Lewis M. H. Washington, in his account of the reorganization of Major Ward's original Georgia company into two, at Velasco, about December 23, 1835, says,
"The other [company] chose a gallant young gentleman of the name of Wynn (I think from the county of Gwinnett) as captain, and Wiley Hughs as Lieutenant."
Henderson Cozart, writing from Velasco, December 24, 1835, of the same events, says,
"The companies were organized on the 22nd instant ... the following officers were elected ... James C. Winn, Captain 2d company; Wiley Hughes, First Lieutenant, D. B. Brooks, 2d Lieutenant."
This is confirmed by the official evidence of the LOMR, and by the original and all corrected versions of the T&TR roll.
Wiley Hughes was a son of James and Sarah Hughes, of Milledgeville, Georgia, and a brother of Wesley Hughes, fourth Sergeant of Winn's Company. Wiley and Wesley were victims of the massacre of March 27, 1836. James contrived so that his life was spared at the massacre; but died a few weeks later, at Goliad, from disease.
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