CIVIL WAR – 1861-1865
"I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it
is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the
Lord's side." –Abraham Lincoln
Over 600,000 men gave their lives for their country in this war. http://www.civilwar.com/ This Civil War divided families, churches and states, this link details some of this http://www.civilwarhome.com/potpourr.htm. From this same link, there are many interesting links, such as “Conscription (Military Draft)”, "Abolition and Religion" and "Casualties In The Civil War"
James Perryman 1836-1917 (son of William & Elizabeth Perryman)-
joined March 22, 1862, at the age of 25, and was sworn in at the Post
Office at Mount Carmel, near Lindale, Texas. (Click on his name for more
information and documents, and on the image for a larger photograph).
Muster Roll records are as follows:
Oct. 31, 1862 - Remarks: Present sick; Nov. & Dec. 1862 - Remarks:
Absent - Sick at Austin, Ark.;
Jan. & Feb., 1863 - Present - Remarks: For duty;
Mar. & Apr. 1863 - Present - Remarks: For duty;
May & June 1863
- Remarks: For Duty. (Marked through is: Absent reported dead at Richmond,
La., June 11 1863) July & Aug., 1863 - Present -
Remarks: For duty. Each Muster Roll sheet shows
Company E, Clark's Regiment: Joined for
duty and enrolled: When: Mar. 22, 1862; Where: Tyler; By whom: R. W.
Chapman; Period: 3 yrs.
At the bottom of each Muster Roll card " The 14th (also known as Clark's) Regiment Texas Infantry was organized May 3, 1862, with nine companies, A. to I, which had previously been mustered into the service of the Confederate States on various dates to serve twelve months. It was reorganized under the Conscript Act June 28, 1862. Company L, 18th Regiment Texas Infantry, was transferred to this regiment sometime between July 12 and October 31, 1862 and became (1st) Company K."
Fourteenth Texas Infantry (pdf format)