Timeline: September 1861 - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Timeline: September 1861

Tuesday, September 3

News Article - Galveston Weekly News, p.2, c.1: Columbia Democrat says Col. Terry's Mounted Regiment to rendezvous at Harrisburg, TX on September 2.
News Article - Galveston Weekly News, p.2, c.4: Col. Terry's Regiment gathering near Houston, TX. Captain Strobel's Company (Co F)arrived last Wednesday.

News Article - Galveston Weekly News, p1, c.6: Lists Texas units in the field and being raised and lists Terry's Mounted Regiment

Wednesday, September 4

Thursday, September 5

Thursday, September 7

Muster Roll - Co. B: Muster-In Roll for Capt. John A Wharton's Company of Texas Volunteers 116 names(National Archives)
Muster Roll - Co. D: Muster-In Roll for Capt. Stephen C. Ferrill's Company of Texas Volunteers 116 names (National Archives)
Muster Roll - Co. F: Muster-In Roll for Capt. Louis M. Strobels' Company of Texas Volunteers 109 names (National Archives)
Muster Roll - Co. H: Muster-In Roll for Capt. John T. Holt's Company, Terry's Regiment of Texas Rangers 91 names (National Archives)
Muster Roll - Co. K: Muster-In Roll for Capt. John G. Walker's Company of Texas Volunteers 114 names (National Archives)

Sunday, September 8

News Article - New Orleans Daily Picayune: .
Memoir - T. S. Burney, Co. C: Recalls that he left Springfield, TX for Houston on September 8, 186. In Houston they joined M. L. Evans' Company (Co. C).

Tuesday, September 10

Letter - B. F. Burke, Co. F: Writes to his brother from Houston, TX that Co. F is organized with 107 men and is about to leave for Virginia.

Wednesday, September 11

News Article - Houston Weekly Telegraph: .
Muster Roll - Co. I: Muster-In Roll for Capt I. G. Jones' Company, Terry's Regiment 79 names (National Archives)

Thursday, September 12

Muster Roll - Co. E: Muster-In Roll for Capt. L. M. Rayburn's Company of Texas Volunteers 86 names (National Archives)
Letter - R. E. Hill, Co. D: Writes to his sister from Houston, TX that Co. F left on the 11th and that Co. D and Co. B are preparing to leave on the morrow.

Sunday, September 15

News Article - New Orleans Picayune, p.1, c.1: Reprint of article from the Galveston Weekly News on September 3, 1861.

Tuesday, September 17

Official Report - Gen. A. S. Johnston: Send message to Adjutant-General S. Cooper from Nashville, TN requesting Terry's regiment of Texas Rangers be assigned to his department.

Wednesday, September 18

Letter - W. Nicholson, Co. D: writes to his sister Mary Ann Nicholson.
Memoir - W. F. Smith, Co. B: Recalls that he was present at the Ranger riot at the New Orleans Academy of Music about September 18, 1861.
News Article - Houston Weekly Telegraph: .

Thursday, September 19

Letter - J. W. Rabb, Co. F: Writes to his brother from New Iberia, LA that Co. F arrived there Sept. 18 and will be in New Orleans on the evening of Sept. 20.

Wednesday, September 25

Letter - B. F. Burke, Co. F: Writes to his mother from Bayou Lours, LA that he arrived there on Sept. 20 after receiving a furlough due to illness. He gives a detailed accounting of Co. F's journey from TX.

Thursday, September 26

Letter - W. Shannon, Co. C: Writes home from Houston, TX that his company has been delayed due to transportation difficulties and foul weather but expect to leave on the morrow. Five companies have left and five are still in Houston.
News Article - New Orleans Daily Picayune: .

Friday, September 27

Death - William Pickett, Co. B: Died in Orange, LA on September 27, 1861.
Letter - A. B. Briscoe, Co. K: Writes from New Orleans, LA that his Company will leave on Sept. 28 for Nashville, TN.
Letter - W. Nicholson, Co. D: Writes to his sister from New Iberia, LA that Chis Company arrived there last night and is awaiting another company before taking the boat to New Orleans.

Saturday, September 28

Letter - W. Nicholson, Co. D: Writes to his sister from New Orleans, LA that Co. D left New Iberia the previous evening went through Bayou Bouf and arrived in New Orleans around noon.

Sunday, September 29

News Article - New Orleans Picayune, p.3, c.6: Correspondent in Washington County, sent a letter on with one of the Terry's Rangers on September 20, 1861.
News Article - New Orleans Picayune, p.4, c.1: Capt. Ferrell's company of Bastrop Rangers (Co. D) arrived here last Saturday, numbering 116 men, making it the fifth company of Col. Terry's regiment in New Orleans.
Letter - B. F. Burke, Co. F: Writes to his brother from Bayou Boeuf, LA that he has recovered and is preparing to go on to New Orleans and catch up with a Co. that went by yesterday.
Letter - E. H. Ross, Co. A: Writes to Ned ?? from Houston, TX that he has joined up with Harris' Company and will leave TX for New Orleans in the morning.

Monday, September 30

Letter - J. W. Hill, Co. D: Writes to his sister from New Orleans, LA that his company arrived in New Orleans on Sept. 28 and will leave for Nashville in the morning. He states that there are 4 companies from the Regiment in New Orleans and that Strobel's Company (Co. F) did not stop in New Orleans.

Misc. September 1861 Events

History - Burney: We started from Old Springfield on the 8th of Sept. 1861 and landed in Houston a few days after, just in time to join the famous Terry's Rangers. We were fortunate enough to strike a company from Gonzales County which was not as full as they wished and we joined it, which was Company C, commanded by M.L. Evans, Capt., A.D. Shannon, 1st, John Baylor, 2nd, and Jim Dunn, 3rd Lieutenants. I believe, as well as I can remember, there were 27 men in my squad, whose names I have kept, and will give them to you before I finish this sketch. After we joined it, it made quite a good Company, numbering about 100 men. Well, we were sworn in for three years or during the war, and we were tied to stay whether we wanted to or not. When we joined, our destination was Richmond, Va., but General Sidney Johnston asked the war department for us and we were sent to him at Bowling Green, Ky., where we spent a very hard winter, not being used to such a cold climate, it caused a great many to be sick and a good deal of fatal sickness among our Regiment a good many were discharged and others got furloughs and come home to regain their health.