15th Regiment, Texas Infantry
15th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 using the 1st (Speight's) Texas Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Most of the men were recruited at Waco, Galveston, Milford, and Palestine. The unit was assigned to Randal's, King's, and J.E. Harrison's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in various conflicts in Louisiana. It reported 7 killed, 22 wounded, and 5 missing in the engagement at Bayou Bourbeau. Later it moved to Shreveport, then Hempstead, Texas, and in March, 1865, contained 20 officers and 301 men. The regiment disbanded in May. It was commanded by Colonels James E. Harrison, and J.W. Speight, and Lieutenant Colonel John W. Daniel.
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N W. Busby
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private
"C" Co. TX 15th Infantry
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- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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N. W. Busby, age 28, Private, Captain J. W. Sedberry's Company, Spreight's Battalion Texas Infantry*, enlisted January 15, 1862 at Millican by J. W. Spreight for 12 months, last recorded present on the May & June, 1863 muster roll, no further records**
* This company subsequently became Company C, 15th Texas Infantry
** Muster rolls for the bi-monthly periods July, 1863 through December, 1863 are missing. The next muster roll on file is that for January & February, 1864. As Busby is not recorded on this last muster, he must have been dropped from the rolls during the interim period. This could have been because of discharge, transfer, desertion, capture, death, etc.
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Nathan Busby
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* from company B to company D
"B" Co. TX 36th Cavalry
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- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods')
36th Cavalry Regiment [also called 32nd Regiment] completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. It contained 823 men of which many were from Sulphur Springs and Belton, and Caldwell and Gonzales counties. The regiment was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in numerous engagements at Louisiana including Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it moved to Galveston, Texas and there surrendered in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Peter C. Woods, Lieutenant Colonels Nat. Benton and W.O. Hutchison, and Major Stokely M. Holmes.
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Nathan Busby, age 31,Private, Company B, Woods' Regiment Texas Cavalry, enrolled May 7, 1862 at Camp Salado/San Antonio, by Nat Benton, transferred from Company B, Capt. ?????'s Company, July 26, 1862, recorded the end of October and through February 28, 1863, as on detached service, later recorded as on April 17, 1863 (Horse Guard), Quartermaster's Department, recorded as on Special Furlough March 30, 12865, due April 15, 1865, paroled during the month of August, 1865 from the T. S. Post, Provost Marshal Post of Brenham, Texas, resident of Wilson County, Texas
M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas