What's New
Updates during July 2001
Diary of Ephraim S. Dodd
- Dodd was a former school teacher who served in Company
D. His diary presents a day by day account of his activities from December
1862 until his capture in December of 1863. He was unjustly hung as a
spy in 1864. This diary represents not only an account of the Ranger's
activities, but an account of the last few months of Dodd's short life.
- The
Reminiscences of J. K. P. Blackburn
- Blackburn was another school teacher turned soldier.
A member of Company F, he served throughout the war. Originally published
in 1918, his firsthand account vividly describes the Ranger's wartime
experiences. His perspective is unique in that he advanced from Private
to Lieutenant and thus sheds light on the life of enlisted men and officers
alike.
- Samuel
S. Gott
- Samuel Gott served as Sergeant in Company A of Terry's
Rangers. This is a newspaper clipping recounting his experiences as an
early settler in Falls County Texas. Also available is his obituary
from 1914.
- The
Terry Brothers
- In this short article, Colonel Shannon recalls the
death of two of the bravest Confederate leaders. It comes from the September
30, 1901 edition of the Dallas Morning News.
- Tom
A. Gill, "One of the Best"
- This article by Mary Gill Smith tells the story of
Thomas Gill. This remarkable individual served as a Sergeant in Company
D. One Ranger roster describes him simply as "one of the best."
After reading his story, it is easy to understand why.
- The
Last Roll: Col. A. M. Shannon
- The obituary of Colonel Alexander May Shannon from
the Confederate Veteran Magazine of February, 1907. He rose from to First
Lieutenant of Company C to its commander as Captain. He was promoted to
Colonel and commanded a special detachment, the notorious Shannon's Scouts
who opposed Sherman's Troops in their march to the sea. After the war
he went on to be a noteworthy businessman.
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- ROSTER UPDATES:
- Benjamin
Franklin Burke (photo)
James Monroe Crain
(photo)
Thomas Freeman Crain
Robert Lee Gill (photo)
Thomas Alexander Gill
(photo)
John S. Stewart
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November
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July, August,
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December
2003 January, March,
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December
2004 January, February,
March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
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November, December
2005 January, February,
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Brief Site History
- Spring 1996
- Troy Groves sets up a small page for the Arizona reenacting
group "I Company, 2nd Platoon, 8th Texas Cavalry." Gradual growth
and discovery of Ranger history leads to numerous revisions and additions
to the site between then and 1998.
Winter 1997
- Arizona reenacting unit is redesignated as "H Company,
Terry's Texas Rangers" and moves to a separate website. New address:
http://www.AZReenacting.net/TexasRangers.
The Terry Texas Ranger website continues to grow over the next few years
as many people make suggestions and contributions.
Winter 2000
- Shannon Clyde registers the TerryTexasRangers domains
and helps locate a new host for the site. Site moves from http://www.Infomagic.Com/~thgroves/ttr
to http://www.TerrysTexasRangers.org.
The website undergoes another major redesign. Some new additions include
the Claiborne
articles provided by Paul Scott and an alphabetical Roster
is developed using Mel Wheat's Roster, Claiborne's Roster, the USNPS's Roster,
and Paul Scott's Roster. L. B.
Giles book is made available online in its entirety. Misty Guille does
a major revision and expansion of the Bibliography
page.
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