William E. Drisdale

March 4, 1831 - ??

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Born in Bertie County, NC on March 4, 1831.
Resided in Oso, Fayette County, TX where he was occupied as a farmer.

Mustered in with Company F on September 7, 1861 in Houston, TX.
Wounded in the thigh near McMinnville, TN on August 29, 1862 and left at a house to recover.
Regained the Regiment by December 1862.
Listed as present in February 1864.

Buried in Old City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	"Buck"
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Unidentified
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Old City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette County, TX.

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	The Tri-Weekly Telegraph. November 10, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 17, 1862 Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: Oscar W. Alexander
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	Unidentified

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