Edward Jeremiah Gurley

Residence Waco TX;
Enlisted as a Colonel
Field & Staff TX 30th Cavalry

Other Information:
born 6/7/1827 in Franklin County, AL
died 7/4/1914

After the War he lived in Waco, TX

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
- Research by Ken Ward
- Confederate Veteran Magazine
- Photo from Confederate Veteran Magazine

NOTES:

The following was submitted by: Ken Ward

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30th Texas cavalry Rgt.

Col. Edward J. Gurley, LtCol. Nicholas W. Battle,
Maj. John H. Davenport

The regiment, also called the 1st Texas Partisan Rangers, was formed in
the summer of 1862 with about 800 men at Waco, Texas and included men
from Waco, Round Rock and Hill County. It was assigned to D. H. Cooper,
Gano's, Parsons' brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It served in
Arkansas and the Indian Territory. It lost 16 men at Poison Spring and
19 men at Cabin Creek. In May 1865 it disbanded at Austin, Texas.

Historical Data Systems, Inc

Submitted by: John Heseltine

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30th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Gurley's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers)

30th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Texas Partisan Rangers] was organized at Waco, Texas, during the summer of 1862. It was formed with about 800 from Waco and Round Rock, and Hill Country. Assigned to D.H. Cooper's, Gano's, and Parsons' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, it fought in Arkansas and later in the Indian Territory. The unit reported 16 casualties at Poison Spring and 19 at Cabin Creek. During May, 1865, it disbanded at Austin, Texas. Colonel Edward J. Gurley, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas W. Battle, and Major John H. Davenport were in command.

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