The other companies of the regiment .were, at this time, stationed at Camps near Marksville, Louisiana
I suspect that he may have died in their camp near Marksville.
28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Randal's) (1st Texas Lancers)
28th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the late spring of 1862 by Colonel H. Randal. It was formed with about 1,000 men and twelve companies, but one company was transferred to the 19th Texas Infantry Regiment in mid-1864. Some of its members were from Fairfield and Shelby Counties. The unit was soon dismounted and assigned to Polignac's, Randal's, and Maclay's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas. It saw some hard fighting at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, then fought at Jenkins' Ferry. The 28th disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Eli H. Baxter and Horace Randal, Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Hall, and Major Patrick Henry.
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Cornelius D. Deaton, UDC plaque on his grave site says "Pvt Co. I 35 Texas Calvary, CSA". His pension file is #29414.
I cannot locate a C. Deaton with a Texas CSA affliation. What state is his pension application filed? It is not in the Texas index.
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Joel Blackwell, age 40, enlisted as a Private in Captain Milton Wesley Damron's Company, Darnell's Regiment Texas Volunteers**, January 15, 1862 at Belton, Texas/Bell County, first recorded on March 15, 1862 muster roll, last recorded present on June 30,1862 muster roll
**This company subsequently became Company D, 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment
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Joel W. Blackwell, age 29, enlisted as a Private in Captain Reuben E. Sander's Company, Burford's Texas Cavalry Regiment**, March 31, 1862 at Weatherford, Texas,
**This company subsequently became Company E, 19th Texas Cavalry, last recorded as on list of men for Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll dated June 25, 1862 at Camp Stonewall Jackson, Headquarter 19th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Dallas County, Bounty $50.00
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James P. Priestly enlisted as a Private in Company E, Bradford's Regiment, Texas Cavalry**, April 28,1864 at Sweet Home, last recorded present on December 31, 1864 muster
**This company was formerly Company A, Mann's Battalion Texas Cavalry.
Mann's (formerly Bradford's) Regiment Texas Cavalry was formed by the consolidation of Bradford's Mann's and Hoxey's Battalions and Captain R. S. Poole's Company Texas Cavalry, per S. O. No. 207, Hdqurs Dist. of Tex., N. Mex. and Ariz., dated July 25, 1864. It was composed principally of former members of the Texas State Troops
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James P. Priestly enlisted as a Private in Company A, Mann's Battalion Cavalry April 28, 1864 at Sweet Home, last recorded present June 30, 1864
Mann's Battalion Texas Cavalry was raised by Special Orders No. 16, dated January 16, 1864, and No. 56, dated February 25, 1864, Hdqrs. Dist. of Tex., N.Mes. and Ariz. It was consolidated with Bradford's and Hoxey's Battalions and Captain Poole's Unattached Company Texas Cavalry by S. O. No. 207, Hdqrs. Dist. of Texas. N. Mex. and Ariz., dated July 25, 1864, and formed Mann's (formerly Bradford's) Regiment Texas Cavalry.
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James Priestly, Private, 2nd Texas Infantry enlisted October 8, 1862 in Gonzales County, transferred from Conscript Camp to Company I, January 10, 1863, captured at Vicksburg July 4, 1863, paroled July 7, recorded with wounded men at Enterprise, Mississippi September 18th 1863 with notation, "slightly wounded," transferred to command East of the Mississippi River by order Lt. Col. N. L. McGinnd's December 13, 1863, employed on extra duty as Quartermast Sergeant, October 10-31,1863 at Enterprise and Brandon, Mississipp, employed as Wagon Mater & Forage Mater at Brandon & Meridia, Mississippi November/December 1863, captured near Nashville December 15, 1864/Altoona, Georgia October 5, 1864, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio prison camp from Military Prison, Louisville, Ky. January 4, 1865 arriving two days later, swore allegiance to the United States and released at Camp Chase June 11, 1865, age 21, resident of Gonzales County, Texas
His file contains his hand-written letter
"Enterprise Mississippi, September 24, 1863,
General, [Lt. Gen. Hardee]
I have the honor to petition for a transfer from the 2nd Texas Regiment Infantry to the Quartermaster Department in Major General French's Division on account of a disability to perform the duties of a soldier in the field, having lost the sight of my right eye from a Gun Shot wound received during the siege of Vicksburg. Miss." The certification of his surgeon is too faint to read on-line.
The 2nd (also called the 1st, the Galveston and Van Dorn's) Regiment Texas Infantry was organized in September or October 1861, with ten companies. Captain Odlum's Company was transferred to the 1st Regiment Texas Heavy Artillery by S. O. No. 66, Dept. of Texas, dated October 2, 1861, and became Company F of that regiment. Captain Ownens' Company, which was an independent command, was assigned to this regiment October 26, 1861, by the same order, and became Company K.