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From: "LL" <>
Subject: Re: [17TH-TX-CAVALRY] More Information on 17th
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:52:55 -0500
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Where could I view a copy of those letters? Of E.H. Crow of Smith County.
I never thought about letters before. They were a lively bunch Co. C I'm
sure. I wish there was a bio on them all somewhere. So hard to find all of
the information at one place. Randy in Texas does a great job though. He
was one of the first to put as much as he could online. I use that site all
the time as well.

Thanks LL
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From: "Toby Turner" <>
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Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:06 AM
Subject: [17TH-TX-CAVALRY] More Information on 17th


>I had two direct ancestors who were in this unit. However, at least one of
>them managed to escape imprisonment at the fall of Arkansas Post. The book
>referenced refers only to the unit as it was organized after the fall and
>the men were released to fight in other states. Not all of the men in the
>17th did so. How I determined this is that I managed to get hold of a copy
>of a book published in 1912 which included the reminiscences of a number of
>men who fought in the Civil War (the book is in the Rice Un
> iversity Library in Houston). Try a WordCat search to see if it's in a
> library near you. A. C. Swinburn responded to Ms. Yeary with several
> paragraphs explaining how he'd escaped with many in his company and where
> he'd served (in Louisiana under Polignac). Although the book doesn't
> concentrate on the 17th, I found it a godsend.
>
> Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865
> Mamie Yeary, Smith & Lamar: Dallas, 1912
>
> Two other sources are: "A Smith County Confederate Writes Home: the
> Letters of E. H. Crow," Smith County (TX) Chronicles, vol. 4, no. 2, Fall
> 1965 - Crow was in Company C and wrote poignant letters to his wife.
>
> "The Letters of Lt. Flavius W. Perry 17th Texas Cavalry, 1862-63," from
> Joe R. Wise's Military History of Texas and the Southwest, vol. XIII, No.
> 2, pages 11-37.
>
> I especially find the "own-words" of soldiers to be very illuminating . .
> . even if they don't specifically mention one of my ancestors because they
> were there.
> Toby
>
>
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