Transcription -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buster, Claudius Company F, Mier Expedition Col. William S. Fisher Comm. Dec 26, 1842 [A1] (Remarks to Feb 16, 1844) Dep: Mexico Start of Transcription (Literal, 118 char wide) ====================================================================== | | Muster Roll of Capt Claudius Buster's Company | Surrendered at Mier 26th Decr 1842 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | No. Names Remarks | Capt. C. Busters | Capt v C. Buster v\ | 1st Sgt v Keen, E.Y. v\ Muster Roll | 2d " v Smith, Thos. L. v\ | Pvt 1 v Armstrong, James C. v\ Co. F | 2 v Bush, G.W. v\ | 3 Barney, D.F. v | 4 o Bassitt, v Killed in the fight at Mier | 5 Brennam, R.F. v Killed at the break of the Mier Men at 1 Officer | the Salado 11th Feby 1843 30 Privates | 6 v Calvert, James v\ Left in the mountains - not heard from ---- | 7 v Crawford, R.M.[1] v\ Escaped from City of Mexico, 31 Total | arrived in N.O. | 8 Davis, Campbell v Committed suicide at Perote Castle by | taking laudnum. Died 16th Feby 1844 | 9 o Dixon, v Killed in the fight at Mier | 10 v Edwards, D.F. v\ | 11 v Hensley, Charles v\ | 12 Hallowell, D.R. v Died at Perote Hospital of the epidemic | 13 o Hannun, Wm. H. v Killed in the fight at Mier | 14 o Hobson, William v Killed in the fight at Mier | 15 o Jackson, A. v Killed in the fight at Mier | 16 o Jones, John E. v Killed in the fight at Mier | 17 v Kein, Richard v\ | 18 Kaigler, William v ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [Reverse]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 19 Lockerman, Stanly v Died in the Hospital at Mier of | Names of the Men detailed for Camp Guard wounds received in the fight | Supposed to have arrived safe in Texas 20 v Mitchel, William v\ Left in the mountains - Dead | 21 Millen, William v Left in Mexico | Nos. Names Remarks 22 v McCutcheon, J.D. v\ | 23 v Ogden, James M. v\ Drew a black bean & was shot by | 1 Bonnell, G.W. v reported killed on return to Texas order of Genl St Anna 25th March 1843 | 2 Ferman, v 24 v Overton, David v\ | 3 Hensley, v 25 Rice, Lorenzo v Killed at the break of the Mier | 4 Hackstaff, v Men at the Salado 11th Feby 1843 | 5 Hicks, v 26 v Toops, John v\ | 6 Hyde, A.C. v 27 v Watkins, Joseph v\ Left in Mexico | 7 Kanson, Thomas v aileas Watts | 8 McQueen, v 28 Young, James v | 9 Smithe, G. v ------- | 10 Vaughn, v 28 Privates | 11 Watson, Dr. v | 12 Wilkinson, W. v 1st Lieut. Recapitulation | ----- ---------------------------------------- | 12 Left on the East Bank Rio Grande v 14 Prisoners now in Perote Castle | v 9 Do Killed at Mier & in the break | ------------------------------------------------------- 1 Do Shot by order Genl St Anna | v 1 Do died in the mountains | Perote Castle v 2 Do " at Perote | v 1 Do escaped | examined & found correct - v 1 Do left in the mountains | v 2 Do " " Mexico | [signature] Claudius Buster ------ | Capt Comdg 31 Total | | | N.B. Those checked on the left of the name thus v | have been audited heretofore. | | Those marked thus o not having been taken | prisoners do not come within the provisions of | the law and are therefore not audited.* | Swisher [2] | | * since audited under special act of legislature. | | End of Transcription ================================================================================================= Transcription Notes: [ ] Notes added to transcription [...] Portion unreadable or missing [?] Transcription uncertain N.O. - New Orleans [1] Initials corrected to "R.M." in another hand [2] Signature of John M. Swisher, Auditor (as in Republic Claim PD 1383 for Israel Canfield, Image 14200384.pdf, Texas State Library and Archives web site). - Hand-drawn muster roll form - Commas transcribed for inconsistent use of periods after surnames and within dates - Auditing check mark transcribed as "v", slash mark through check as "\", small circle as "o". - Campaigns of 1842 military rolls, Military rolls, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives. - Transcribed from photocopy by H.D. Maxey 03/18/04 ***** Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 ***** //www page H. David Maxey 03/18/04 ==========================================================================================================bustc_1T.htm |