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MUSTER ROLLS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION
Appendices
When Discharged (?) Nov 13 " 13
Privates (?)
When Entered (?) Sept 5 1844 Sept 5 1844 not entitled to pay
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26. A.W. Dorsett
27. Wm. B. Templeton 28. Benedict Beacham 29. Alexander Chumney
Sept 18 1844 Sept 12 1844 Sept 9 1844 Oct 2 1844 Oct 11844
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30. Thomas Benton 31. Demetrias Hays 32. John Peoples
33. John C. Dorsett 34. Matthew G. Carrico 35. James M. Robertson
not entitled to pay not entitled to pay Sept 7 1844
36. Martin Shaddock " 13 I do hereby certify that the above roll contains a true and correct statement of the time of Enrollment and discharge of my company of mounted men that was stationed in Shelby County by order of the President This 10th December A. D. 1844
L.H. Mabbitt Capt. Com Mounted Vol in Shelby Co
Note: The reader will note that the document is incomplete but it has been reproduced as it exists. From study- ing this Muster Roll, it is obvious that the first list of 37 men was made when the men were mustered. There was a second list made when the men were discharged. Unfortunately, the first part of this list is missing.
MILITIA LISTS In October of 1985, correspondence began with Mr. Robert L. Schaadt, Director-Archivist, Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Liberty, Texas. This center has custody of Militia Lists which are not in the Texas State Archives. By Mr. Schaadt's definition, a "Militia or Beat List" is a listing of men who were members of the organized militia of Southeast Texas. They may not have seen actual battle but did assist during the Revolution. Many of the men were organized during the Runaway Scrape, assisting settlers on the move to the coast. At various times the companies would be called out for drill. This continued until 1845. The following is an excerpt written by James M. Day in description of the San Jacinto Army. It is taken from Soldiers ofTexas. " ... In the fall of 1835, plans were made for an army composed of regulars and militia. The regulars were to be 1120 in number, some of whom enlisted for two years and some of whom enlisted for the duration of the war...All men between the ages of 16 and 50 were to comprise the militia which was to be formed in late December. A company was to consist of 56 men, with the officers elected by the soldiers. The municipality was to be the basis of organization, and if as many as five companies came from a single municipality, a regiment was to be formed and a colonel elected to command it ..." The following "Militia or Beat" Lists are collections located in the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center at Liberty, Texas. These documents are from the Hardin Papers and were initially transcribed by Joyce Calhoon, the Center's first director. Possible variations in spelling have been noted in parenthesis. Although the originals were not numbered, such has been done for the purpose of publication. Militia List #1 A list of the votes given in for military officers for Beat No. 1 at the town of Natches in Menard County Feb. 26th 1842. Captain, 1st & 2nd Lieutenants 1 L. Walters
9 Jno Wheat 10 J.F. Gray 11 J .F. Sele (Seale) 12 L.S. Walters 13 J.W. Baldridge 14 Charles Wright 15 C.C. Arnett
2 G. Thompson 3 M.J. Walters 4 Jas. Wheat 5 David Smith 6 R.E. Ross 7 John Voliny 8 Brice Wheat
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