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George Washington Littlefield
June 21, 1842 - November 10, 1920
Born in Panola County, MS on June 21, 1842.
Moved to TX with family in 1850.
Father died around 1953, leaving the plantation management to his wife and
son.
Resided in Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860 with relatives; occupied
as a manager.
Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX on September
11, 1861.
Elected 2nd Sergeant by January 1862.
Commanded company as Lieutenant at Shiloh battle in April 1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant in May 1862.
Promoted to Captain in June 1862.
Captured and promptly escaped near Bardstown, KY in October 1862.
Furloughed to TX to recruit more men in 1863.
Married Miss Alice Tiller of Houston on June 14, 1863, while on a furlough.
Returned to regiment in March 1863.
Promoted to acting Major following the Chickamauga battle in September 1863.
Suffered severe wound at Mossy Creek, TN on December 26, 1863, when an "enemy
shell struck his cartridge belt, exploding it and tearing away his hip."
Promoted to Major when wounded.
Tended by George Jefferson Boothe, Co. I,
to at least January 1864.
Hospitalized in Atlanta, GA by April 1864.
Resigned in June 1864 due to his battle wounds.
Departed with his lifelong body servant, Nathan
Stokes, by July 1864.
Reached TX in August 1864 by way of Atlanta, GA.
Managed a plantation, operated a general store, established a bank, and became a successful cattle rancher after the war.
Governor Oscar B. Colquitt appointed Littlefield to the University's board of regents in 1911, and shortly thereafter he began a correspondence with Barker to protest what he felt was a complete misrepresentation of the southern cause in the published histories of the United States. He established the Littlefield Fund for Southern History at the University of Texas.
"George W. Littlefield came to Texas with his family in 1850. He served in the Civil War with Terry's Texas Rangers, attaining the rank of major. Following the war he became a cattleman and acquired ranches in New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. He came to Austin in 1883 and engaged in banking. A regent to the University of Texas, 1911-1920, he contributed funds for new buildings, study grants and library collections. Littlefield built this Victorian residence in 1894. Designed by James W. Wahrenberger, the house was bequeathed to the university in 1935." The Littlefield Home
Died November 10, 1920, having amassed a fortune of $8,000,000, much of which he willed away.
Engaged in business with J. C. Dilworth, Co. I, after the war.
First Cousin of J. W. McGarity, Co. E, C. M. McGarity, Co. E, and W. P. McGarity, Co. E.
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| 1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, Page 117a-b, Dwelling 604, Family 611, (1-2/10) | ||||||||||
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| M. T. Littlefield | 48 | F | Planter | $23,590 | $30,000 | GA | ||||
| S. Dowell | 28 | F | GA | |||||||
| John Dowell | 9 | M | MS | Y | ||||||
| Shelton Dowell | 7 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Alice Dowell | 4 | F | TX | |||||||
| Chas. White | 22 | M | Farmer | $9,500 | $18,000 | GA | ||||
| Geo. Littlefield | 18 | M | Manager | MS | ||||||
| Am. Littlefield | 10 | M | MS | Y | ||||||
| Jai W Bailey | 38 | M | Overseer | $3,650 | $14,000 | TN | ||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, County, Page 429, Line 30, (30/41) | |||||||||
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| M. T. Littlefield | 1 | 60 | F | B | |||||
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| Geo W. Littlefield | Head | M | W | 76 | M | Literate | MS | MS | GA | Bank President | |||
| Alice Tiller Littlefield | Wife | F | W | 74 | M | Literate | MS | MS | VA | Homemaker | |||
| Nathan Stokes | Servant | M | B | 86 | W | Illiterate - Attended School | VA | VA | VA | Servant | |||
| Related Links: | ||
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"List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment,"
Houston Tri-Weekly News, April
25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter |
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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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