Confederate Veterans

The first meeting of Confederate Veterans residing in Childress County, Texas was held at the courthouse Saturday, 4 Jun 1892 for the purpose of organizing a camp. Judge Wiley P. Jones, chair, called the meeting to order. James S. Harrison was acting secretary. A committee of M. J. Westmoreland, E. D. Bennett and J. H. Barnes was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. The camp was to be known as Joseph E. Johnston. Officers elected to serve one year were Wiley P. Jones, Captain; Joe E. Estes, First Lieutenant; W. J. Westmoreland, Second Lieutenant; James S. Harrison, Adjutant; J. H. Chestnutt, Quartermaster; E. D. Bennett, Commissary; Dr. M. T. Albert, Surgeon; R. A. Ellis, Chaplain; Daul Mosby, Officer of the Day and W. W. Edwards, Vidette.

The camp was to meet quarterly at 2 p.m. on the first Saturdays of January, April, July and October. There was to be a reunion and basket dinner at the Judy Grove, one mile east of Childress at the next meeting Saturday, 2 Jul 1892. The citizens of Childress County would be invited to attend. On motion all Grand Army men and other boys who wore the Blue living in Childress County were invited to join members for the festivities. M. J. Westmoreland, D. Mosby, Dick Crutcher, Ben Harden and J. H. Chestnutt were appointed committee for the "Pic-Nic". The Adjutant was instructed to enroll all old Confederates who might wish to join and widows of all Confederates living in Childress and adjoining counties whose husbands had either died in battle or since the war to be honorary members of the Camp. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. There were 138 members. The camp remained active until the early 1930s. By 1935 there were only three Confederate Veterans living in Childress: Benjamin Gibson; Alfred Canon and F. M. Tippett. When Childress celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary in 1938 Alfred Canon was the only living veteran. He answered the last Roll Call and joined his comrades in 1939.

ORIGINAL ROSTER The membership roster which follows is taken from the organizational meeting. Where supplied you will find the veteran's name, his company, regiment, the state from which he served and the division.

W. T. ALBERT, Co. E, 4th GA Inf.
J. C. ALEXANDER, Co. E, 1st MS Cav.
J. O. ALEXANDER, data not reported by Alexander
J. M. ALLEN, Co. D, 8th TX Cav.
George W. ANDERSON, Co. C, 7th TX Cav.
W. A. ANDERSON, Co. C, 16th TX Cav.
T. A. ANGLIN, Co. B, 20th MS Inf.
G. H. ARMSTRONG, Co. F, 10th TX Cav.
A. J. AVERY, Rev., Co. B, 4th GA Inf.
R. D. BAILEY, Co. B, 16th TX Cav.
J. H. BARNES, Co. E, 2nd MO Cav.
J. M. BARNHART, data not reported by Barnhart
E. D. BENNETT, Co. G, 31st TX Cav.
E. J. BLAIR, Co. H, 8th TX Inf.
M. B. BONNER, Co. I, 8th AR Inf.
John H. BOWMAN, Special Telegraph Service
S. H. BOWMAN, Co. D, 12th TN Inf.
M. C. BOYD, data not reported by Boyd
J. A. BURLESON, data not reported by Burleson
M. W. BUSTER, data not reported by Buster
R. A. H. CALDELOUGH, Co. E, 30th AL Inf.
A. CANNON, Co. E, 30th AL Inf.
Samuel CAPERTON, Co. A, 33rd AL Inf.
George S. CAPPERTON, Co. A, 8th AL Reg.
R. CARADINE, data not reported by Caradine
D. M. CARSON, Co. B, 12th TN Roddey Legion
W. G. CAUSEY, Lee's Army, 3rd AR Inf.
W. E. CHANDLER, Co. E, 2nd AR Cav
J. H. CHESTNUTT, Co., 19th TN Inf.
S. L. CHILDRESS, Quantrell's Scouts-Hoges Brigade, Early's Div.
Alexander COLEMAN, Co. I, Anderson's TX Vols.
L. COLEMAN, Co. C, Bennett's Battery, TX Cav.
F. P. COLLIER, Echol's GA Art'y.
J. H. COX, Co. B, Ward's MS Art'y.
W. H. CRAWFORD, Co. H, 1st Confederate Cav.
Richard CRUTCHER, Co. A, 15th TN Cav.
D. CUNNINGHAM, Co. C, 6th LA Inf.
Richard Leonidas CURD, Co. G, 7th KY Inf.
J. D. CUSTER, Co, Co. F, Hall's MO Cav.
H H. DAVIS, A-S. C, Inf.
G. F. DAY, Co. D, 33rd TX Cav.
B. H. DIGGS, data not reported by Diggs
J. P. DRAKE, Co. F, Morgan's Batt. of TX
C. B. DRINKARD, Co. B, Clarkson's Batt., Rangers
W. B. DUNCAN, Co. E, 41st TX Inf.
F. M. EDWARDS, Co. F, 7th TX Cav.
W. W. EDWARDS, Co. K, 11th TX Inf.
T. M. EGGERTON, Co. F, 7th TX Cav.
R. A. ELLIS, Co K, 19th AL Inf.
Joe ENGLISH, Co. E, 32nd MS Inf.
James H. ESTES Co. I, 13th, MS, Inf.
E. EWING, Co. I, 1st TX Cav.
W. D. FIELDING, Special Service with Gen. Price
D. J. FILES, data not reported by Files
J. H. FOSTER, data not reported by Foster
H. H. FOX, Co. K, 18th MS
J. F. FULLINHAM, Co. B, Randall's Reg't, Inf.
B. F. GIBSON, Co. H, 42nd TN Reg.
C. E. GIVENS, Co. C, Phillip's Legion of GA
Ben HARDEN, Co. G, 19th TX Cav.
R. B. Harper, data not reported by Harper
James H. HARRISON, Co. K, 14th MS Inf.
H. H. HILL, data not reported by Hill
W. O. HUGHES, Co. D, 3rd MO Reg.
T. R.HUME, Butler McCollough, Reg.
J. R. HUNT, data not reported by Hunt
J. B. JOHNSON, Co. E, 10th MS Inf.
Mac JOHNSON, Co. E, 10th MS Inf.
C. B. JONES, Brewer's 16th Abbot's Brgd. AR

J. L. JONES, Co. B, 28th TN Cav.
Wiley P. JONES, Co. C, 12th TX Cav.
G. H. KENNEDY, data not reported by Kennedy
J. W. KITCHENS, data not reported by Kitchens
C. H. KRUGER, data not reported by Kruger
R. D. LAND, Govan's Brgd., Cleburn Div. TN Army, Longstreet's Army of TN
A. T. LESLIE, Co. E, 6th AR Inf.
W. D. LOTER, data not reported by Loter
A. J. LYSTER, Co. E, 18th TX
A. MARTIN, Co. B, 3rd KY Cav.
C. B. MARTIN, data not reported by Martin
J. W. McADAMS, data not reported by McAdams
E. J. McCONNELL, Co. C, Phillip's Legion GA Vols.
W. B. McGHEE, data not reported by McGhee
J. P. McKEOWN, Co. A, 36th AL Inf.
W. P. McMINN, Co. C, 1st MS Cav.
John McNEAL, Co. B, 24th TX Cav.
G. W. MEDLIN, Co. I, 30th TX Cav.
B. A. MERRICK, Co. A, 6th MO Reg.
W. C. MONTGOMERY, Bradford's TX Cav.
Thomas MORRISON, data not reported by Morrison
Daul MOSBY, Co. D, 3rd KY Cav.
S. W. NORWOOD, data not reported by Norwood
E. J. OLDHAM, data not reported by Oldham
C. P. OSBORNE, MS Batt.
J. A. OWEN, data not reported by Owen
L. B. (Larkin) PARSONS, Co. B, 20th AL Inf.
A. J. PORTER, Co. A, McGert's MS Cav.
P. S. POWELL, Co. I, 4th TN Cav.
T. S. PRESLEY, Co. F, 47th AL
J. H. PRYOR, Co. D, 15th MS
J. L. PYLE, Co. C, 8th GA Inf.
Jacob RAMSEY, Co. E, Chabb's Battery TX Inf.
William RANDALL, Co. K, 14th TX Inf.
S. H. REESE, Co. E, 46th GA Inf.
Ben REID, data not reported by Reid
S. I. ROBERTS, Co. B, 14th TX Cav.
T. F. ROBERTSON, Co. K, 60th NC Inf.
W. H. ROBERTSON, Co. C, 29th NC Inf.
J. M. ROTHWELL, Co. F, 31st TN Inf.
T. S. ROWELL, Co. F, 1st TN Inf.
J. H. SANFORD, Co. A, 1st AL Inf.
A. T. SCOTT, Co. C, Phillip's GA Cav.
Ben SHOFFIT, Co. R, 18th TX Inf.
B. J. SMITH, Co. G, 16th VA Cav.
G. W. STALLINGS, Co. A, 2nd MS
G. W. STROUD, data not reported by Stroud
M. M. TANKERSLY, Co. F. 42nd MS Inf.
J. A. TAYLOR, Co. E, 2nd TN Inf.
F. M. TIPPETT, data not reported by Tippett
J. K. P. TINSLEY, Co. D, 45th AR Cav.
R. W. TRUETT, Co. H. 37th GA Cav.
J. G. WALLING, data not reported by Walling
L. C. WARLICK, Co. B, 17th NC, J. R. Inf.
J. M. WEBB, King's Batt'y, VA
J. E. WELLS, Co. C, 3rd TX Cav.
T. D. WELLS, Co. E, 1st Batt. AR Inf.
W. J. WESTMORELAND, Co. B, 7th TN Cav.
William WHITE, data not reported by White
B. M. WILKERSON, data not reported by Wilkerson
G. W. WILKINS, data not reported by Wilkins
H. J. E. WILLIAMS, Co. B, 24th TX Cav.
E. C. WILSON, data not reported by Wilson
R. E. WITCHER, 9th TX Guard
A. R. WOODFIN, data not reported by Woodfin
T. C. WRIGHT, data not reported by Wright

The above information is given with the knowledge and permission of Michael G. Ehrle who wrote, compiled and edited the source, "The Childress County Story". It has been condensed and transcribed by Clemi Higley Blackburn.

( Note: Certificate appointing Wiley P. Jones as Captain of Camp Johnston signed in Oct 1892 is currently held by Mr. James Moody )