Dear Rebecca,

William Hanson Champion was a member of Company H of the 20th Texas Cavalry (Bass), not Elmore's. He has a six-page (6) Compiled Military Service Record, but it does not show what happened to him. The last information is for the summer of 1862. There is a letter with his signature, where he acknowledges receiving a bounty payment of $50.00 for his enlistment.

Here is a brief history of this unit:

20th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Bass')

20th Cavalry Regiment, recruited in Hill County, Texas, was organized during the spring of 1862 with about 850 officers and men. The unit was assigned to Cooper's and Gano's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and primarily confronted the Federals in the Indian Territory. It was included in the surrender of the Indian Troops at Doaksville on June 23, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Thomas C. Bass, Lieutenant Colonels Andrew J. Fowler and T.D. Taliaferro, and Majors Dempsey W. Broughton and John R. Johnson.

Here is a link to a tribute site to the 20th Texas Cavalry.
http://history-sites.com/civilwar/units/20txcav/index.htm

You can order this service record through the link below or by clicking on the large ad at the top of this page.

Jim Martin