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James T. Pettus

~1834 - August 29, 1862

 

Born in AL around 1834.
Resided in Eagle Lake, Colorado County, TX in 1860 with O. E. Herbert of Co. F.
Occupied as a railroad engineer.

Mustered into Company F at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Ill in Nashville, TN from November 7, 1861 to January 7, 1862.
Returned to duty on February 12, 1862.
Promoted to 5th Sergeant.
Killed during attack on stockade near McMinnville, TN on August 29, 1862.

Also Identified As:
 

None Identified

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 
None Listed

Parents:
 
Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Oliver Ewing Herbert, Co. F (half- or step-brother)
b. ~1838
d. August 5, 1883
Caleb Claiborne Herbert (half-brother)
b. 1814 in Goochland County, VA.
Member of the Texas State Senate 1857-1859.
Texas Representative in the Confederate Congress, 1862-1865.
d. July 5, 1867 in Columbus, Colorado County, TX. He was shot to death outside a saloon.
John W Herbert (Colorado County, TX 1870 Census)???
William C Herbert (Soldier from Colorado County, TX 1860)
 
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Unmarried
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Guest Hollow Confederate Cemetery, Morrison, TN

SGT. J. T PETUS
8TH TEXAS CAV
29 AUG 1862



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, Colorado County, Page 150, Dwelling 271, Family448, (image)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
M. J. Herbert 37 M   Farmer $32,000 $28,000 AL    
R. A. E. Herbert 31 F         AL    
N. C. Herbert 31 M         MS    
O. E. Herbert 22 M   Carpenter     OH    
James T. Pettus 26 M   RR Engineer     AL    


Related Links:
 

B. F. Burke Letter, dated September 4, 1862
The Tri-Weekly Telegraph. November 10, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 17, 1862
"Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas," Confederate Veteran, December 1911, p. 574.
Terry Rangers Buried in the Guest Hollow Confederate Cemetery
(offsite) Nesbitt Memorial Library: Pettus Diary


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 Unpublished Research.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: Pettus)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Pettus)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Colorado County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Colorado County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Colorado County, TX)

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