Don,
Here is a little info. for you. It looks like Samuel had other family with him in Company E.(BROTHERS)????
CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS
35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's)
35th (Brown's) Cavalry Regiment was organized with 927 men in October, 1863, by consolidating the 12th (Brown's) and Roundtree's Texas Cavalry Battalions. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and in January, 1864, contained 29 officers and 409 men. It skirmished in Texas and was on scouting duty along the coast. On June 2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonel Reuben R. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Perkins, and Major Lee C. Roundtree.
Samuel A. Williams (First_Last)
Regiment Name 35 Texas Cavalry (Brown's Regiment)
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 39
William R. Williams (First_Last)
Regiment Name 35 Texas Cavalry (Brown's Regiment)
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Corporal
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 39
Edwin H. Williams (First_Last)
Regiment Name 35 Texas Cavalry (Brown's Regiment)
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 39
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Thanks,
Gary D. Bray