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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY.
actors, serving as militia, were killed at the
the atsult on Selma by General Wilson.
"1 preached almost every Sabbath while in
the field. and a number of times, while commi4iotner
for the exchange of prisoners of
war, in the military prisons and parole-canp,
And buried many of 'the boys in blue' with
Christian rites. I also, when within the
lines under flag of truce, preaclled in Vicksburg,
Metmphis, and on tle Federal fleet.
The amenities of religion scarfed the shoulders
of tlhe war-cloud with a baldric of mercy,
and lent to the desolations of brand and
little a beauty born of heaven.
OUrANI:) ARMY OF THIE UKIUlUI.IO.
Tihe Department of Texas of the Grand
Army of the Republic, was organized on the
1th dy of Marchll, 1885, with six posts and
SO members. It now consists of fifty-six
pot*l, wit a total mnembership of nearly
2,000.
ThI Dallas pI ts are "Geo. II. Thlomas,
No. 6," organized in October, 1883, by J. C.
iggter, and tile "John A. Dix," organized
in ,Lptmber, 1880, by Jolhl L. Boyd, J. C.
Bigger nd otIhers.
ThIe (i'rmd Army of the Republic is said
!I tlhe tmtOt powerful secret organization
in tlt Unitled, States. Their members are
1i otgniuzli in 1'X s, Ianl( especially in
DINla*. Tiey are a broad.minded, liberal
fp!i*4r and. lti stite above, join, on certain
,Aiotnui with ex
onfederates iin decotrting
Itw graves of thle B)lue and tle Gray, showing
t1 llt1 af l ingl of animosity caused by tle
)0old struggle have died out. Below we give
the list of members of tlhe two posts here in
I)allas, which consists of some of the bravest,
best, truest, most noble, most loyal and most
highly honored citizens of Dallas county and
city.
NAME.x RECNr.T RESIDENC' E . IRANK. Co. REGIMENT.
W. P. Anderson... ............ ........ .
J. W. Ashbury.... Farmer's Branch ..... .........
Geo. Ah .........Dallas .........Private .... B .. N. Y. Vol.
B.D. Atwell ......Iutchlus ......Adjt ........ 36 Mich. Vol.
E. Ai es. ...... ..... .... .... ........ .. ..........
F. A. Austin. .....Dallas........Private ....B ..10 Vt. Inf.
J.C. Bigger .......... ........Serg't.....F .92 Ills.
Dr. John Bell...... ............ ... . .. ............
Leopold Bohney...Dalla ........Private ..F. 52 Pa. Inf.
Jno. Borgeman ... ......... ... ....... ............
Jno.HI. Burkett .... .... .... ........ ............
Wni. Brown ........Dallas.........Private .....A..3 N. Y. Cav.
A. Brownleo..... " ...........Private .... B..3 Iowa Cav.
Jnmes ,M. Boggs... " ,........ " ....C .33 Mo. Inf.
Win. Burr ....... " .......1st Lieut ....L .12 N. Y. Cav.
C. II. Bancroft. ...lMcsq uite ......Private.....D ..103 Ohio Inf.
W. A. Beach.......Dlla s ......... st Scrg't..C ..49 N. Y. Vol.
John J. Boyle.....Decatur........Captain....C ..65 Ills. Inf.
W. E. Beach.......Dallas.........1st Scrg't..C ..49 N. Y. Vol.
Daniel Cooper . . . . . .....O.f . Dp't. ..
W. F. Cottman.... " ........1st Serg't..E ..14 Mo. Inf.
A. B. BClinton ...... Iutchiuns ... ........E 1 Pa. Vol.
G. W. Capinall .. .Dallas ........ ..
Marcus F. Cutting * .".... 2nd Licut. F . 2nd Mich. Cav.
Geo. W. Clark.... " .......Landsman on U. S. S. Victory.
(Re-enlisted)... ........Private ...K..2nd Mlo. Cav.
11. B. Davis ....... ... . . . ......... .. .. ....
A. J. Dowell........Cleb rne ...... . ............
A. E. De Beck ..... .......... ........ .. ..
Jno. W. De Lnny..Dallas.. ........Captain.... II..8th Ill. Cav.
Evan Davis....... "...........
WV. E. Danforth... ........Private..... 15 0hio Bat.
J. S. unlap ...... " ....D..S. Tenn. lnf.
Jos. W. .Dunlap.... Nevw HIope ...Private ... K.3 " .
Andrew Dowing.. .Dallas .......... . Stew'd. .F ..1 Texas Cav.
Frederick Efllomy. ........Private ..1 Ky. Battery.
W. F. Fisher ......Denton........2nd Lieut..E ..2 Mo. Cav.
J. M. Foss ......... Dallas .......... Privato.. ..A.... Inf.
Janmes Frazier ..... " ........ ... I Ills.
Fred Foster ........ .. ...... . ....... ...
Win. II. Farle .....ala ...ow t... ..
Jncob 'Furhville.. " ... ... . 149 Ills.
J. W. Fortunle .... " ..... .1..8 Ills. Cav.
Win. Fuitzptrick... " .... ..B ..5Ills.
Those. B. Florer....Waxahachie.. Surgeon ...... Ind.VolInf.
Chn. fl. Frose ..Dallas..... Private ..E ..8 Ills. Int.
S. Fi. Frble........ ' ... .. .Corporl... C ..'2 Vet. t. C.
H.. i. llingham.. .......Pri vte ... 1 ..53 Ohio.
G. WGicoat.....Clcburne.......
F., . G annon .......
\Wro. C. v ... I)alla....... privatee ...F ..53 la.
Benj. It Grtrham.. ... Serg*t. . .L ..lot Ark. Cav.
Ja . a on .... ..... ...Private ....U.. 134 Ills.
Ch . (;ordoulJ ..... .... " ... t Ser,'t...D..lst D. C. VolL"I
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Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas., book, 1892; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20932/m1/223/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.