The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
William M. Slaughter
1841 - March 12, 1864
Born in GA in 1841.
Resided at Personville, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with relatives.
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
May have served in frontier defense at Ft. Griffin, Shackleford County, TX
in early 1861.
Captured at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Forwarded to Camp Douglas, IL and then to City Point, VA.
Exchanged in April 1863.
Rejoined command.
Left in Middle TN by December 1863, and supposed captured.
Captured with four other Rangers and executed by detachment of Union Col.
Stokes' 5th TN Cav. near Sparta, White County, TN on March 12, 1864, which
came to be known as the Sinking Cane (TN) Massacre.
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - TX, Shelby County, Page 2a-b, Dwelling 19, Family 19, (21/38) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Jn. Slaughter | 64 | M | Farm | $200 | GA | ||||
| Mary Slaughter | 30 | F | TN | ||||||
| Robert Slaughter | 16 | M | Farms | GA | |||||
| Rubin Slaughter | 24 | M | Farms | GA | |||||
| George Slaughter | 21 | M | Farner | GA | |||||
| Westly Slaughter | 12 | M | GA | ||||||
| Nancy Slaughter | 1/12 | F | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Precinct 5, Page 331a, Dwelling 270, Family 239, (5/12) t | ||||||||||
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| Jno. Slaughter | 81 | M | Farmer | $500 | GA | |||||
| Mary Slaughter | 38 | F | TN | |||||||
| Geo. Slaughter | 28 | M | GA | |||||||
| W. Slaughter | 22 | M | GA | |||||||
| N. A. Slaughter | 9 | F | TX | |||||||
| E. J. Slaughter | 8 | F | TX | |||||||
| J. F. Slaughter | 7 | M | TX | |||||||
| E. Slaughter | 5 | M | TX | |||||||
| Emeline Slaughter | 3 | F | TX | |||||||
| Matilda Slaughter | 10/12 | F | TX | |||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| C. W. Love Letter, April
19, 1863 Tom Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909 (Part 2). Galveston Weekly News 3/25/1863 Company C Scout, November 5, 1861 Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph - May 19, 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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