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Reese, Chas. K. Company E, Mier Expedition
[Charles Keller] Col. William S. Fisher Comm.
Dec 26, 1842 [A1]
(Remarks to July 2, 1843)
Dep: Mexico
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| Muster Roll of Capt Chas K Reese's Company
| Surrendered at Mier 26th Decemr 1842
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| No. Names Remarks
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Capt. Chas K Reese | Capt v C.K. Reese v\ Escaped from Perote on the night 2d July
| 1843 & arrived safe in New Orleans
Muster Roll | 1st Lieut Charles Clark N.A. v\ [9] Liberated by order Genl St Anna
| at Perote
| 2d " v Freeman Douglass v\
Co. E | 1st Sergt Johnson, J.R. v
| 2d " v Phelps, O.C. v\ Liberated by order Genl St Anna [...]
| 1 v Alexander, John v\ Left in the mountains not heard from
| 2 Atwood, William v
3 Officers | 3 o Austin, James A.[1] v Killed in the fight at Mier
34 Privates | 4 v Beasley, D.N.E. v\ Left in Mexico
--- | 5 o Berry, J. v Killed in the fight at Mier
37 Total | 6 v Berry, Jno.[1] B. v\
| 7 v Boone, B.Z. v\
| 8 v Bridger, Henry v\ Left in Mexico
| 9 Cronigan, M. v Killed in the fight at Mier Error[2]
| 10 v Clarke, Wilson v\
| 11 v Davis, Daniel v\
| 12 v Davis, Thomas v\
| 13 v Ervin, John v\ Died at Mexico
| 14 Harvey, John v
| 15 v Henry, Daniel v\ Escaped from Perote Castle on the
| night 2d July '43 & arrived in N. Orleans
| 16 v Journey, H. v\
| 17 v Lyon, L.C. v\
| 18 v Livergood, J.H. v\
| 19 v Lewis, A.J. v\ Left in the mountains - Dead [3]
| 20 v Moore, W. v\
| 21 v Miller, W. v\ Died at Perote Hospital of the epidemic
| 22 McLaughlin, Chas. v\ N.A. [8]
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23 v Owen, John v\ Died at Mexico | Names of the Men detailed for Camp Guard
24 v Reese, William E.[1] v\ Librated by order Gen St Anna [...] | Supposed to have arrived safe in Texas
25 v Sinnixon, J.J. v\ Liberated by order St Anna at Mex[...] |
Detailed 26th Decemr 1842 as surgeon | No. Names Remarks
26 v Smith, Joseph F. v\ |
27 v Stapp, Wm. P. v\ | 1 Colender, Sidney v
28 Sensabraugh, T.J. v | 2 Hancock, v Left on the East Bank
29 v [...]dike, W.[4] v\ | 3 v Phelps, Virgil v of the Rio Grande
30 v Wilson, J.C.[5] v\ Escaped from Mexico | 4 v West, Guilford [7] v
31 v Wallace, W.A.A.[6] v\ | 5 Warren, Thomas v
32 v Zumalt, Isaac v\ | 6 Walten, George v
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32 Privates |
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Recapitulation |
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v 20 Prisoners now in Perote Castle |
v 2 Do Died in Mexico |
v 1 Do " " Perote | Perote Castle [signature] F.W. Douglass
v 3 Do Killed at Mier |
v 2 Do Left in the mountains supposed dead | Examined & found correct
v 2 Do Escaped from Mexico |
v 1 Do " " Perote |
v 2 Do Left in Mexico |
v 4 Do Liberated |
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37 Total |
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P.S. - Those checked on the left of the name thus v |
have been audited heretofore. |
Those marked thus o not having been taken |
Prisoners do not come within the provisions of |
the Law and are therefore not audited. |
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Transcription Notes:
[ ] Notes added to transcription
[...] Portion unreadable or missing
[?] Transcription uncertain
[1] Name or initial in different hand
[2] Line marked out, "Error" added in another hand
[3] "A.J." and "Dead" added in another hand
[4] "Vandyke" in Nance, Joseph M., DARE-DEVILS ALL; The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844, Archie P. McDonald, Ed.,
Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, illus., photos, 608 pp., 1998.
[5] "J." added in another hand
[6] "D." marked out and replaced with "A.A."
[7] "Guilford" in another hand
[8] "Chas." in another hand, very small "N.A.", darkened "v\", may mean Not Audited
[9] Very small "N.A.", darkened "v\", may mean Not Audited
- Auditing check mark transcribed as "v", slash mark through check as "\", small circle as "o".
- Hand-drawn muster roll form
- Commas transcribed for inconsistent use of periods after surnames and within dates
- Campaigns of 1842 military rolls, Military rolls, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives.
- Transcribed from photocopy by H.D. Maxey 03/17/04
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