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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2011 03:01 pm |
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BHR62 Member 
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I found that I had 3 ancestors in the 4th Texas Infantry Co. D. I have researched them trying to find out what battles they were in. One was killed at Gaines Mill and one was wounded there being put out of action for the rest of the war. The third shows up on muster rolls up to Sharpsburg. There is no information after that battle. I've googled until I'm crosseyed but can't find Co. D muster roll. Anybody have any ideas????
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2011 03:40 pm |
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Texas Defender Member 
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BHR62- I suggest that you consult the Civil War Soldier and Sailor System of the National Park Service. (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ ). You can then select: "Regiments." On the next page it would be: Confederates, Texas, 4, and Infantry. That will bring up a short history of the regiment, and a link to select either a specific soldier, or to all soldiers who served in the regiment. When you select the all soldiers option, it brings up 2600+ who served in the regiment, plus the company of each soldier. If you're patient enough, you can then assemble a listing of all soldiers who served in Co. D. This will not, however, give you the daily muster rolls, but there is probably a way to get them out of the NPS as well if you're looking to see who was in the company at any point in time. Last edited on Sun Sep 18th, 2011 05:49 pm by Texas Defender |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2011 05:36 pm |
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Albert Sailhorst Member 
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Use ancestry.com, but register as a "guest"....Sometimes, they'll give you a free trial (as yet, I won't pay for the service, because I've already done the geneology work on my family)....Every once in a while, they'll also give free access to Civil War records. There's another website similar to Ancestry that gave free access for a week to Civil War records (which I found to be helpful), but I can't remember which website it was. Whatever you do, which ever websites or resources you use, in my opinion one of the best ideas is to get a copy of their service record (which, if you can wait, the website that I forgot the name of MAY, in the future, offer that for free). Good luck!!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2011 05:43 pm |
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Doc Ce Member
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BHR I can check your ancestors name through my data base which lists the service record of the individual most of the time. Even if you find the individuals on the NPS website your question as to his service record will not be answered. My data base also includes company rosters in addition to service records. Doc C
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2011 09:20 am |
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Doc, James and Alamo Dimmitt survived Gaines Mill but I'm not positive what battles they saw action in afterwards. I think Alamo served the rest of the war from the information I have. I'm putting together a spreadsheet on all of my Civil War ancestors listing enlistment dates, regiments, battles they were in, etc. They served in the 4th Texas Infantry Co. D. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, BHR
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2011 01:18 pm |
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Texas Defender Member
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BHR62- You might be aware that there is an Alamo A. Dimmitt (1840-1900) buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. He is identified as a Confederate veteran. I wonder if he and James Dimmitt were sons of Philip Dimmitt (c1801-1841). Philip Dimmitt was born in KY and came to TX in 1823. He was a significant figure in Texas history and a participant in the Texas Revolution. (Including the capture of the Alamo from the Mexicans). He married Maria Luisa Lazo and they had a number of children. One of their sons was James Dimmitt, born in Texas in 1827. Another was Antonio Alamo Dimmitt, who one source says was born in Mexico in 1829. I think that is incorrect, confusing him with one of his older siblings. Another source says that he was born in 1841, which corresponds to the 1840 date for Alamo A. Dimmitt. It seems likely to me that Alamo A. Dimmitt and Antonio Alamo Dimmitt were the same person.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2011 04:56 pm |
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Texas, Phillip Dimmitt (1801-41) is my 2nd Cousin 6 times removed. I stumbled across this bit of info about two months ago in my family researching. I think the cousin times removed is the number of generations back, from me, to a common ancestor? James, Napoleon, and Alamo were his sons. I know Napoleon Dimmitt died from his wounds at Gaines Mill...James was wounded at Gaines Mill and maybe Sharpsburg....but I dont' know if he returned to service. Alamo seems to have been the lucky one from the information I have so far and not been wounded. I came across a book on google called, "Hoods Brigade, Its Battles, Its Campaigns and Accomplishments." It was written in 1910. I downloaded it yesterday and hoping to get time to start looking through it.
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