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Im trying to figure out what regiment my ancestor was in? I am an 8th generation Texan and I know at the time we were known as McNeese. I am stuck on the internet. Ive tried ancestory.com and the pension site. Anyway, someone could lend me a hand??
__________________ Confirmed GR GR Grandson of William Francis McNeese. Served in Grey's Company; 37th Texas Cavarly.
Gr Gr Nephew of 1st Cpl. John B. Sinclair. Co. K 28th Texas Cavarly; Walker's Texas Division. AKA The Greyhound Division.
Im trying to figure out what regiment my ancestor was in? I am an 8th generation Texan and I know at the time we were known as McNeese. I am stuck on the internet. Ive tried ancestory.com and the pension site. Anyway, someone could lend me a hand??
First, you have to know where he was from, prefereably where he was living when he signed up. Without that, you've got about 70,000 names to look through.
Ole
Once you have the county or group of counties tied down, you can go to the regimental histories of the Texas regiments and that should tell you which counties comprised that particular regiment. Most by now have rosters in the histories. Simply do a Google search for a particular regiment such as 4th Texas Infantry. The other move is to request his records from the national archives. You'll need to request the form via internet, fill it out and send a check. If you are near the state archives, you may be able to get record copies there. They should be able to search by soldier's name without the regiment being indentified.
Texas Reb, you wrote: "known as McNeese". This leads me to wonder if you haven't done the genealogy, which, alas is the first step. You have to know more or less exactly who you're after. Better tackle that Aunt before she gets away!
TX Reb. Do you at least have a first name? I come up with nine McNeese that were from TX in the civil war. Three were in infantry and the rest Cavalry and none of them listed there residences. A first name is a must.
__________________ 'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed,
if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'
Mark Twain
Only thing close is a T. W. McNeese and it would be a guesss that he went by a middle name and that (in this case) the W stood for William. There were two of them which was probably the same soldier enlisting in one regt and then reelisting in another. Anyways, the two regts are the 21st Cav., Co. F and the other is Terrell's Cav. (no company given).
__________________ 'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed,
if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'
Mark Twain
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