The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
W. B. Spencer
December 24, 1832 - July 7, 1880
Born in VA around 1832.
Resided in Fort Bend County, TX.
Mustered in with Company H in Houston on September 7, 1861 at
age 28.
Present in December 1861.
Suffered gunshot to the leg during the Sunday afternoon encounter with the
enemy near the boggy ravine at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Leg amputated by April 10, 1862.
Reported to have died by April 19, 1862.
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| TX, Navarro County, Dresden, Dresden Cemetery | ||
| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Calhoun County, Lavaca, Page 249, Dwelling 415, Family 354, (7/14) | ||||||||||
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| 1870 Census - TX, Calhoun County, Lavaca, Page 367, Dwelling, Family, (1/20) | |||||||||||
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| 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," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 |
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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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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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(offsite) Spencer-Holcombe-Keener
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