Enlisted as a Private
"A" Co. TX 11th Infantry

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- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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John Cordiway, age 28, Private, Capt. Milton Mast's Company, 11th Regiment Texas Infantry,* joined for duty and enrolled May 5, 1862 at Melrose by J. W. Little for 3 years, last recorded present on the Jan./Feb., 1864 muster roll, granted 34 days leave from April 25, 1865, no other records

* This company was successively designated as Captain Mast's Company and Company K, Roberts' Regiment Texas Infantry; Captain Mast's Company and Company A, 11th Texas Infantry

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Joseph Cordiway, age 32, Private, Company A, 11th Texas Infantry, enlisted March 18 , 1862 by A. Jleoupland for 12 months, recorded on June 30, 1862 as discharged through mistake by reason of being over 35 years of age, joined for duty and enrolled April 23, 1863 at Macogdoches by A. Teah for 3 years, recorded present on the May/June, 1863 muster roll, captured at Fort De Russy March 14, 1864, prisoner of war at New Orleans, La. July 7, transferred and exchanged at Red River Landing, July 22, 1864, no further records

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Leander Cordiway, age 20, Private, Company A, 11th Texas Infantry, enlisted March 14, 1862 at Nacogdoches by M. Mast for 12 months, recorded on the May/June, 1863 muster roll as absent, sick at Alexandria, present at the next bi-monthly muster, captured at Fort De Russy, La. March 14, 1864, received at Baton Rouge, La., March 17, confined at New Orleans, La., March 20, admitted St. Louis, U. S. A. Gen. Hospital, New Orleans, La., May 23, died June 16, 1864, Acute Pneumonia, buried in grave no. 233, Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2, age 30, born in Louisiana, recorded as married with widow resident at Nacogdoches, Texas

Note: Two cards in his file record his age on enlistment as 30

M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate