The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
John H. Cain
18?? - 1903
John H. Cain, Bosque County, Texas. Cain served the entire war in Co. A. His widow's pension request in 1914 showed he was found on the roster when he joined in Sep 1861, and was on the roster in 1864 when he surrendered in Alabama. He was paroled in Mississippi. Cain was born in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and was the nephew of Benjamen Dowell, the first mayor of El Paso. He returned to Kentucky after the war and married Mary Foor. He spent the rest of his life in Breckinridge, Meade, and Jefferson Counties in Kentucky, and died in 1903. His widow was granted a pension from the state of Kentucky based on his service with Terry's Rangers.
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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