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Re: Thruston's of Morgan Co. Civil War

Henry Clay Thruston

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 12/1/1862 as a Private.

On 12/1/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. MO 4th Cavalry
He was Surrendered on 6/7/1865 at Shreveport, LA
(Estimated date of enlistment)

He was listed as:
* Wounded Poison Springs, AR (date not stated) (Wounded in the head)

He was described at enlistment as:
7' 7.5"

Other Information:
born 5/14/1833
died 7/2/1911 in Mount Vernon, TX
Buried: Edwards Cemty, Titus Co, TX

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Research by Brian Heintzelman
- Confederate Veteran Magazine
- Photo from Confederate Veteran Magazine
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com

NOTES:

The following was submitted by: Brian Heintzelman

According to the November 1974 issue of Civil War Times Illustrated,
this man's surname was THRUSTON, not THURSTON.

The brief article written about him in that magazine says that he was
the tallest Confederate in the army, at seven feet seven and one half inches.

The article says he was in Co. I, 4th MO Cav, was wounded at
Poison Springs, Arkansas by a bullet grazing the top of his head.

He surrendered at Shreveport, LA on June 7, 1865 and died in
Mt. Vernon, Texas in 1909.

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