One of only two Confederates buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery. He was wounded in the Battle of Millikens Bend and died in a yankee hospital. Along with union bodies, Reuben was taken to Vicksburg and laid to permenant rest. Only after no union rosters listed Reuben did they realize he was a Texan.
Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg, MS
Great photo ! I had two Confederate 2 x great-uncles ( maternal side ) from the 60th TN captured at Black River Bridge during the Vicksburg Campaign. One died at Johnson's Island. His brother, died at at Fort Delaware. Two more brothers made it back and were paroled at the surrender. A 2 x great-uncle ( paternal ) in the 61st TN went through the siege then died in August in an Alabama hospital.
19th Texas Infantry Regiment
Cols. Ennis W. Taylor, Richard Waterhouse, Jr., LtCols. William L.
Crawford, Robert H. Graham, Maj. Augustus C. Allen.
The regiment was formed in May 1862 at San Augustine, Texas and
included men from Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Carthage and Rusk County. It
was assigned to Flournoy's, Waterhouse's, Scurry's brigade,
Trans-Mississippi Department.
In June 1863 it lost two killed, 11
wounded and six missing at Milliken's Bend. It participated in the Red
River campaign and it fought at Jenkins' Ferry. Later Co. K was
Detached at Marshall, Texas for guard duty. The other companies
disbanded before the June 2 surrender.
Submitted by: John Heseltine
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