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FIELD & STAFF, 6TH TEXAS CAVALRY REGIMENT, CSA

d: died as a result of wounds or disease k: killed in battle w: wounded

A history of the field and staff has not been located. The History of the regiment is the best as to military operations, but the life of these soldiers must have been one magnificient story.

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COLONELS

Stone, B.(Barton) Warren

Commissioned by Texas   Congress to raise a regiment of Cavalry, Col Stone recruited in the Dallas area   and put together the 6th Texas Cavalry.  In May 1862 after he had lead the unit   through several battles, he resigned to return to Texas to raise another   Regiment.    .  See Biography at   http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handboo/online/articles/SS/fst63.html

Ross, Lawrence Sullivan (Sul)

From Co. H. as a private,   he was raised to Major in the staff and then appointed Command when Col Stone   left.  Later commanded the Texas   Brigade in the Army of Tennessee and Atlanta Campaigns.  See Biography at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handboo/online/articles/RR/fro81.html

Commanded Company E until   Ross's promotion. Commanded Regiment until he turned regiment over to Peter Ross in summer 1864. See Bio in   Regimental history.

Wharton, Jack

LIEUTENANT COLONELS

Wilson, Stephen B

Ross, Peter F.

Commander at end   of war. LS Ross's older Brother. See Bio in Regimental history.

Griffith, John Summerfield

Commanded regiment during Holly Springs Raid and retired   for health reasons. Later promoted to Brig. Gen. See Bio in regimental history.

;MAJORS

White, Robert M.

Major Robert M. White were killed   in combat while in combat at Duck Island River, Tennessee.  See biography in regimental history.

Gurley, D.R.

Adjutant

Myers, Edward G.

Adjutant

CAPTAINS

Baker, John J.

Witt, Andrew J

Rather, William S.

McKinney, Earnest A.

Resigned/dropped from rolls August 3, 1862.  From Co. G, Acting Commissary of   Subsistence.

Menchaca, Jose M.

Assignment not known.

SURGEONS

Thomas, D. B.

r. May 1862.

Payne, N. H.

Hill, John Walter

McCurdy, Thomas Briceland

Born Jan. 23, 1829 in Muskingum County, Ohio, died June   10, 1901, Lancaster, Texas.  His father   was John McCurdy and his mother was Mary Briceland.  They came to Texas in 1858 and settled in   the Lancaster area .    He was married on Jan. 10, 1865 in Dallas County to Mattie George born   Nov. 8, 1840 and died May 12, 1866. His second mirriage was in Ellis County on   March 14, 1872 to Minnie E. Bell born Feb. 26, 1850 and died April 20,   1937.  Her CSA widow pension   application No.  49806.  He is buried in the Edgewood Cemetery,   Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas.

ASSISTANT   SURGEONS

Bradford, Hamilton

Sadler, Richard B.

Hospital   Stewards

Arnold, James A.

From Company H.

McElHenry, James R.

CHAPLAINS

Hall, B. F.

Hudson, Edward H.

b. 12   Jul 1833, AR d. 25 Feb 1914, Round Rock, TX

Vanderhurst, Michael M.

Michael   M. Vanderhurst was Killed October 8, 1862 during   the retreat from Hatchie Bridge.  He had come to F&S from Co. G.

SERGEANTS   MAJOR

Edwards, Joseph M.

FIRST  SERGEANT

Listed as droppedfrom rolls is Company C?

CREEL, J. H. P.

CHIEF   BUGLER &  BUGLERS

Goughenaut, Earnest

Chief Bugler, from Co. A,   I

McCullough, Henry A.

Bugler, Musician

McHugh, John

Bugler, Musician, from   Co. K

Simmons, Benjamin P.

Bugler, from Co. K.

SERGEANTS

Ross, R. S.

Tucker, Thomas C.

From Co. H.

ENLISTED

Farmer, John H.

From Co. G

Freman, William H.

Probably from Co. C. maybe a Bugler.

Leslie, John

Stark, Henry F.

Stringham, William

Wair, J. P.

White, Charles

SUTLER

Eastborne, C. R.

Federal rolls were compiled from bi-monthly   individual records.  Miss-spellings   occurred when clerks or adjutants changed or miss heard the names reported to   them.  Some soldiers could not write or   spell.  Some of the individual data was   entered by Tarelton State University.  Some transcription errors occurred at the   National Archives.

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