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The following is an alphabetized roster of Civil War veterans
from Falls County that were in the regiment initially called the Fifth Texas
Mounted Volunteers, Sibley’s Brigade, then designated the Fifth Texas Cavalry.
The men were in Company B of the Regiment. This lancer company was recruited by
Captain Willis L. Lang of Falls County. Note there may be some errors and
duplications due to the confusion of listings in the sources. The following
sources were used in compiling this roster:
*Eddins,
Roy, History of Falls County, Texas, Privately Published, 1947
*Falls
County Historical Commission, Families of Falls County, Eakin Press, Austin,
TX, 1987
*
Gibbs, Marion G., “Marlin’s Confederate Connection Reviewed,” Marlin Daily
Democrat, April 9, 1989. A letter originally published by Democrat in the January 7, 1897 issue. The
letter is dated June 18, 1862 and was written by George H. Perkins to Dora
Morris of Marlin, dated June 18, 1862.
*
Hall, Martin Hardwick, intro by Jerry Thompson, Sibley's New Mexico Campaign,
Reprint by University of New Mexico Press, October 2000)
*Marlin
Chamber of Commerce Bicentennial Heritage Committee, Marlin, 1851-1976, Library
Binding Company, Waco, TX, 1976
*Pen
Pictures From The Garden of the World, A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell
Counties, Texas, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1893
*Unknown
San Antonio newspaper, July 4, 1987
*William
H. Jones Family Bible, in possession of Charles W. Rush
ROSTER (134 names)
•Barnes, Frank, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Barnus, Frank, b.-, d.-,
Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav (same as above?)
•Barton, Fleming James, b.
14 Feb 1824, d. 2 Feb 1883, bur. Covington Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Barton, James A., b. ca.
1842, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Bass, Demetrius M., b. ca
1835, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, 1st Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Bedichek, J.M., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Sgt, Co G, 5 TX Cav
•Bell, Andrew, b. ca. 1838,
d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Bell, William A., b.-, d.
killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Bolster, George, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Bolton, Evan, b. ca. 1833,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Brown, John A., b. ca.
1843, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Brown, Robert T., b. ca.
1839, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Burke, W.Z., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Calk, James A., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Canarian, Adam, b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Canty (Conty), Francis M.,
b. ca. 1837, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Chambers, Silas, b. ca.
1835, d.-, bur.-, Blacksmith, Co B, 5 TX
•Church, Luke, b. 6 Jan
1804, d. 6 Oct 1867, bur. Calvary Cem., Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Church, Madison M., b. ca.
1841, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Church, Matthew, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Coleman, H.S., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Coleman, John, b.ca. 1836,
d.-, bur.-, 2Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Coleman, M.M., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Coleman, Wade H., b. ca
1837, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Coleman, William H., b.-,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Conoly, John.P., b.ca.
1842, d.-, bur.-, Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Cork, Allen, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Corley, A.J., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Covington, J.H., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Covington, Larkin A., b. 21
Nov 1831, d. 3 Dec 1908, bur. Covington Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Crouch, William Wilford, b.
27 Feb 1827, d. 12 Feb 1878, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Curry, Joseph L., b. 1838,
d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Daugherty (Daugheity),
John., b. ca. 1840, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Davis, Andrew J., b. ca.
1825, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Davis, Jack, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Davis, William T., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Donaldson, Archilles B., b.
ca. 1834, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Duty, John H., b. ca. 1835,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Earl, James, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Eavins (Ivins), Silias,
b.-, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Edwards, F.M., b.-, d.-, Co
F, 5 TX Cav (Ibid.)
•Elgin, Charles W., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Sgt, Co B, 5 TX
•Ferguson (Furgeson),, John
M., b. ca. 1838, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Forbes, James Alexander, b.
ca. 1837, d.-, bur. -, 2nd Sgt. Co B, 5 TX Cav.
•Forges, Get, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Fortune, H.H. , b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Francks, Henry.Clay., b.
ca. 43, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Frazel (Frazzell), Albert, b.
Ca. 1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Galz, William H, b. ca.
1843, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Garrett, Robert J., b. 14
Apr 1841, d.-, bur-, 5 TX Cav/Cook's TX Arty
•Gentry, George T., b. 1 Jun
1846, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Greely, Benjamin G., b. 1840,
d. killed Glorietta Pass, NM, 28 Mar 1862, Corp, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Green, Joe, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Hardwicke, George J, b. ca.
1825, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Harris, John, b. ca. 1839,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Hersey, Albert J., b. ca.
1835, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Hunnicutt, W.S., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Irwin, William M., b. ca.
1832, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Ivans, Silas, b. ca. 1839,
killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Farrier, Co B, 5 TX
•Jones, Richard Hampton, b.
29 Apr 1840, d. 27 Jun 1894, bur. Calvary Cem, Co C, 5 TX Cav
•Kimborough, William H.,
b.23 Nov 1825, d. 3 Nov 1901, bur.-, Corp, Co D, 5 TX Cav
•Landrum, Samuel, b. 28 Oct
1810, d. 29 Jul 1890, bur. Carolina Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Lang, Willis, b.-, d.
killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Capt Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Lea, J.A. , b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Lea, Thomas Newton., b. ca.
1842, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Logan, Thomas G., b. ca.
1836, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Long, Emil, b. ca. 1839,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Marlin, William Isaac, b.
1830, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Mattock, Charles B., b. ca.
1833, d.-, bur.- 3rd Sgt. Co B, 5 TX Cav
•McCarrell, William, b. ca.
1819, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Mitchell, Robert H., b.-,
d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Mitchell, William Henry, b.
4 Jul 1846, d. 6 Mar 1917, bur. Blue Ridge Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Moore, William, b. ca.
1818, d.-, bur.-, 4th Corpl. Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Morris, Aaron.P., b. ca
1843, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Murray, John, b. ca. 1838,
d. 29 Sep 1861, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Nash, John, b. ca. 1825,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Nations, Andrew J., b. ca.
1826, d.-, bur.-, 5th Sgt, Co B, 5 TX
•Nations, Daniel J., b. ca.
1836, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Nations, John T., b. ca.
1837, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Norwood, J.W., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Sgt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Oakes, Frances Marion, b.
1842/43, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Owney, W.D, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co D, 5 TX Cav
•Parker, John P., b. ca.
1839, d.-, bur.-, Lt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Parker, Pen, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Parker, Sam, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, Waller's TX Bat (Ibid.)
•Parsons, S.L., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Perkins, George H., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, 2nd Corpl. Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Perkins, J.W., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Lt, Co B, Waller's TX Bat (Ibid.)
•Persons, Henry J. , b. ca.
1839, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Pierson (Persons), Hillery,
b.-, d. killed/bur. Val Verde, NM 21 Feb 1862 (?), Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Pierson, Jerry, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Polster, George, b. ca.
1837, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Powers, John W., b. 29 Oct
1847, d. 10 Aug 1886, bur.-, Aycock's Co, 5 TX Cav (Ibid.)
•Price, Isaac N., b. ca.
1834, d.-, bur.-, Sgt. Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Price, Robert, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Capt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Price, William Thomas, b.
10 Mar 1842, d. 4 Jun 1917, Stranger Cem, Bugler, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Read, Thomas Jones, b.
1835, d. 24 Jul 1873, bur. Calvary Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav •Read, William H., b.
1837, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Richie, D.B., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Roberts, F.B., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Green's TX Brig (Ibid)
•Roberts, Joel Walter, 2 May
1837, d. 23 Jan 1920, bur. Stranger Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Rolfe, Calvin H., b. ca.
1817, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Sanders, J. , b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Scott, John J., b. ca.
1833, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Shelton, Alfred M., b. ca.
1836, b.-, d.-, bur.-, 3rd Corpl. Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Shelton, Edmond, b. ca.
1836, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Shelton, James H., b. ca.
1837, d.-, bur.-, 2nd Bugler, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Smith, James Henry, b. ca.
1830, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Smith, Joel E., b. ca.
1837, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Snyder, William, b. ca.
1838, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Sowders, John A., b. ca.
1843, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Stahl, A.F., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Stallworth, Francis Marion,
b. 26 Nov 1835, d. 17 Oct 1905, bur. Calvary Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Stallworth, R.M., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, Waller's TX Bat (Ibid)
•Steele, Frank R., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Steele, Rufe, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Stone, Daniel H., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Strong, John, b. ca. 1840,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Stuart, E.C., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Thompson, George, b. ca.
1838, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Tomlinson, James Eldridge,
b. 11 Jan 1843, d. 29 Apr 1888, bur. Beulah Cem, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Tomlinson, Will, b.-, d.
killed Yellow Bayou LA, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Underwood, Joseph, b.
ca.1839, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Wadzock, Albert L., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Ward, G.N., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Watkins, John, b. 1834,
d.1890, bur. FL, Sgt, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Wheat, Thomas G., b. ca.
1840, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Wilder, James A., b. ca.
1832, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Williams, G.W., b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co F, 5 TX Cav
•Wilson, Hiram., b. ca.
1832, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Wood, Robert C., b. ca.
1829, d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Woodland, Henry, b.-, d.-,
bur.-, Co B, 5 TX Cav
•Wright, James, b. ca. 1840,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
• Wright, (?), b. ca. 1823,
d.-, bur.-, Co B, 5 TX
•Young, Horace G., b. 1844,
d.1905 Warren, Jackson Co., Oklahoma
, bur. Warren Cemetery, Co B, 5 TX
Cav