Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray
John W. Hill

JOHN W. HILL, Smithville, Texas—Born Dec. 3, 1836, near Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enlisted in the Confederate Army Sept. 7, 1861, in Bastrop County, Texas, as private in Company D, Eighth Texas (Terry's Rangers), Harrison's Brigade, Wheeler's Corps. My first Captain was Steve Terrell, and first Colonel was B. F. Terry. Was taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1862, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., and released April 7, 1863. Was promoted to Second Sergeant and then to First Sergeant.

Was in all the battles in which the Terry's Rangers were engaged, which was most of the battles of the Army of Tennessee.

When the Company enlisted we had 124 men, rank and file, and was recruited to about 160 on the roll and when we were mustered out between Charlotte and Sebery, N. C., we had about thirty men present. The others were killed, discharged or disabled.

Yeary, Mamie. Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray. McGregor, Texas, 1912.

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