Robert A. Davidge enlisted as a Private in Company B of the 4th Texas Infantry in July 1861. According to the Confederate muster rolls and US Army records that comprise his Compiled Service Records, these are the highlights of his… continue reading

A view north down Congress Avenue in Austin, TX just after the war. Try to ignore the tight-rope walker. The (old/2nd) State Capitol building is at the end of the avenue. At right, under the Avenue Hotel sign, is the… continue reading

There’s surely a story behind these two cards from Private Joseph McCarty’s Compiled Service Records at the US National Archives, but I haven’t found any more details about them or Joseph. I’ll leave these here with hopes to hear more… continue reading

Older than your average company officer at about 46 years, Captain Stephen H. Darden led Company A of the 4th Texas Infantry in Maryland in 1862 and was conspicuous at Sharpsburg on 17 September: Color-bearer Parker, of Company H, was… continue reading

19 year old Private William A Cavitt was with his Company – “A”, of the 4th Texas Infantry – in combat at Fox’s Gap on South Mountain and at Sharpsburg, Maryland in September 1862. Here he is in a photograph… continue reading

Private John E Stuart of the 4th Texas was wounded at Sharpsburg in September 1862 and again at Gettysburg in July 1863, by then a Sergeant. His leg was amputated and he was retired and sent home in April 1864.… continue reading