J. R. Laymance [sic], Private, Company E, 37th Texas Cavalry (Terrell's Regiment, 34th Texas Cavalry), enlisted August 1, 1863 at Palistine by A. M. Wood for 3 years, received pay on December 31, 1863, last recorded present on the January & February, 1864 muster roll*, no further records
Also in Company E was:
A. J. Laymance, Private, Company E, Terrell's Regiment Texas Cavalry, enlisted July 8, 1863 at Palestine by J. M. Wood for 3 years, received pay on December 31, 1863, last recorded present on the January & February, 1864 muster roll, no further records
* The January & February, 1864 muster roll for Company E is the only muster record in the files, they were then located at Galveston having arrived February 25, 1864. Without subsequent muster rolls were are unable to track his later service.
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James R. L. Laymance, Private, Company I, 6th Regiment (Stone's Regiment, Second Cavalry) Texas Cavalry, enlisted March 17, 1862 at Camp Washington by Adjt. Gurley for 6 months, sick and sent to hospital from Corinth May/June, 1862, discharged by Medical Board of Examiners July 6, 1862, paid off August 3
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Andrew J. Laymance, age 44, Private, Capt. Henry W. Bridges', Company I, Stone's Regiment Texas Cavalry,** enlisted September 12, 1861 at Dallas by Col. B. Warren Stone for 12 months, granted furlough December 7, sent from Corinth to hospital as Nurse for sick, May/June, 1862, discharged as Non-Conscript, final statement given September 10, 1862
** The 6th (also called the 2nd and Stone's) Regiment Texas Cavalry was organized in September, 1861, for 12 months. It was re-orgainzed under the Conscript Act in May, 1862
M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas
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6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's)
6th Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment] was organized with 1,150 men at Dallas, Texas, in September, 1861. Many of the men were from Dallas, McKinney, Waco, Austin, and Lancaster, and Bell County. The unit skirmished in the Indian Territory, fought at Elkhorn Tavern, then moved wast of the Mississippi River. It contained 803 effectives in the spring of 1862 and was dismounted during the battles at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge. Here the regiment reported 148 killed, wounded, or missing. Assigned to Ross' Brigade, it served with the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign, was active in Tennessee, and ended the war in Mississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Lawrence S. Ross, B. Warren Stone, and Jack Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Griffith and Peter F. Ross; and Robert M. White and Stephen B. Wilson.
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37th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Terrell's)
Terrell's Cavalry Regiment [also called 34th and 37th Regiments] was organized in June, 1863, using Terrell's Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in various locations in Louisiana. In January, 1864, it contained 25 officers and 402 men. It saw action at Mansfield, participated in the operations against the Federal Red River Campaign, and was active at Lecompte and Yellow Bayou. During May, 1865, the regiment disbanded at Hempstead, Texas. The field officers were Colonel Alexander W. Terrell, Lieutenant Colonel John C. Robertson, and Majors Hiram S. Morgan and George W. Owens.