Men of the 9th TX Calvary
- McDaniel, Wm. D-------------------PVT----------Co A(Tarrant Co., TX)-----9th TX Calvary(Son of Looney McDaniel)
- McDaniel, M.M-----------------------PVT----------Co A(Tarrant Co., TX)-----9th TX Calvary(Son of Looney McDaniel)
- McDaniel, James J.(G?)----------------PVT----------Co A(Tarrant Co., TX)------9th TX Calvary(Son of Looney McDaniel)
- Hunt, Robert R.--------------------1st LT---------Co A(Tarrant Co., TX)------9th TX Calvary
- McDonald, J.J.-----------------------PVT----------Co C(Grayson, Co., TX)-9th TX Calvary
NOTES:{At muster(Camp Reeves) Oct 14, 1861--82 men and 4 officers were on Co A Roll.}
CIVIL WAR
- Company A----- Formed from Tarrant Co., TX
- Company B-----Formed from Fannin Co., TX
- Company C-----Formed from Grayson Co., TX
- Company D-----Formed from Tarrant Co.,TX
- Company E-----Formed from Red River Co., TX
- Company F-----Formed from Cass Co., TX
- Company G-----Formed from Hopkins Co., TX
- Company H-----Formed from Lamar Co., TX
- Company I or J------Formed from Titus Co., TX
- Company K-----Formed from Hopkins Co., TX
(All these counties are in Northeast TX. along the Red River. They all border each other at some point, except for Tarrant Co., TX,which is a little farther to the South)
Red River Co.,--TX Calvary 3rd, 9th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 23rd, 27th,34th, Boudard's TX Calvary, McCourd's Frontier Calvary(TX Frontier Regiment)
9th TX Calvry formed Oct 1861(Also known as Ross's Brigade, Sim's and the 4th Calvary) 9th TX Calvarymen were known as a hard-riding bunch---long on aggression and short on discipline. Often put at the front of charges and the rear of retreats. They grew restless during inactive stretches, and many deserted in the later years.
Page 355, Sparks, The War As I Saw It{May-June 1862 Muster Roll for Co A lists 24 men sick or in hospital; CSR-TX rolls 56-60}
Page 358,Sparks, The War As I Saw It{James J. McDaniel--Sick and hospitalized during 2 months July-Aug 1862, roll of Co A}
Page 368,Sparks, The War As I Saw It{Dec 21, 1862, James McDaniel wounded and left at Davis Mill(Misissippi)} {Ross TX Brigade page 91, CSR-TX Rolls 56-60} Left at a Federal Hospital.
Sparks, The War--As I Saw It--page 80(Wm. Smith Gray pg 35, 84: F.M. Dyer were sent home from Duvall's Bluff, ARK with the Third's horses. They remained in TX.)
Sparks, The War--As I Saw It--page 49; CSR-TX. rolls 56-60. JFM Archer died on Dec 17, 1861 and a week later,M.M McDaniel died. (Six men died of a disease while in Indian Terriory)
Sparks, The War--As I Saw It--page 382--CSR TX Rolls 57-58, Hamilton C. Dial, mustered in as 3rd LT -promoted Capitan May 26, 1862. Jim McDaniel and Levi Leonard were with Dial's detachment to hunt blankets--Returned Nov 6, 1863
Lt. Col. John McDonald joined from Overton Co., TN (Company of federal bushwackers and was killed.)
Ben McDonald joined the 18th ALA Reg.April 1863. He was the Chaplin of Reg, to June 20, 1864. Ben was a Chaplin in the Army but was not connected to any regiment.
*private earned $12 a month--O.R. Seried 4 vol 1, page 127-131
*Infantry private earned $11 a month--page 354 All Afire To Fight.
NOTES: Check out info on Ross' TX Brigade and Ben McCulloch Papers!
Event: 17 JUN 1861 Enlist 28th Brigade, Texas State Troops
1828-1863
James McDaniel enlisted in a Company of Mounted Rifleman at Grapevine, in Tarrant Co. Texas, part of the 28th Brigade on 17 June, 1861. There were 66 men in the troop, not including officers. The roll says the Co. is deficient in arms, but ready for service. The commanding officer for this was Capt. William Quayle.
They were mustered into Company A, 9th Regiment, and Troop Commander then was Col. N. Towns, and Commanding officer was Thomas G. Berry. The record shows that they had been instructed fair, appearance not good, owing to inferior clothing, arms good although not uniform. Company was stationed at Camp Rogers, Mississippi 31 October, 1862, but before that they were some fights in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
The Ninth Cavalry was organized in Grayson Co. Texas, late summer of 1861 and mustered into Confederate Service 2 October, 1861. The Ninth was to be sent to Missouri but it seems doubtful it ever got there. Records have been found to show it served in Arkansas and Indian Territory during 1861 and early 1862.
When the Civil War began, all Federal forts were evacuated so volunteer minutemen, many from Tarrant County, replaced soldiers on the frontier to keep Indians in check. In 1862 Texas organized a Frontier Regiment, which many joined. In 1863 it was reorganized, becoming the Mounted Regiment of Texas State Troops. By December 1862 conditions were serious, therefore: men liable for military duty were required to serve part of their time in frontier defense.
William Quayle, a sea Captain for many years, had settled near Grapevine. He was endowed with two talents: 1. discipline 2. giving orders, so he was quick in training a Company and was the first to leave Tarrant County. Crowds came to wave good by to Quayles Company who had volunteered for 12 months service. There were 98 privates and 13 officers in the Company. Capt. Quayle, 3 Lt.'s 5 Sgt.'s and 4 Corp.'s. Capt. Quayle succeeded in assembling his Company well and quickly. They were well clothed, some not tailored too well though. There were guns and rifles, all different kinds and ages. Some even from the Revolutionary War, and homemade sabers.
All kinds of ponies, fine horses and a few mules. At the head of the group floated a hand sewn Confederate flag made by several women at Grapevine, among whom was Mrs. Martha C. Quayle, sister in law of the Captain.
The people of Ft. Worth watched the Mounted Rifleman cross the Trinity River and ride till they were only a blur on the horizon. Grayson County was their destination. Here they were mustered into the Ninth Texas Cavalry Regiment, Company A. They were mustered into service 2 October, 1861. At that time Capt. Quayle was promoted to Lt. Col. and Thomas G. Berry who left Tarrant County as a Sgt............, became the Captain of Company A.
*Texas During the War 1861-1865 Marcus J. Wright and Harold B. Simpson
*2 Fort Worth-A Frontier Triumph, by Julia Katheryn Garrett, In the appendix James McDaniel was listed as a member of this Company.
Other documents of service from Texas State Archives and Confederate Museum at Hillsboro, Texas.
Mary's NOTE: J.G. "James" McDaniel was the son of Looney McDaniel. He was 18 years of age when he enlisted along with his two other brothers. (I have his Civil War Record) All three brothers are listed on the same muster roll. My James "Jim" McDaniel also enlisted in Civil War, but did he also enlist in the same Company with Looney McDaniel's three sons???