WC Kroeger Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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William C. Kroeger

18?? - ??

Born in Germany.

Transferred into Company G at Murfreesboro, TN on February 27, 1862 by Capt. Houston, from Capt. William Miller's TN artillery battery.
Captured in October 1862 and forwarded to Cairo, IL.
Exchanged (apparently) at Vicksburg, MS in November 1862.
Left regiment (apparently) in 1863.
Captured in Phillips County, AR in December 1863.
Forwarded to Alton, IL in February 1864.

"Pillow Flying Artillery," Captain William Miller's artillery company was organized at Memphis on August 6, 1861. On December 30, 1861 it arrived at Bowling Green, KY, from Columbus, with 70 men. By January 31, 1862 it was in Colonel J. S. Bowen's Brigade of Floyd's Division, Hardee's Corps. On February 23 it was at Murfreesboro in Brigadier General T. C. Hindman's Brigade.

Also Identified As:
	Kruegar, Croehker, Huer, W. G. Kroeger
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
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1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
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1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
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1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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Related Links:
	"Daughters of the Confederacy," Confederate Veteran, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1902.
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Kroeger) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Kroeger) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Kruegar) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Kruegar) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Croehker) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Croehker) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Huer) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Huer)

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