith Terry's Regiment. DS Terry was Frank Terry's Terry's brother and raised a...
Troy, I finally got a picture of Samuel Sutton Gott of Co. A (post war with wife). I will forward a jpg soon. Regards, Jerry Wells ... From: "Troy Groves"...
THOMAS ELLIOTTE BOLLING, Edna, Texas.--Born July 29, 1832, near Vicksburg, Miss. Enlisted in the Confederate Army in the Spring of 1861, at Columbus, Texas,...
Your friend Ric Gordon thought you might find this page interesting. I thought I'd follow up on your story by searching for the book. Maybe some of you might...
Ric Gordon
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The star on the hat was a brass star. RIP Ford described it in his autobiography. Stephen D. Forman Commander, Granbury's Texas Brigade SCV Camp #1479 Past...
Looking for information on S.W. Slack or Sewell W. Slack. Our records show he was a member of the Texas 8th Cavalry, Company F...he was from Fayette County,...
Cowpatch, There is a Slack descendant living in Pecos, TX and also has a residence in Presidio. You might look him up. I forget his first name. But there...
Richard Brooks
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Thanks, Richard...I'll try to find the Presidio connection for the Slacks...appreciate your help. polly Richard Brooks wrote: Cowpatch, There is a Slack...
S. W. Slack enlisted in the Rangers on September 7, 1861 in Houston, TX. He was discharged in December 1861 of measles, inguinal dibility and diarrhea. (Don't...
Paul Scott
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I've found an SW Slack in Colorado County, Texas who served in the 5th Texas Cavalry. I'm not sure if this is the same person as the Sewell Slack from Fayette...
Paul, Where do you get the medical records. I am looking for medical records on R.W. Brooks who was with TTR's and was paroled until well in 1862. Are you...
Richard Brooks
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Thanks, Paul...I think this is him...and, I think you have solved my delima. Although our records show he was born in Georgia, it may well be that the family...
Boy...you guys are really something! Thanks, Troy...I believe all the information you cite is our Sewell or S. W. Slack...I don't know where Mississippi birth...
Polly, Glad we could help out. I'll have to get to work on setting up a Biographical page for Sewell W. Slack. I just started one for Robert G. O'Brien at...
Well, since I got asked offlist I figure I might as well mention the other Bibliography pages I've been working on. They're not totally complete, but I don't...
Polly, If you read the history in the Columbus site, you will see that S.W.Slack was an overseer on the Charles William Tait plantation at one time. You may...
Richard Brooks
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Book Signing/Guest Speaker Date: Monday, September 9, 2002 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM CDT (GMT-05:00) Jeff D....
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Thanks, Richard...I'll do that. No, I didn't see it. But the father of S. W. had his cotton farm on the Colorado River near present day Holman...between La...
Polly, I've added a Biographical Page for Thomas Sewell Slack to the Online Archives at http://www.terrystexasrangers.org/roster/s/slack_sw.html. I would...
All of the individual medical records I know anything about are incorporated into the Compiled Service Records (CSR). The best ones are usually the medical...
Paul Scott
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Aug 28, 2002 1:03 am
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You're welcome. For more detail I suggest that you get a copy of his 8th Texas Compiled Service Records from the National Archives or by visiting a good...
Paul Scott
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Paul, Where can I get a copy of or where can I look for the CSR? I have his muster roll cards that say he was on furlough until well etc. But there were only...
Richard Brooks
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Thanks, Troy...that's swell. I think the Slack boys have kindof been left out of the Civil War history compared to what they gave the cause...I can't seem to...
Polly, You're right the new pages in general won't be crosslinked to the other pages until I do my monthly upload of the entire site. Because of the size of...
I thought some of you might find this to be of interest. __________ Troy Groves Online Archive for Terry's Texas Rangers http://www.TerrysTexasRangers.org "Our...
Thanks again, Troy. You sound like such a busy person, but you are sure right about the internet...It has certainly been helpful for me in finding out about...
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