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Joseph S. Stewart

18?? - ~1864


 

Possibly resided at Austin County, TX (Jones Roster).

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on June 11, 1862 by Lt. Col. Walker.
Captured at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
May have escapted and been recaptured.
Captured at Gibson, TN in February 1863.
Forwarded to St. Louis, MO, then to Alton, IL in March 1863.
Forwarded to City Point, VA in April 1863 and exchanged.
Present in April 1863.
May have joined another TX unit - records show resignation from McKee's Co. TX Rangers in October 1863 as 1st Lieutenant (Jones Roster).
Claiborne indicates he died of wounds in 1864.


Also Identified As:
  Joseph S. Stuart, J. L. Stewart, J. W. Stewart, J. F. Stewart

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:
  Unidentified

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Stewart)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Stewart)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Stuart)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Stuart)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Austin County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Austin County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Austin County, TX)

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