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Thomas C. Clay

~1839 - ??


 

Born in KY around 1839.
Resided at Independence, Washington County, TX in 1860 with parents and two siblings.

Mustered into Company K at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to Regimental Ordnance Sergeant by November 1862.
Promoted to Brigadier General Wharton's staff in the Ordnance Department by May 1863./
Promoted to Brigade Ordnance Master in December 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Promoted to Brigade Ordnance Lieutenant by January 1865.
Paroled at Vicksburg, MS on May 25, 1865.


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1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
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Sources:
 

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.


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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Clay)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Clay)


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