Freestone County, Texas 
Military


12th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Company B
Freestone County Rangers
Confederate States Army

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Background by Major Thomas Jones (a descendant of one of the soldiers):
"The 12th Texas Cavalry, commanded by Colonel William Parsons, was recruited 
from Limestone, Freestone, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Parker, Kaufman, Williamson, 
and Travis Counties .  The 12th had several names throughout the war.  It was 
known as the 4th Texas Dragoons, the Parson’s Dragoons, and William Parsons’ 
Cavalry (both the regiment and later the brigade).  B Company, raised by A. M. 
Maddox, was known as the Freestone Rangers, Freestone Boys, and Maddox’s Cavalry." 

First Source is http://members.aol.com/dkrocket/cob12tx.htm. Considers rank at
end.  I trust his initials the least.
Second Source is the US National Park Service:  http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
"Third Source is the History of Freestone County, Vol I. Consider rank at outset"
Note - Usually there is not this level of disparity in the Civil War company
rosters.
Legend - O = match.  X = not found.

Captain  12th Site   Nat Park Svc   Vol I Bk Notes
Appleton M. Maddox   O  O  O

Lieutenants 12th Site   Nat Park Svc   Vol I Bk Notes
"J. B. Abbott, Jr."  O  O  O
J. E. Bonner   O  O  O
S. G. Geehe x  O  x
B. F. Holder   O  O  O

Sergeants   12th Site   Nat Park Svc   Vol I Bk Notes
Elisha Brown   x  O  O
W. C. W. Day   O  O  O
J. Dickason x  O  x
Robert Heatley O  O  O
J. H. Hodges   x  O  O
John S. Lott   O  x  x
W. J. Mercer   x  O  O  Nat Park Svc lists as private
W. T. Patton   x  x  O
H. B. Roberts  O  x  x
H. G. Roberts  x  O  O  Freestone lists as private
A. G. Weaver   O  O  O  Started as Private became Sgt.

Corporals   12th Site   Nat Park Svc   Vol I Bk Notes
J. W. Friend   O  O  O
S. D. Johnson  x  O  O
J. D. Jones O  O  O
John T. Lott   x  O  O  Started as Corp. became Sgt.
J. M. Sansom   x  O  O
J. S. Smith O  x  x
J. T. Smith x  O  O  started as Private became Cpl.
A. E. Summer   O  O  x  started as Private became Cpl.
A. U. Walker   x  x  O
A. M. Walker   O  O  x  started as Cpl. became private

Privates 12th Site   Nat Park Svc   Vol I Bk Notes
Calvin Acuff   x  x  O
E. Acuff x  O  x
A. R. Alford   x  x  O
R. L. Alford   O  x  O
J. S. Anderson O  x  x
J. T. Anderson x  O  x
T. J. Anderson x  x  O
Joseph Andrews x  O  O
J. J. Austin or Austen  O  O  x  died
T. Austin   x  O  x
E. C. Baker O  O  x
J. O. Baker x  O  O
L. H. Baker O  x  x
T. H. Baker x  O  O
W. R. Baker x  O  O
R. T. Ballied  x  O  x
J. S. Barbee   O  x  x
J. T. Barbee   x  O  O
F. M. Bartlett x  x  O
R. B. Bartlett x  x  O
E. G. Barnett  x  O  O
R. M. Barr or Bear   x  O  x
J. O. Beck  x  O  x
Owen Beck   O  O  x
W. D. Beck  O  O  x
C. W. Beeman   O  O  x
J. H. Beggs x  O  O
D. C. Bennett  x  O  x
D. P. Bennett  O  O  O
Aaron Black O  O  O
Rufus Black O  O  x
J. H. Bonner   O  O  O
J. R. Boydston O  O  O
Frank Boydston O  O  x
George Bradley O  O  x
B. F. Carroll  O  O  x
B. T. Carroll  x  x  O
William Carrolton x  O  O
Wm. Casey   x  x  O
D. G. Chancellor  O  O  x
W. G. Chancellor  O  O  x  killed in action
R. F. Chandler O  O  O
J. W. Clanton  x  O  O
A. G. Cobb  O  x  x
John Cole   O  O  x
J. G. Cole  x  O  x
J. E. Compton  x  O  O
W. F. Compton  x  O  O
C. W. Coody x  x  O
W. C. Davis x  x  O
W. J. Davis x  O  x
D. M. Dickerson   O  O  x
Felix G. Dillard  x  O  x
J. C. Dillard  O  O  x
J. H. Donaldson   O  O  x
M. M. Drennan  O  O  x
W. B. Driver   x  O  O
W. B. Dykes x  O  O
D. J. Epps  x  O  x
Henry Epps  O  O  x
C. E. Fielder  O  x  x
C. S. Fielder  x  O  O
S. D. Fielder  O  O  O
Charles Fox O  O  x
G. W. Futch O  O  O
H. H. Gerrell  x  O  O
Doc Gibson  O  O  x
G. K. Gibson   x  O  x
George Gibson  x  O  x
T. A. Gibson   O  O  x
J. S. Griffin  O  O  x
J. T. Griffin  x  x  O
F. H. Groover  x  O  O
J. C. Hammonds O  O  O
B. J. Hancock  O  O  x
L. R. Hancock  O  O  x
J. S. Hardin   O  x  O
J. T. Harden   x  O  x
T. J. Hardin   x  O  O
W. H. Harris   x  O  O
H. H. Harrison O  O  x
Nat Hatten  O  O  x
J. L. Hays  O  x  x
J. T. Hayes x  O  O
Conrad Henry   O  O  x
J. A. Herrod   x  O  x
J. H. Herrod   x  x  O
W. S. Hester   x  O  O
J. H. Hodges   x  O  x
D. L. Holder   x  O  O
J. A. Holder   x  O  x
J. R. Holder   O  x  x
J. L. Horn  x  O  O
S. G. Horn  O  O  x
W. L. Horn  O  O  x
C. C. James O  O  x
B. B. Johnson  O  x  x
M. G. Johnson  x  O  O
R. B. Johnson  x  O  O
W. B. Johnson  O  O  x
G. W. Jones O  O  O
J. L. Jones x  O  O
J. M. Jones O  O  x
W. J. Jones x  O  x
A. J. Jordan   x  O  O
Gid L. Jordan  O  O  O
C. W. King  O  O  O
M. D. L. Laing or Lang  x  O  O
W. D. Laing x  O  x
M. T. Langston O  O  O
James M. Lewis x  O  x
W. F. Lewter   x  O  O
James T. Lott  O  O  O
J. M. Louis O  O  x
W. B. McClain  O  O  x
W. G. McInnis  O  O  x
O. P. Millican O  O  x
Benjamin F. Mitchell O  O  O
Alvin Moore or More  O  O  x
F. M. Moore O  O  O
William Moore or More   O  O  x
W. S. Morrison O  O  x
Joel Newsom O  O  O
Henry Norwood  O  O  x
Beden Owen  x  O  O
L. J. Owen  O  O  x
W. S. Owen  O  x  x
W. T. Owen  x  O  x
G. W. Parker   x  O  O
J. W. Parker   O  O  x
J. M. Pate  x  x  O
S. W. Phillips O  x  x
T. W. Phillips x  O  O
George G. Pinson  x  O  O
W. E. Richards O  O  O
W. L. Rigsby   O  O  x
A. E. Roberts  x  O  x
Wm. Robison x  x  O
William Robinson  x  O  x
W. E. Robuck   x  O  O
H. H. Ross  O  O  O
B. D. Shacklett   O  O  O
J. R. Shaw  x  O  O
D. B. Smith O  O  x
E. W. Smith x  O  O
F. R. Smith x  O  O
Jasper Smith   O  O  x
T. H. Smith x  O  O
William Smith  O  O  x
John Snoden O  O  x
Thomas Snoden or Snodon O  O  x
C. A. South O  O  x
Ben Spenser x  x  O
R. B. Streety  O  O  O
J. P. Stillwell   x  x  O
A. E. Summer   x  x  O
C. L. Taylor   O  O  x
L. M. Taylor   O  O  x
Z. S. Taylor   O  x  x
Z. T. Taylor   x  O  x
Elisha Terry   x  O  O
J. H. Thompson x  O  O
W. H. Tucker   x  O  O
D. Tyler O  O  x
Frank Wagner   O  O  x
John Waldren   O  O  x
E. G. Walker   x  O  x
L. P. Walker   x  O  O
W. D. Warnick  x  O  x
Frank Warren   O  O  O
J. L. Weaver   O  O  O
J. M. Weaver   x  x  O
John Weaver O  O  x
W. J. West  x  O  O
J. L. Whatley  x  O  O
Martin White   O  O  x
Jonathan Whitfield   x  O  O
J. G. Williamson  O  O  O
R. T. Yarbrough or Yarborough x  O  O
W. B. Yarbrough   x  x  O