Horace Randal
Born: January 4, 1833
Birthplace: McNairy County, Tennessee
Father: John Leonard Randal 1800 – 1874
(Buried: Boonville Cemetery, Bryan, Texas)
Mother: Sarah McNeil Kyle 1807 – 1893
(Buried: Oak Park Cemetery, Alvin, Texas)
1st Wife: Julia Bassett
2nd Wife: Nannie J. Taylor 1843 - 1879
(Buried: Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Texas)
Children:
Horace Randal Jr. 1863 - 1924
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)
Education:
1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (45th in class)
Occupation before War:
1854 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. Of United States Army, Infantry
1854 – 1855: Conductor of Recruits in Fort Washita, Indian Territory
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Davis, Texas
1855 – 1861: 2nd Lt. in United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1855 – 1857: Participated in Battle against the Apache Indians
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Buchanan, New Mexico
1861: Resigned from Army on February 27, 1861
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. In the Confederate States Regular Army
1861: Quartermaster in Pensacola, Florida
1861: Aid on the Staff of Brig. General Gustavus W. Smith
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 28th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Acted as Leader of Walker's Division
1864: Assigned to Duty as Brigadier General
1864: Mortally Wounded during the Battle of Jenkins Ferry
Died: May 2, 1864
Place of Death: Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Burial Place: Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Texas
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