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Triskaidekaphobia,13th Cav.and R.B.Gee

The 22nd Tex.Cav.1st Indian and the 13th seem to have been one and the same units. In his Diary Sgt Fountain E. Pitts Harrell(1842-1911)recalled a memory roster of Co.D.His Diary is supposed to be in a Dallas library,but (a portion?)is published inJohnny Rebs of Hunt Co. Texas by F.T.Ingmire.In the roster the Arnold brothers are listed as well as the Gee brothers,Frank and Robert.My Great grand is the one recalled as being Jimmie W.Barrow.In his later years Robert B. Gee was a tireless worker in attempt to secure pensions for his old comrades and their widows. Irate tht the widow(Mary) of his old friend,J.M.(Ped) Spencer had been refused a pension On 2/18/19 Robert Gee wrote to H.B. Terrell,Comptroller, Now to explain the eror in the No.of our regiment(Mary had been rejected for the bureaucrats had no record of a 13th although many like Harrell used it.)when we reorganised at Fort McCoulough Indian Terroitory1862 J.G.Stevens was elected Col and sent in his report to Genl Albert Pike. Pike sent us No 13 but Col Stevens tore it up(and)we had no number was called Stevens Reg until the Consolidation then Stones battalion after his death at Yellow Bayou and we were discharged at Milligan Tex under Lt Col Geo W Merrick May T865Wm. M Arnold and F.V.Ende and myself and Pad Spencer all belong in same regiment Arnold and my self in Co.D Ende and Spencer in Co. J. until the Consolidation. Robt.B.Gee County of Hunt State of Tex

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