CONFEDERATE military
~ Drum Major C.R.M. Phole ~
--1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers--
~ Prisoners - 20th Tennessee Infantry ~
~ Captain - 1861 Regulation C.S.A. ~
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~ MAJOR ~
Uniform coat of Major William G. Poole
Major Poole was a veteran of the 1st Florida Infantry; an adjutant on General William Hardee's staff; and finally served as an adjutant to Brigadier General William Miller at the Battle of Natural Bridge in March 1865. This coat bears federal-pattern staff officer's buttons, which commonly were worn by Confederate officers. The blue-gray shade of the uniform is called "cadet gray" and was similar to the color of dress uniforms worn by cadets at West Point. (Collections of the Museum of Florida History) |
~ Drummer Boy, South Carolina ~
A boy's Confederate coat, hand and machine sewn, with 20 buttons, War Between the States era. Said to have been made from earlier parade uniform. By tradition drummer boys were not shot at if they could be seen; hence, their coats were made in red and blue so they would stand out.
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Very Young Confederate~Probably A Drummer Boy
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~ David Alexander - Arkansas ~
David Alexander, age twenty-two, enlisted on June 15, 1861, in Company G, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas. The next day he was elected a second lieutenant. Shortly afterward, Alexander fatally stabbed one of his enlisted men in an altercation and was cashiered from the army.
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~ Uniform of Cuban Officer Lt. Moreno ~
Confederate Uniform of Cuban-born Officer Lt. Francisco Moreno, who served with Beauregard and was killed at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 - wearing this uniform!This uniform has one of the most intriguing histories of the Civil War as this uniform was worn by a gentleman from a prominent Cuban family. Lieutenant Francisco Moreno was one of a number of men of Hispanic descent who were part of the Southern Aristocracy that fought for the Confederacy. His father was the largest banker in Pensacola and his grandfather was a surgeon in the Spanish Army stationed in Pensacola. His great-grandfather commanded one of the Spanish colonies in Louisiana in 1778. He was clearly connected to the upper echelons of the Confederate Army, not only serving with General Beauregard, but his sister was married to the Confederate Secretary of Navy Stephen Mallory, who was also from Pensacola. Moreno was mortally wounded, being shot through the legs while wearing this uniform at the Battle of Shiloh. The uniform has the appearance of being cut off him after he was wounded. He signed his name inside the uniform at the waste in iron gall ink, "F. Moreno, Jr." This New Orleans-made Confederate 1st Lieutenant's frock coat is made of fawn gray wool and has eagle staff buttons backed "superior quality." The standing collar is made of medium sky-blue kersey for the infantry. Stitched to the collar on each side is the Confederate 1st Lieutenant's rank insignia, made of two flat gold braids. The blue cuffs are made from the same sky blue wool kersey in a pointed pattern with eagle cuff buttons back marked "Extra Quality." Quatrefoil runs up each sleeve in a Confederate pattern officer's insignia. An unusual feature of the uniform is that the inside lining is fitted with a lightweight dark brown leather belt. The front of the coat has a single button hole on each side, which is a French feature allowing the front of the coat to be buttoned to the back, allowing the coat to be kept out of the way of the legs. This feature is only found in New Orleans-made Confederate officer uniforms. Lieutenant Moreno joined the Orleans guard infantry, a six-company organization that entered Confederate service in December 1861. General P. G. T. Beauregard was also a member of this battalion which formed part of his command during the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. The Orleans guards' casualties were 17 killed, 55 wounded, and 18 missing. Among those was Lieutenant Moreno, who was hit in both legs and died shortly after the battle. General Beauregard made a personal inquiry regarding Lieutenant Moreno by flag of truce to Union General Buell. A historically important Confederate uniform from many perspectives, beginning with Lieutenant Moreno's connection with one of the earliest Spanish families of Louisiana, Florida, and Cuba. He was mortally wounded wearing this uniform as the blood stains so vividly indicate. He may have been cut out of his coat as he lay wounded on the battlefield. As such, it is an extremely rare uniform with one of the most fascinating histories of any relic to survive the War Between the States.
Uniforms- Saddles OfJohn Hunt Morgan(L) And J.E.B. Stuart(R)
~ Brigadier General Horace Randal ~
Horace Randal (1833-1864), Confederate Brigadier General. son of Sarah McNeil (Kyle) and Dr. John Leonard Randal was born on January 1, 1833, in McNairy County, Tennessee. In 1839 the family moved to Texas and settled near San Augustine. In 1849 Horace Randal and James B.McIntyre became the first Texas appointees to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Randal spent five years at the academy because of a deficiency in mathematics and English and thus was the second Texas graduate from West Point. He graduated on July 1, 1854, and was brevetted second lieutenant in the Eighth United States Infantry. On March 3, 1855, he was transferred to Company G, First Dragoons, with the substantive rank of second lieutenant. He subsequently served continuously on frontier duty in Indian Territory, Arizona, New Mexico, and at Fort Bliss and Fort Davis in Texas
Randal resigned from the United States Army on February 27, 1861, went into the Confederate service, and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the cavalry on March 16,1861. He first served in Gen. Braxton Bragg's quartermaster corps at Pensacola, Florida, and was later transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia. On November 16, 1861, he was appointed aide-De-camp to Maj.Gen. Gustavus W. Smith. He was commissioned a colonel of cavalry on February 12, 1862, and recruited the 28th Texas Cavalry regiment (Dismounted) in and around Marshall. Randal recruited his father, brother and brother in law as members of his regimental staff. On July 9, 1862, the regiment of twelve companies paraded through Marshall and left for Little Rock, Arkansas to join what later became the Second Brigade of Gen. John G. Walker's Texas (Greyhound) Division. As a colonel, Randal was appointed brigade commander on September 3, 1862, and served in Arkansas and Louisiana. He led the brigade at Milken's Bend during the Vicksburg Campaign in June 1863, and in repulsing Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks Red River campaign in the spring of 1864. He was appointed brigadier general by Gen. E. Kirby Smith on April 8, 1864, but his promotion was never confirmed by the Confederate government.
Randal was first married to Julia S. Bassett, on June 2, 1858, in New London, Connecticut. Julia was born on 7 Jan 1835 in New London, CT., and was the daughter of Abner Bassett, born about 1813 and Mrs. Bassett, born about 1815. Julia accompanied Horace to the southwestern frontier and was living with him in 1860 at Fort Buchanan, New Mexico Territory, fifty miles southeast of Tuscon. Julia was unable to withstand the rigors of frontier life and died 13 Jan 1861, in New London, CT., and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Newborn Randal was born in Jan 1861 in New London, CT. and died in Jan 1861 in New London, CT and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Randal married Nannie E. Taylor, the daughter of Samuel J. Taylor, born about 1806 and Nancy E., born about 1818.
On July 8, 1862, in Marshall, on the eve of his departure with his new regiment. They had one son, Horace Jr., born in December 1863 in Forth Worth, TX. Nannie E. Taylor married Capt. T.M.K. Smith after the death of Horace. Nannie was born in 1846 in South Carolina. She died in 1880 in Cantonment on the North Fork of the Canadian River", a post from 1879-1881, in what is now, Blaine County, Oklahoma.
Horace Randal died of wounds received at the battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864. He was first buried at the hamlet of Tulip, Arkansas, near the battlefield, and later his remains were removed to the Old Marshall Cemetery at Marshall. A State marker was erected at his grave in 1962. Randall County in Texas is named for him, a clerical error doubled the "l" in the name.
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Randal resigned from the United States Army on February 27, 1861, went into the Confederate service, and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the cavalry on March 16,1861. He first served in Gen. Braxton Bragg's quartermaster corps at Pensacola, Florida, and was later transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia. On November 16, 1861, he was appointed aide-De-camp to Maj.Gen. Gustavus W. Smith. He was commissioned a colonel of cavalry on February 12, 1862, and recruited the 28th Texas Cavalry regiment (Dismounted) in and around Marshall. Randal recruited his father, brother and brother in law as members of his regimental staff. On July 9, 1862, the regiment of twelve companies paraded through Marshall and left for Little Rock, Arkansas to join what later became the Second Brigade of Gen. John G. Walker's Texas (Greyhound) Division. As a colonel, Randal was appointed brigade commander on September 3, 1862, and served in Arkansas and Louisiana. He led the brigade at Milken's Bend during the Vicksburg Campaign in June 1863, and in repulsing Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks Red River campaign in the spring of 1864. He was appointed brigadier general by Gen. E. Kirby Smith on April 8, 1864, but his promotion was never confirmed by the Confederate government.
Randal was first married to Julia S. Bassett, on June 2, 1858, in New London, Connecticut. Julia was born on 7 Jan 1835 in New London, CT., and was the daughter of Abner Bassett, born about 1813 and Mrs. Bassett, born about 1815. Julia accompanied Horace to the southwestern frontier and was living with him in 1860 at Fort Buchanan, New Mexico Territory, fifty miles southeast of Tuscon. Julia was unable to withstand the rigors of frontier life and died 13 Jan 1861, in New London, CT., and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Newborn Randal was born in Jan 1861 in New London, CT. and died in Jan 1861 in New London, CT and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Randal married Nannie E. Taylor, the daughter of Samuel J. Taylor, born about 1806 and Nancy E., born about 1818.
On July 8, 1862, in Marshall, on the eve of his departure with his new regiment. They had one son, Horace Jr., born in December 1863 in Forth Worth, TX. Nannie E. Taylor married Capt. T.M.K. Smith after the death of Horace. Nannie was born in 1846 in South Carolina. She died in 1880 in Cantonment on the North Fork of the Canadian River", a post from 1879-1881, in what is now, Blaine County, Oklahoma.
Horace Randal died of wounds received at the battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864. He was first buried at the hamlet of Tulip, Arkansas, near the battlefield, and later his remains were removed to the Old Marshall Cemetery at Marshall. A State marker was erected at his grave in 1962. Randall County in Texas is named for him, a clerical error doubled the "l" in the name.
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