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Jesse,

Here is a little info. for you.

McCullar (First_Last)
Regiment Name 22 Texas Infantry
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name Elisha/McCuller
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 24

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22nd Regiment, Texas Infantry (Hubbard's)

22nd Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 using the 5th (Hubbard's) Texas Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of its members were from Palestine, Quitman, Livingston, Mason, and Tyler. The 22nd was attached to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in Louisiana and Arkansas including the conflicts at Young's Point and Jenkins' Ferry. Later it moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, then Hempstead, Texas. Here the regiment disbanded before the surrender in June, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Richard B. Hubbard, Lieutenant Colonels John J. Canon and Elias E. Lott, and Major Benjamin F. Parkes.

Battles:

Youngs Point - June 7th 1863
Red River Campaign - March-May 1864
Camden Expedition - March-May 1864
Fort DeRussy (Company E)March 14th 1864
Mansfield - April 8th 1864
Pleasent Hill April 9th 1864
Jenkins' Ferry - April 30, 1864
Calcasieu Pass - May 6th 1864

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William H. Burch (First_Last)
Regiment Name 22 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name William H./Birch
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 5

Jesse, it looks like you have more kin in this unit. Same last name and same company.

Reuben J. Burch (First_Last)
Regiment Name 22 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 5

John E. Burch (First_Last)
Regiment Name 22 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal
Alternate Name John E./Birch
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 5

CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS

22nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (1st Indian-Texas Regiment)

22nd Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Indian-Texas Regiment] was formed by Colonel R. H. Taylor during the spring of 1862 with 873 men. The regiment was assigned to W.R. Bradfute's, Flournoy's, W.H. King's, and J.E. Harrison's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. In May, 1862, its force was down to 20 officers and 315 men, and it lost 1 killed, 9 wounded, and 1 missing at Newtonia. Later it was dismounted, saw action in Arkansas and Louisiana, and in March, 1865, contained 14 officers and 167 men. It was included in the surrender on June 2. The field officers were Colonels James G. Stevens and Robert H. Taylor; and Lieutenant Colonels John A. Buck, William H. Johnson, Thomas Lewelling, George W. Merrick, and Robert D. Stone.

Battles:

Newtonia - Sept. 30, 1862
Red River Campaign - March-May 1864
Harrisonburg - March 2nd 1864
Mansfield - April 8th 1864
Pleasent Hill - April 9th 1864

The records of these men are not on line. Always the best thing you can do is to get copies of there service records to find out what happened to them in the war. If you want to order the records you can do that at this web site.

http://history-sites.com/research/index.html

I hope this helped you in some way,
Gary D. Bray

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