Please help identify two soldiers, probably from Wood County TX, who were in the Confederate Brush Battalion and Wells’ Battalion. ..About seven (7) soldiers of the Brush Battalion were from Wood County TX while three (3) in Wells’ Battalion were from Wood County TX.
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Reuben Wilmouth of Wood County, for sure, was in both Wells’ Battn and the Brush Battn.
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E.G. and E.J. Wilmouth. .. I think the “E. G. Wilmouth of Wood County” is the same person as “E. J. Welmith of Wells’ Battn,” but I cannot find him in the census. ..Same with W. D. Welmith. Who was “W. D. Welmith”?
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Confederate Brush Battalion, 495 soldiers
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Wilmouth, E. G. Wilmouth (Wood County militia; Brush Battalion, CSA), A-346

Wilmouth, Reuben ("Wilmorth" in the 1860 census), b-1820 TN; m-Elizabeth; 1860 Wood Co TX cen, p367;
Wells’ Battn, Co E (Lane's 3d TX Cav, Jonathan Russell's Co D; Brush Battalion, CSA), A-346
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Well’s Battalion, Companys A and B
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/WellsBattn.htm
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Welmith, E.J.: In Co’E’/Wells’ Rgt. Apr 65 muster states AWOL since 20 Mar 65.
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Welmith, R. In Co’E’/Wells’ Rgt. Apr 65 muster states AWOL since 20 Mar 65.
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Welmith, W.D.: In Co’E’/Wells’ Rgt. Apr 65 muster states AWOL since 20 Mar 65.
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The Confederate Brush Battalion was stationed at Oxford Lake in North Texas. ..Yes, 495 men were recruited from the “men in the bush” of North Texas in November 1863.
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Wells’ Battalion originally recruited men from the Panola Co TX area, but his reorganized Companies “A” and “B” recruited MOSTLY from the Montague Co TX area. ... 581 men total
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Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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