Early Veterans

Many Austin County residents found themselves involved in battles chronicled in Texas History and American History. Some veterans fought in the Texas Revolution 1835 - 1936, the Mexican War, 1845 - 1847, and the Spanish War, 1898 to 1901. Others found themselves embroiled in other similar situations, such as the Mier expedition. We do not know all the names, but Joy Neely has compiled information about as many veterans as she could find.

MIER EXPEDITION. The Mier expedition, the last of the raiding expeditions from Texas into the area south of the Nueces River during the days of the Republic of Texas, was the most disastrous of the expeditions from Texas into Mexico. It developed out of the Somervell expedition, which captured Laredo and Guerrero. On December 19, 1842, Alexander Somervell,^qv recognizing that his expedition had been a failure and concluding that a longer stay upon the Rio Grande might prove disastrous, ordered his troops to prepare to return home by way of Gonzales. Many of the men had reached the conclusion that there was little possibility of accomplishing their objectives of engaging the Mexican Army and of seizing and plundering Mexican towns, but they were so dissatisfied with the order to return home that they determined to separate from the command, cross the river, and attack the Mexican settlements to secure cattle and horses. Only 189 men and officers obeyed the order to return; five captains and most of the men refused to do so. Constituting what is known as the Mier expedition, they moved down the Rio Grande to a convenient campsite and selected William S. Fisher as their commander. Some wanted revenge and retaliation; many sought adventure; the leaders were nearly all political opponents of Sam Houston.

If you are aware of records for other veterans and can provide us with such records, please contact Joy Neely or Steve Alvarez .

Surname	First Name(s)	Battle Information	Veteran's Information	Cemetery	Source
Pilley	Michael Robert	MEIR EXPEDITION	b. Grantham, England	Oak Knoll	Stone erected by St. of TX 1936
Zurek	August G.	Mier expedition 1842	b.in Grantham, England 03/30/1820 d.01/07/1865		Stone-Erected by State of Texas 1936
Blanchette	Ed	Philippine Insurrection		Oak Knoll	BT-5/26/55
Milski	Mike S.	Philippine Insurrection		Oak Knoll	BT-5/26/55
Brast	Lee L.	SP Am War	4 U. S. Army	PubSealy	tombstone sec 7
Coody	Mance	SP Am War		Wallis	BT-5/26/55
Coody	Warren G.	SP Am War	Co H TX Inf	Bluff Cem	Memorial stone
Elolf	Fritz	SP Am War		WAL	BT-5/26/55
Holecek	John	SP Am War	Pvt. U S Army	GAngelWallis	tombstone
Stalknecht	F. H.	SP Am War		Oak Knoll	BT-5/26/55
Alford	Winfield	TEX REV	1st Regt 1st Brig Texas Army 1836	Gonzales, Texas	Austin Co. tax list1833; family
Atkinson	John	TEX REV	Army, Campaign of 1836		M. Glenn
Austin	Stephen Fuller	TEX REV	Army		M. Glenn
Baker	Joseph "Don Jose"	TEX REV	Army, Capt. Mosely Baker		M. Glenn
Baker	Mosely	TEX REV	Army, Captain Co. D		M. Glenn
Bell	James	TEX REV			BT-7/16/98
Bell	Joseph H.	TEX REV	Capt Byrd Lockhart's Co.	Austin County	Julia Lange Dinkins' thesis p. 24
Bell	Thomas	TEX REV	Pvt Art (Capt. J. York Co.)M Glenn shows him as Thomas H. Bell (with Ben Milam in 1835 at Seige of Bexar)	Buckhorn	TX Ch. Adv. Pub. Resolution 1858 Stone erected by St. of TX 1936
Bollinger	Peter	TEX REV	Capt. B. J. Harpers Co.	Austin Co.	Julia Lange Dinkins' thesis p. 25
Borden	Paschal Paolo	TEX REV	(Capt. J. York Co.)also Capt. John Bird's Co. 1/12/35		Ann L.
Bostick	Sion R.	TEX REV	Pvt. ( Capt.M. Baker's Co.)with Col. Ed Burleson 1st Reg. TX Vol. also Battle of Gonzales, Seige of Bexar		Ann L. & M. Glenn
Bricker	John	TEX REV	Armykillled in San Felipe skirmish		M. Glenn
Bryan	Moses Austin	TEX REV	Army, 3rd Sgt. Capt Mosely Baker	Indepdence Cem	M. Glenn
Campbell	John	TEX REV	Army, Campaign of 1836		M. Glenn
Campbell	Rufus E.	TEX REV	Army, Campaign of 1836	State ceme.	M. Glenn
Cleveland	Horatio N.	TEX REV	Army, Lt.Col., Battle of San Jacinto		M. Glenn
Cochran	James	TEX REV	San Jacinto, detail to assist evacuation during battle.
Cochran	Thomas J.	TEX REV	Army, Capt. Mosely Baker's Command		M. Glenn (named also sp. Cochrane
Ernst	Friedrich	TEX REV	20 July 1836-20 November 1836
Ferrell	John P.	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto Capt. Moreland's Co.	Coch	M. Glenn
Fordtran	Charles William	TEX REV	1835-6 Capt Byrd's Spy Rangers	PLBrenham	Hist. Marker on Hwy. 159
Foster	Benjamin Franklin	TEX REV	1835-1836	Buckhorn Ceme	M. Glenn, ; obit
Foster	John H.	TEX REV	Capt. Mosely Baker's Co.	Austin Co.	Julia Lange Dinkins' thesis p. 25
Francis	Miller	TEX REV	Army		M. Glenn
Granville	Benjamin	TEX REV	Pvt. Co of Gibson Kuykendall		BT-7/16/98
Grimes	Frederick	TEX REV	Co of Gibson Kuykendall Texas Army		BT-7/16/98, M. Glenn
Grimes	George W.	TEX REV	Co of Gibson Kuykendall Texas Army, Campaign of 1836		BT-7/16/98, M. Glenn
Groce	Leonard Waller	TEX REV	Pvt. &TX Colonial Army Sub Lt.	Liendo/WallerCo	Ann L. & M. Glenn
Hall	James	TEX REV	Army, Campaiwith Capt. Wm. Ware 1836 & supplied goods to armygn of 1836		M. Glenn
Hallien	John F.	TEX REV	Army, Campaign of 1836		M. Glenn
Hope	son of James	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto		Ann L.
Hope	Adolphus	TEX REV	Army, Siege of Bexar		M. Glenn
Hope	Prosper S.	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto		M. Glenn
Hope	Richard	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto		Ann L. & M. Glenn
Huff	George	TEX REV	Gonzales Vol. Army Provision supp.		Ann L.
Jackson	Joseph	TEX REV	Army	Buried Masonic Cemetery, Caldwell, TX	M. Glenn
Kuykendall	Barzilla	TEX REV	Army 2nd Sgt Capt. Ab. Kuykendall sick at Harrisburg-guarded supplies 1835-1836		Ann L.
Kuykendall	Gibson	TEX REV	Army Lt. Com E, 1st Reg. under Gen. Burleson, guard at Harrisburg		Ann L.
Kuykendall	Jonathan Hampton	TEX REV	Army (Capt. Robert McNutt's Co.)		Ann L.
Lapham	Moses	TEX REV	Army	San Ant	Ann L.
Martin	Wylie	TEX REV	Army (defend Thompson Ferry). helped with Runaway Scrape	Ft. Bend County	Ann L.
Montgomery	McCready	TEX REV	Army, Campaign of 1836. Co A Capt. James Pope Price's company		M. Glenn McCready???)
Nichols	John	TEX REV		BellVicinity
Pettus	John	TEX REV	(1st Reg. Col. Burleson) under Capt. M. Baker, Co. D, Battle of Sacinto, 7/1//36, Capt. J. York Co.	Goliad County	Ann L.
Pettus	William A.	TEX REV	Army, rear guard at Harrisburg during San Jacinto, supplied beef to army	Wash.onBrazos	Ann L.
Pier	James Bradford	TEX REV,	Army & TX Born Waleville, Ohio d. at Travis, TX	Travis/ Pier	BT-5/26/55
Pier	James Bradford	TEX REV,	Kukendall’s Company at San Jacinto	Travis/Pier .	BT-5/26/55,

Pilgrim	Thomas J.	TEX REV	Army b. Gonzales		M. Glenn & Ann L.
Price	William B.	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto		M. Glenn
Reamos	Sherwood Young	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto. detailed to guard the baggage at Harrisburg Apr. 21, 1836 & M. Glenn (Reams)	Buckhorn	Stone erected by St. of TX 1936 BT-5/26/55,
Reed	Nathaniel	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto		M. Glenn
Shelby	David	TEX REV	Army Colonial Militia, 1st Lt. 6-'24	Shelby,TX	Ann L. & M. Glenn
Shipman	Daniel	TEX REV	Army (Seige of Bexar, San Jacinto with Capt. Byrd's Volunteers)	Goliad	Ann L.
Sommerville	Alexander	TEX REV	d. Feb. 1854 Seige of Bexar, Lt. Col. Of TX Volunteer Army, Lt. Col. Battle of San Jacinto		M. Glenn & Ann L.
Star	Franklin Jefferson	TEX REV	Army (Capt. Mosely Baker Co.)		Ann L.
Swearingen	Elemeleck	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto.	W. of Sealy	M. Glenn & Ann L. Cat Spring Agriculture Society, listed as a CSA vet. - TX Army Turner's Co.
Swearingen	Valentine W.	TEX REV	Army, Battle of San Jacinto. Brother of Elemeleck Swearingen - TX Vol. Army - not reg. Army, Seige of Bexar		M. Glenn & Ann L.
Travis	William Barrett	TEX REV	('35 Lt Col Calvary;Chief Recruiter)	Alamo	Ann L. & M. Glenn
Williamson	Robert McAlpin	TEX REV	Army Commandant of Rangers, Major	State Cem. d. in Wharton	Ann L. & M. Glenn
York	John	TEX REV	Army (Capt. of Volunteer Company)Seige of Bexar, Captain; Capt. under Travis in Legion of Cavalry died Escondida Creek	Yorktown	Ann L.