Chat | Daily Search | My GenForum | Community Standards | Terms of Service
Jump to Forum
Home: Regional: U.S. States: Texas: Victoria County

Post FollowupReturn to Message ListingsPrint Message

Collins in Terry's Texas Rangers
Posted by: Troy Groves Date: November 18, 2001 at 15:41:54
  of 139

I am looking for any additional information about these two men who served with Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry) during the American Civil War.

James A. Collins
Captain, Company "K", Terry's Texas Rangers
Resided in Dallas, Victoria County, TX.
Enlisted in Houston during September 1861 at age 25.
Elected 1st lieutenant by February 1862.
Bunting reported him wounded in September 1862.
Promoted to Captain in July 1863.
Wounded and resigned in March 1864.

Joseph Collins
Pvt., Company "K", Terry's Texas Rangers
Resided in Victoria County
Enlisted in Houston during September 1861 at age 23.
Last Reported as absent sick in January 1862.
Died at Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1861.

Any information would be appreciated.
___________
Troy Groves
Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive
http://www.TerrysTexasRangers.org


Followups:
No followups yet

Post FollowupReturn to Message ListingsPrint Message

http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/victoria/messages/56.html
Search this forum:

Search all of GenForum:

Proximity matching
Add this forum to My GenForum Agreement of Use
Link to GenForum
Add Forum
Home |  Help |  About Us |  Site Index |  Jobs |  PRIVACY |  Affiliate
© 2009 Ancestry.com