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Daniel L. Russell

~1841 - ??


 

Born in TX around 1841 or 1833.
Resided with parents and 8 siblings in Rutersville, Fayette County, TX, occupied as a student.

Mustered in with Company C in Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Elected 4th Seargent.
Promoted to 1st Seargent by August 1862.
Reduced in Rank to Private by December 1863.
Captured in Wilson Co., TN in November 1863.
Forwarded to Rock Island, IL in December 1863. 12/63 (gw);
Parolled at Rock Island, IL on June 22, 1865.


Also Identified As:
  Unidentified

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

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

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:
  G. Q. Turner Letter, July 7, 1863
"Rangers at Rock Island," Galveston Weekly News, March 22, 1865.

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.


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