Captains

James J. Diamond  Enlisted on May 15, 1861 in Cook County, Texas.  Was 33 years old at the time.  Captain Diamond commanded the original Texas State company.  He was armed with a $20 pistol of his own and given one valued at $33.33 by the State.  He was elected as Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment on August 5, 1861 (Texas State Archives MR).  See Field and Staff Chapter for more information on Lieutenant Colonel J. J. Diamond.

James D. Young  Was the eldest son of Colonel W. C. Young.  He was a Lawyer from Cooke County prior to the war.  He was born in Tennessee and 26 years old in 1861.

James D. Young was a 2nd Lieutenant of the Texas State Troops organization.  He was elected Captain on August 20, 1861. 

In Confederate States service, he was absent, on Scout, in December of 1861.  He commanded a detachment of troops from companies "A", "B" and "C" on the campaign to the Cherokee Nation which culminated in the engagement at Chustenahlah on December 26, 1861.  Young was slightly wounded in the thigh in that engagement.  He received camp equipment, in the field, from Quarter Master T. W. Randolph on March 20, 1862.  Later, he wrote a resignation letter with the following cover letter:
 

Genl. Van Dorn,         May 12, 1862
Will you please examine the accompanying documents, approve them and forward to the Adj. Genl for consideration.  I must respectfully and urgently ask for a leave of absence that I may recuperate my health.

I am very respectfully your obt. svt.,
Jas. D. Young, Capt. Co. A
Eleventh Regiment Texas Cavalry

The accompanying documents included a Certificate of Disability, written by Assistant Surgeon D. B. Burks, stating that Captain Young had been suffering with general debility and Dyspepsia for three or four months.  The Assistant Surgeon stated that Captain Young needed a change of climate and at least 4 months to recover.  He was, evidently, not re-elected as Captain with the 1862 reorganization.  He then resigned with a letter of resignation, reproduced below.

Camp Churchill Clark         May 12, 1862
To Genl Samuel Cooper
Richmond Va.

Sir,
The under signed Captain of Company A in the first brigade of the first division of the Army of the West. respectfully tenders his resignation of said office on account of general debility as will appear by the accompanying certificate of the Surgeon, he asks to be relieved immediately from the duties of this office.  I am very respectfully your obt. svt.

Jas. D. Young, Capt. Co. A
Eleventh Regiment Texas Calvary

The papers were signed and approved by:
Brigadier General W. S. Cable, Commanding Brigade
Major General J. P. McCown, Commanding Division
Major General Earl Van Dorn, Commanding Army
The resignation became effective on May 26, 1862.

Thomas J. Rone  Was Appointed 1st Lieutenant in Confederate service on October 2, 1861.  He was elected Captain on May 8, 1862.

Captain Rone's resignation became effective on November 4, 1862 after he wrote the following letter:

To Gen. S. Cooper,
Adjt., & In. Gen., C.S.A.,

I, T. J. Rone, Captain, Company "A", 11th Regiment of Texas Cavalry hereby tender my resignation as Captain of said company on account of protracted illness known as "Chronic Hepatitis" which renders me unable for service as shown by the Surgeon's certificate herewith accompanying.
Hoping my resignation may be accepted - I remain

Yours Truly
 (signed) Thos. J. Rone, Capt.
Co. A, 11th Texas Cav.
Camp near Mt. Sterling (Ky.)
Sept. 27, 1862

Surgeon J. W. Rainey's examination and recommendation to accept his resignation are included in the letter.  The back of the letter of resignation shown it signed and approved by:

Brigade Surgeon, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky
Brigadier General Thomas J. Churchill, Division Commander
1862 at Lexington, Kentucky.

Zaccheus Howard  Was a private in the Texas State Troops organization (Lucas & Hall, 1936).  He mustered in to Confederate service also as a private.  He was absent, sick for the 1861 Confederate muster roll.

Howard was elected as 1st Lieutenant on the May 8, 1862 reorganization in Mississippi.  He a received clothing requisition for the company on October 3, 1862 near Frankfort, Kentucky. 

Lieutenant Howard was promoted to Captain on November 4, 1862 to fill the vacancy of T. J. Rone, who resigned.  He was present, as Captain, for all subsequent muster rolls.  He received a clothing requisition for the company on November 15, 1862 at Loundon, Tennessee and again on December 22, 1862 at Readyville, Tennessee.  He was wounded in the battle in front of Murfreesboro.  The Captain received Forage for 16 horses on February 28, 1863 and for 9 horses in March of 1863.  He received paper and envelopes on March 14, 1863 at Fairfield, Tennessee.  He received 9 horses in Bedford County on March 20, 1863.  Received another clothing requisition for the Company at Fairfield, Tennessee on May 3, 1863.  On May 24, 1863, he received 5 more horses at Liberty, Tennessee.  On July 30, 1863, he received Cooking utensils near Rome, Georgia.  The November 6, 1864 Morning Report shows this company without a Captain or 1st Lieutenant.  It also lists one Commanding Officer on extra duty and one AWOL.

William J. (or T.) Hughes Mustered in to Confederate service as a Private.  Absent, sick, in Loundon, Tennessee for 1862 muster roll.  Present for April 30, 1863 muster roll.  Present or Absent not stated on last two muster rolls.  Special Order 21/11 by Hardee, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, dated January 25, 1865 contains the subject of Furlough for Hughes.

Though shown as a private on all muster rolls, Hughes was captured on May 13, 1865 near Nashville (after the war was over there) as Captain of Company "A".  He was sent to Military Prison at Louisville, Missouri and received there on May 15, 1865.  After taking the oath, he was released on June 16, 1865.

1st Lieutenants

John L. Curlei  Original 1st Lieutenant in the Texas State Troops organization.  Enlisted May 15, 1861 in Grayson County at age of 35 years.  Resigned on August 20, 1861.

Thomas S. Barnett Volunteered as a private in the Texas State Troops organization on May 15, 1861.  Barnett enlisted in Grayson County at age 24 years.  He mustered in to Confederate service also as private.  Later he went on a 30 day furlough, starting December 24, 1861.

Barnett was elected 2nd Lieutenant on May 8, 1862.  He was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 20, 1862.

He was absent on detached duty west of the Mississippi River for the 1862 muster roll.  On March 20, 1862, he received 3 horses for the Company in Bedford County, Tennessee.  He received subsistence for men on detached duty at Unionville, Tennessee on April 9, 1863.  Lieutenant Barnett was paid $14 for the shoeing of 7 horses on July 11, 1863 at Trenton, Georgia.  He was detached as Regimental Commissary from August 1, 1863 through the final muster roll.  The November 6, 1864 Morning Report shows this company without a Captain or 1st Lieutenant.  It also lists one Commanding Officer  on extra duty and one AWOL.
 

2nd Lieutenants

William Cloud, Jr. Enlisted on May 15, 1861 in Cook County, Texas as 2nd Lieutenant.  He was 28 years old at the time.  Lieutenant Cloud Resigned on September 13, 1861.  There is a note in his records of unknown meaning that appears to read: “A. A. of Mastin G.” 

Green B. Diamond Was the 1st Sergeant in the original Texas State Troops organization, enlisting on May 15, 1861 in Cooke County, Texas.  He was 42 years old at the time.  On August 20, 1861 he was elected as 2nd Lieutenant to fill the vacancy created by James D. Young’s election to Captain.  Lieutenant Diamond was supplied with a $33.33 pistol by the State of Texas.  He continued to serve at this rank in the original Confederate organization of this Company. Lieutenant Diamond was dropped in 1862.

William M. Sherry Mustered into Confederate States Service as a Private.  Was on scout in December of 1861.

Sherry was elected 2nd Lieutenant on May 8, 1862.  Promotion became official on December 20, 1862.  On the last two muster rolls, the remarks read: "Prisoner of War since May 1863."

Federal records state that Lieutenant Sherry was captured on June 5, 1863 near Alexandria, Tennessee.  Sent to prisons in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Louisville, Missouri where he arrived on July 1, 1863.  From there, he was sent to Sadusky Depot, Ohio and then the Officer's Prison on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie.  On a roll forwarded to the Commandant on September 17, 1864, he was listed as "unaccounted for".  He must have been found, since a later record states that he was paroled at Johnson's Island on February 24, 1865 and sent to City Point, Virginia for exchange.

Sherry was surrendered as 2nd Lieutenant of Company "A", 11th Texas Cavalry on May 4, 1865 at Citronelle, Alabama.  Parole was given on May 15, 1865 at Jackson, Mississippi.  File contain a copy of his signed parole which at the end reads:

The above named officer will not be disturbed by the United States authorities, as long as he observes his parole, and the laws in force where he resides.

Joel L. Mann  Served as a private in the Texas State Troops organization of this company. In Confederate service, he was Jr. 2nd Lieutenant in 1861, dropped in 1862. File contains record inquisition correspondence sent to the Oklahoma Board of Pension Commissioners in Oklahoma City on July 9, 1915.

Charles W. Givins Served as a private in the Texas State Troops organization of this company. His last name may also be spelled "Givens".  He mustered in to the Confederate States Army as private.  He was absent on Scout since December 18, 1861 for the 1861 muster roll. 

Givins was elected as 2nd Lieutenant on December 15 or 23, 1862 and promoted to 3rd Lieutenant at that time.  He was absent for 1862 muster roll after being wounded in the battle before Murfreesboro.  On April 10, 1863 he was paid for "Commutation of Rations".  Present for duty by April 30, 1863 and through the final muster roll.  An index card of officers for Company "A" shows him as holding ranks of 2nd and 1st Lieutenant.  However, his individual records show him no higher than Jr. 2nd Lieutenant or 3rd Lieutenant.
 

Surgeon

R. C. Andrews  Volunteered as Surgeon in original State Service organization on May 15, 1861 in Grayson County, Texas.  He was 24 years old at the time.  Deserted from Fort Cobb, Indian Territories on August 2, 1861.  No further records.
 

Sergeants

Samuel E. Jackson Enlisted May 15, 1861 in Cooke County, Texas as 2nd Sergeant of original Texas State Troops organization.  He was 22 years old at the time.  Was promoted to Orderly (1st) Sergeant on August 20, 1861 to fill the vacancy created by 1st Sergeant Green B. Diamond’s election as 2nd Lieutenant. 

   Jackson was a Sergeant (no number given) on first Confederate muster roll. The remark: "Absent on Scout since Dec. 18/1861", meaning he took part in the Chustenahlah Campaign, is on the first muster roll.  No further records are on file.

William Hodges  Served as a private in the Texas State Troops organization of this Company (Lucas & Hall, 1936).  He also mustered in to the Confederate States Army as private.  He was present, as such, for the 1861 muster roll. 

In 1862, Hodges was promoted to 1st Sergeant.  Received pay for use and risk of horse, 180 days, on December 31, 1863 muster roll.  Present for duty through final muster roll.  No further records on file.

William Miller  Served as a private in the Texas State Troops organization of this company (Lucas & Hall, 1936).  On Confederate records he was a Sergeant (no number given) for the 1861 muster roll.  Miller returned to ranks for the remaining muster rolls.

There is a discharge register for a private "J. W. Miller", dated June 22, 1862 in the file.  Supposedly took oath of allegiance on February 11, 1864 and gave residence as Denton County, Texas.  However, William Miller was listed as present for all muster rolls, including the one of February 29, 1864.

William A. Deaver Volunteered as a private in the Texas State Troops organization on June 5, 1861 in Cook County, Texas.  Private Deaver was 23 years old when he enlisted.  He mustered in to Confederate service also as a private and was present, as such, for the 1861 muster.

Promoted to 2nd Sergeant with the 1862 reorganization.  Wounded in action at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863.  Listed as absent due to wound until final muster roll.  No further records.

William H. H. Addington Enlisted May 15, 1861 in Cook County, Texas as 3rd Sergeant in the original State organization.     He was 20 years old at the time.  Continued as 3rd Sergeant in the Confederate Service. 

Sergeant Addington was severely wounded on December 26, 1861 at the battle of Chustenahlah, Creek Nation.  He died on January 2, 1862 at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory.  The files contain a very hard to read letter:

Camp Lubbock, Washington Co. Ark.      January 21st 1862
Saml Cooper Agt Genl G.I.A 
Sir:
I have the honor to transmit to you an Inventory of the effects of which Sergt. W.H.H. Addington of Co. A did possess of and also his pay act. - from date of his enlistment, Oct. 2nd 1861, to January 2nd 1862 the time of his decease.  The Father of the deceased has .... and I have turned over his horse and equipage - to his Father - Jarrett Addington - of Gainesville Cook Co., Texas. 

I am sir with respect
Your obt svt.
Jas. D. Young, Capt. Co. A
Young's Texas regiment

An inventory of effects (horse, saddle, etc.) and a ledger showing that Sergeant Addington was owed $113.36 at the time of his death is with the above letter.

The files also contain what appear to be Probate Court records from Cooke County, Texas, dated March 13, 1862.  One record shows two witnesses Certifying that Jarrett Addington and Lucinda M. Addington were the father and mother of the deceased and the soulful heirs.  The other is written by an acting Justice of the Peace (W. W. Foreman) and states that William H. H. Addington was a single man and that his father and mother are the sole Legatee's of he effects, a Deed and moneys due according to the Laws of the State.  This record states that he died on January 3, 1862.

Another Affidavit includes statements made before the Cooke County court on February 19, 1863 making the same general statements of heir ship, etc., including confirmations from J. J. Diamond.  This action was made "...for the purpose of obtaining from the Government of the Confederate States whatever may have been due to William H. H. Addington at the time of his death for pay, bounty or other allowance for his services as 3rd Sergeant..."  These statements were signed by James J. Diamond (Lieutenant Colonel at the time of Addington's death) and N. T. Bomar, Justice of the Peace.  Remarks on the record read: "A similar Affidavit was sent to the Secretary of War about twelve months ago, it was turned over to the Genl Quartermaster Department until Congress acted upon the matter."  The affidavits were Certified by the Cooke County Clerk, Samuel Gooding.

Winfrey Livingston Enlisted May 15, 1861 in Cook County, Texas as 4th Sergeant in the original State Service organization.  He was 39 years old at the time.  Winfrey (or Winford) Livingston is shown as a Sergeant (no number given) on first Confederate muster roll. He was Discharged and paid on March 26, 1862 by T. W. Randolph.  No Discharge Certificate is on file.

James S. Livingston Mustered into CSA as a private.  Sick and absent on first muster roll.  Present for the rest.  Captured on October 31, 1862 in Kentucky.  Exchanged near Vicksburg on December 4, 1862 after being transported south on the steamer "Metropolitan".

Shown as 4th Sergeant on last muster roll.  No later records on file.