Sand Hollow Cemetery
Census: 1850, Gonzales Co., TX Belmont, pg 11 Fam #87 O'Neill, J.W. 38 M VA stock raiser O'Neill, Mary 40 F TN O'Neill, Henry 21 M TN O'Neill, Wm 18 M TN O'Neill, Garge 16 M MO (George) O'Neill, Harrison 14 M MO O'Neill, John 12 M MO O'Neill, Mary Ann 10 M MO O'Neill, Miles 4 M TX
BATTLE UNIT NAME:36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods') SIDE:Confederacy COMPANY:D SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER:M227 ROLL 27 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: none
OVERVIEW: 36th Cavalry Regiment [also called 32nd Regiment] completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. It contained 823 men of which many were from Sulphur Springs and Belton, and Caldwell and Gonzales counties. The regiment was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in numerous engagements at Louisiana including Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it moved to Galveston, Texas and there surrendered in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Peter C. Woods, Lieutenant Colonels Nat. Benton and W.O. Hutchison, and Major Stokely M. Holmes.
Company A (men from Caldwell County) Company B (men from Guadalupe County) Company C (men from Sulphur Springs - Hopkins County) Company D (men from Gonzales County & Bee County) Company E (men from DeWitt County) Company F (men from Comal County) Company G (men from DeWitt County, Texas) Company H (men from Belton - Bell County) Company I (men from Gonzales County) Company K (men from Caldwell County)
Campaigns and Battles of the 36th Texas Cavalry
Operations against Banks' Red River Campaign - March 10 - May 22, 1864
Skirmishes, Monett's Ferry and Cloutierville - March 29 - 30, 1864, Louisiana
Action, Natchitoches, Louisiana - March 31, 1864
Skirmish, Crump's Hill, Piney Woods, Louisiana - April 2, 1864
Engagement, Campti, Louisiana - April 4, 1864
Engagement, Wilson's Farm near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana - April 7, 1864
Skirmishes, Bayou De Paul (Carroll's Mills) near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana - April 8, 1864
Battle, Sabine Cross Roads, Mansfield near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana - April 8, 1864
Engagement, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana - April 9, 1864
Action, Pleasant Hill Landing, Blair's Landing, Louisiana - April 12 - 13, 1864
Skirmishes about Cloutierville, Louisiana - April 22 - 24, 1864
Engagement, Monett's Ferry (Cane River Crossing), Louisiana - April 23, 1864
Skirmishes, Bayou Rapides Bridge and McNutt's Hill, Alexandria, Louisiana, - April 26, 1864
Skirmish, Alexandria, Louisiana - April 27, 1864
Skirmishes, Alexandria, Louisiana - April 29, 1864
Skirmish, Ashwood Landing, Louisiana - May 1, 1864
Skirmishes, Governor Moore's Plantation, La. - May 1 - 4, 1864
Skirmish, Governor Moore's Plantation, La. - May 2, 1864
Skirmishes about Alexandria, Louisiana - May 2 - 9, 1864
Action, Governor Moore's Plantation, La. - May 3, 1864
Action, Graham's Plantation, Louisiana - May 5, 1864
Skirmish, Bayou Lamourie, Louisiana - May 7, 1864
Skirmishes, Alexandria, Louisiana - May 12, 1864
Operations against Retreat from Alexandria to Morganza, Louisiana - May 13 - 20, 1864
Skirmish, Avoyelles Prairie (Marksville Prairie), Louisiana - May 13, 1864
Engagement, Mansura, Belle Prairie (Smith's Plantation), Marksville, La. - May 161 1864
Action near Moreauville, Bayou DeGlaize, La. - May 17, 1864
Engagement, Yellow Bayou, Bayou DeGlaize, Norwood's Plantation (Old Oaks), Louisiana - May 18, 1864
Miles O'Neill, Private, Company-D, age 19 George W. O'Neill, Private, Company-D, age 27 John O'Neill, Private, Company-D, age 23 William O'Neill, Private, Company-D, age 30
I have additional info. on each of these from the muster rolls if you are interested, and you can also order copies of their service records from the National Archives at www.nara.gov .
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Applicant: Mrs. E. A. O'Neill Application # REJECTED County: Frio Husband: William O'Neill