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Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 June 1925, pg1
THOSE WHO ARE HERE
Most distinguished of all the visitors here to attend the reunion is General J. C. Foster, General
Commander of the Texas State United Confederate Veterans. He arrived on the noon train, accompanied
by Mrs. Foster. Included in the arrivals were Dr. S. O. Young, Co. A, 5th Texas Regiment, Hood's
Brigade, Houston; Captain John H. Roberts, Company E, 5th Texas Regiment, President of Hood's Texas
Brigade organization, from Arcadia; S. O. Moodie, 1st Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade, Houston. These
three veterans of Hood's famous fighting unit, together with James Briggs, who arrived Wednesday
morning from Fort Worth, comprise the four veterans who were on hand at 1:00 today, here early to be
sure and be present at the opening session of the convention.
Afternoon Arrivals
Later arrivals on the afternoon (continued on page 6) trains were: J. J. Hail, Co. H, 5th Texas
regiment, Hood's Brigade, Corsicana; J. W. Duren, 4th Texas Regiment, Calvert. This makes a total at
press time of arrivals of members of the Brigade, stand at seven, with the possibility of a few more
arriving on the early morning trains or on the south-bound I. G. N.
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Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 June 1925, pg3
Official Roster Of J. B. Robertson Camp As Formed
Following is a roster of the officers and membership of Camp J. B. Robertson U. C. V., Bryan, Texas
at the time of its organization.
- J. W. Tabor, commander
- J. M. Zimmerman, first lieutenant
- R. K. Chatham, second lieutenant
- A. C. Brietz, second lieutenant
- S. M. Derden, adjutant
Membership Roll
- P. H. Arrington
- J. J. Adams, Company H, Fourth Alabama
- J. G. Anderson, Colonel Gateson's Rangers, Tennessee
- W. A. Banks, Topographical Engineers' Department, North Carolina
- C. B. Beck, Company G, twenty-fifth Alabama Infantry
- R. P. Brooks, Company A, 15th Texas Cavalry
- T. P. Boyett, Company C, 15th Texas Infantry
- S. B. Buchanan, Company E, 8th Louisiana Regiment
- J. A. Barnett, Company K, 1st Texas Regiment
- J. A. Beard, Company K, 63rd Alabama Infantry
- J. W. Boyd
- A. C. Brietz, Hood's Brigade
- W. L. Bringhurst
- R. M. Curd, DeBray's regiment
- R. K. Chatham, Company B, Terry's Rangers
- R. W. Carr, Giddings' Battalion
- S. M. Derden, Company A, 2nd Texas Cavalry
- T. B. Collins, Company E, 2nd Texas Infantry
- W. J. Carter
- W. H. Dean, Wood's Battalion
- D. M. Dansby, Company I, 3rd Texas Cavalry
- D. D. Dawson, Company I, 5th Alabama cavalry
- T. R. Fain, Company H, 4th Alabama Infantry
- R. B. Dawson
- A. H. Franklin, 11th Mississippi Infantry
- D. L. Foster, Company E, 27th Louisiana
- John W. Gee, Company E, 5th Texas Cavalry, Hood's Brigade
- J. A. Hester
- W. H. Harman, Company K, Terry's Texas Ranger
- John N. Henderson, Company E, 5th Texas, Hood's Brigade
- T. J. Josey, Company C, 7th Alabama
- Dr. J. R. Johnson, 12th Tennessee Regiment
- W. G. Mitchell, Company K, 14th Virginia Regiment
- J. S. Mooring, Company G, 4th Texas, Hood's Brigade
- J. F. Mitchell, Company I, 39th Mississippi
- W. J. Moore, Company I, 14th Virginia Cavalry
- L. E. Mitchell, Company I, 39th Mississippi Infantry
- D. D. McCorquodale, Company I, 28th Louisiana Infantry
- S. W. Montgomery, Company C, 4th Texas, Hood's Brigade
- H. C. Meekins
- W. L. Orr, 2nd Georgia Battalion cavalry
- M. A. Posey, Company E, Fourth Texas, Hood's Brigade
- J. R. Peyton, Company F, 10th Texas Infantry
- G. W. Price
- J. F. Parks, Company D, 2nd Texas
- B. H. Pevery
- Adam Royder, Company C, 20th Texas Infantry
- W. R. Royall, Company C, 20th Texas Infantry
- M. W. Sims
- W. A. Stewart, Company F, 21st Texas Cavalry
- Dr. J. M. Soles, Jeff Davis' Artillery, Alabama, assistant surgeon
- W. E. Saunders, Mosley's famous White Horse Troop, Virginia Cavalry
- H. B. Stoddard, Captain Company E, 13th Texas, District M, Cavalry
- B. T. Seale, Company I, 21st Texas Cavalry
- George Sims, Company T, Gillespie's Regiment
- J. W. Tabor, Major 17th Texas infantry
- A. J. Tabor, Company G, 14th Georgia Infantry
- Mark Wilcox, Company G, 28th Texas cavalry
- R. L. Weddington, Company A, 20th North Carolina Infantry
- J. M. Zimmerman, Company I, Carter's Regiment
- James Cooper, 21st Texas Cavalry
- J. N. Cole, 3rd Texas cavalry
- N. B. Cole, 1st Texas, Terry's Rangers
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Bryan Daily Eagle, 25 June 1925, pg6
Surviving Members Hood's Brigade
- Ashley, R. A., Co. K, 5th Texas, Rockdale
- Aycock, Judge B. L., Co. E, 4th Texas, Kountze
- Barry, L. H., Co. G, 4th Texas, Navasota
- Briggs, James, Co. H, 1st Texas, Fort Worth
- Carroll, P. P., Co. A, 19th Ga., College Station
- Chilton, Captain F. B., Co. H, 4th Texas, Houston
- Dallas, J. W., Co. I, 5th Texas, Brenham
- Duren, J. W., 4th Texas, Corsicana
- Fisher, T. B. 4th Texas, Milano
- Fitzgerald, M. M., Co. F, 5th Texas, San Antonio
- Gaston, Captain W. H., Co. H, 7th Texas, Dallas
- Goree, P. K., Co. H, 5th Texas, Midway
- Hail, J. J., Co. K, 1st Texas, Streetman
- Hanna, Captain J. K. P., Co. C, 4th Texas, Calvert
- Holden, D. W., Co. B, 4th Texas, Waco
- Landrum, W. J., Co. H, 4th Texas, Montgomery
- Leach, E. W. B., Co. I, 12th Texas, Bay City
- Lott, J. B., Co. E, 5th Texas, Navasota
- Lott, W. R., Co. E, 5th Texas, Navasota
- Mathis, J. E., Co. B, 10 Ga, Brazos County
- Moodie, S. O., 1st Texas, Houston
- Reeves, Co. I, 1st Texas, Athens
- Richards, T. B., Rockdale
- Roberts, A. S., Co. B, 4th Texas, Austin
- Roberts, Captain John H., Co. E, 5th Texas, Arcadia
- Stacey, H. P., Co. A, Clarksville
- Stewart, J. L., Co. G, 5th Texas, Milam County
- Van Dusen, M. H., Co. C, 4th Texas, Dallas
- Walling, J. N., Co. B, 3rd Ark., Corsicana
- West, Judge John C., Co. 4th Texas, Waco
- Williams, Geo. W., Austin
- Young, Dr. S. O., Co. A, 5th Texas, Houston
- Bradfield, J. O., Co. E, 1st Texas, Austin
- Blue, Willis
- Hollingsworth, N., Co. H, 1st Texas, Austin
- Parker
- Worsham
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Bryan Daily Eagle, 26 June 1925, pg1
List of Those Registered at Brigade Meet
The following is a list of the veterans of Hood's and other commands and of the descendants of
veterans and other guests attending the session of the 54th annual convention and who have registered
on the official book of the convention kept by Life Secretary Miss Katie Daffan: J. S. Jolley, Co.
G, 3rd Arkansas, Hood's Brigade, Robstown; S. O. Young, A, Fifth, Houston; S. O. Moorie, D, 1st
Texas Reg., Houston; James Briggs, Co. H, 1st Texas Inf., Ft. Worth; J. K. P. Hanna, Co. C, 4th
Texas Inf., Calvert; M. Reeves, Co. I, First Texas, Frankston; J. O. Bradfield, Co. E, 1st Texas,
Austin; E. W. B. Leach, Co. L, 1st Texas, San Antonio; J. J. Pressley, Co. E, 38th Ala.,
Caldwell; Felix H. Robertson, Robertson's Battery, Robertson's Brigade, Kelly's division, Wheeler's
Corps, Waco, honorary; R. L. Midkiff, honorary member Hood's Brigade, Bedias; J. W. Lindley, Co. G,
7th Texas Cavalry, Navasota; R. B. Wood, Co. G, 7th Cal., Grimes county, Green Brigade; L. H. Barry,
Co. G, 4th, Hood's Texas Brigade, Navasota; J. W. Duren, Co. I, 4th Texas Corsicana; M. R. Phillips,
Green Command, Bryan; E. Gandy, Co. G, 8th Mississippi, Bryan; J. J. Hail, Co. W [sic?], 1st Texas
Reg., Streetman; J. E. Mathis, Co. B, 10th Ga. Battery, Brazos county; W. L. Thompson, Co. G,
Green's Brigade, Bryan; C. P. Jones, Co. I, 12th Texas Cavalry, Bryan.
Descendants There
Jno. B. Hood, Matagorda Plantation, Jonestown, Miss.; Mrs. B. B. Knolle, daughter of Jno. F. Scott,
Co. C, 5th Tex., Houston; Mrs. L. G. Wood, granddaughter of J. Y. Madeley; Mrs. H. E. Fuqua,
granddaughter of J. Franchlow; Sam Wood, great-grandson of J. Y.
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Bryan Daily Eagle, 27 June 1925, pg1
List of Deaths
Miss Daffan, secretary of the Brigade then read the list of those who have "passed over the river to
be with Lee and Jackson," since the reunion of the brigade in Bryan in 1924, as follows: Capt.
William C. Walsh, Austin, president; Capt. J. C. Wall, Crockett; Newton Berryman, Alto; M. Ross,
Houston; Charley Scurry, Alto; Comrades, Jim Jones, H. Parker, and Wortham of the Confederate Home
at Austin.
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