The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
William Aiken Dewoody
~1829 - May 9, 1862
Born at Petersburg, Lincoln County, TN around 1829.
Enlisted as private in the Texas Mounted Rangers with J. H. Callahan at Lockhart
on July 20, 1855.
Served until October 19, 1855, when he became Constable of Hays County, Texas.
Moved with parents back to Athens, AL.
Become a conductor for the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
Married Lucy Ann Tanner on September 5, 1860 in Athens, AL.
Resided at Huntsville, AL in 1860 with wife; occupied as a railroad conductor.
Mustered into Company D near Corinth, MS in March 1862.
Acted as volunteer aide.
Killed in skirmish near railroad trestle along Elk River, near Bethel, TN
on May 9, 1862.
His body was recovered and he was buried in the Athens City Cemetery.
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| DeWoody, Buddy Dewoody, Buddy DeWoody, Billy Dewoody, Billy DeWoody | ||
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L.B. Giles' Terry's Texas Rangers: Chapter
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Axford, Faye & Edwards, Christine. The Lure and Lore of Limestone County Portals Press, Tuscaloosa, 1978. Brightwell, Newton Edward. Dewoody Records Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1989. 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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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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