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Daniel Neal

~1837 - April 6, 1862


 

Born at LA around 1837.
Resided near Bold Springs, McLennan County, TX; occupied as a farm laborer.

Mustered in with company A on September 25, 1861 at Houston, TX.
Elected 2nd Seargent at organization.
Assigned as Wagon Master by Novmber 1861.
Present as a private in December 1861.
Killed during the Sunday afternoon encounter with the enemy near the boggy ravine at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.


Also Identified As:
  Neil, Neel

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

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

1860 Census - TX, McLennan County, Bold Springs PO, Page, Dwelling 486, Family 486, (76/100)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
A. Vaughn 47 M   Merchant   $2,230 TN    
M. Vaughn 49 F         VA    
Albert Vaughn 17 M   Clerk     TX    
Peter Vaughn 9 M         TX Y  
J. N. Stanley 21 M   Merchant   $4,080 NY    
Philip Hofickert 25 M   Cooper     OH    
Danl. Neal 23 M   Farm Laborer     LA    

Related Links:
  R. F. Bunting Letter, dated April 19, 1862
"List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter
"Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862
"Terry's Regiment in the Battle of Shiloh," Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, April 23, 1862
"Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Neal)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Neal)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Neel)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Neel)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Neil)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Neil)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (McLennan County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (McLennan County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (McLennan County, TX)


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