Transcription ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastland, William M. Company B, Mier Expedition Col. William S. Fisher Comm. Dec 26, 1842 [A1] (Remarks to Mar 14, 1844) Dep: Mexico Start of Transcription (Literal, Leaf 1, 117 char wide) ============================================================= | | Muster Roll of Capt Wm. M. Eastlands Company, | Surrendered at Mier 26th December 1842 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Nos. Names. Remarks. | Capt. W.M. Eastland's | Capt v Wm. M. Eastland v\ Drew a black Bean & was shot by order | Genl St Anna 25th March 1843. Muster Roll | 1st Lt v Thos. W. Cox v\ Left in the mountains - arrived in Texas | 2d " v W.A. Clopton v\ Co. B. | 1st Sgt v Wyatt, John P. v\ Died at Perote Castle of the epidemic | 2d " v Blanton, J.P. v\ Died in Mexico. | 3d " v Nelson, Thoms. K. v\ | Pvts. 3 Officers | 1 v Barber, James v\ Left in Matamoros - Since dead 49 Privates | 2 v Philip F. Bowman v\ ----------- | 3 v Bell, Thos. W. v\ 52 Total | 4 v Blackburn, J.D. v\ Left in the mountains - Arrived in Texas | 5 v Brown, Richard v\ | 6 v Coffman, E.J. v\ Died at San Louis | 7 v Dunham, Robt. H. v\ Drew a black Bean & was shot by order | Genl St Anna 25th March 1843. | 8 v Davis, William v\ | 9 v Dunbar, William v\ Left in Mexico | 10 Gibson, William | 11 Grubbs, Francis Proof filed, shows this name to be | Friendly Grubbs | 12 Hedenburg, A.D. | 13 v Hanna, A.B. v\ | 14 Hays, Lewis Escaped from the hospital at Mier. | 15 v Holderman, Allen K. v\ Died at San Louis _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | [Attached Leaf 2, reverse is blank] | | 16 v Harrison, F.W.T. v\ | 17 v Hill, Charles v\ Died at San Louis. | 18 v Hill, Asa v\ Liberated in Mexico | 19 v Hill, J.C. v\ Liberated in Mexico | 20 v Hill, J.B. v\ Liberated at Perote Castle | 21 v Jackson, Edward B. v\ | 22 v King, R.B. v\ | 23 v Mathews, Alexander v\ Left in Mexico | 24 Morgan, J.D. Escaped from Mexico | 25 v Middleton, William v\ | 26 v Middleton, Benoni[1] v\ Died in Mexico | 27 v McGinley, John v\ | 28 v McLeyea, William v\ Died in the hospital at Mier | 29 v Nealy, John v\ Left in the mountains not heard from | 30 v Oats, H.H. v\ | 31 v Rodgers, Mark M. v\ Left in the mountains supposed dead | 32 v Randolph, Perry v\ | 33 v Sergeant, Carter v\ Died in Mexico | 34 v Sergeant, William v\ | 35 v Shepherd, J.L. v\ Drew a black Bean & was shot by order | Genl St Anna - 25th March 1843. | 36 v Smith, Donald v\ Left in Mexico - Liberated 14th March 1844. | 37 v Smith, Robert v\ Died in Mexico |_______________________________________________________________________________ [Leaf 1 reverse]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 38 v Sellers, Harvey v\ | Recapitulation 39 v Saunders, L. v\ Died at Perote Hospital of the epidemic | -------------------------------------------- 40 v Tanney, John v\ | 41 v Ury, James v\ Died in the Hospital at Mier | 22 Prisoners now in Perote 42 v Vanvacton, D.H. v\ Left in Mexico | 4 Do died in Mexico 43 v Williams, Levy v\ | 3 Do " " Perote 44 v Wilson, James v\ | 5 Do " on the road 45 v Wilson, Z. v\ Died at Perote Hospital of the epidemic | 1 Do " in the mountains 46 Wing, W.C. Drew a black Bean & was shot by order | 4 Do shot by order Gen. St Anna Genl St Anna 25th March 1843 | 1 Do escaped from Mexico ------------------------ | 1 Do " " Mier 46 Privates | 4 Do liberated by Gen St Anna | 3 Do left in the mountains | 3 Do " " Mexico | 1 Do " " Matamoros Since Dead | -------------------------------------------- | 52 Total | | | Names of the Men detailed for Camp Guard | Supposed to have arrived Safe in Texas | | Nos. Names. Remarks. | | 4th Sgt Buckman, Oliver | Pvts. 1 Alley, George W. | 2 Ambrose, M. | 3 Bissel, Theodore | 4 Clarke, | 5 Hudson, David | 6 Holton, Wm. S. | 7 Marlow, Edward | 8 Vincent, E.A. | --------------------- | 9 Total Left on the East Bank Rio Grande | | ------------------------------------------------- | Perote Castle | Examined & found correct | | [signature] Wm A Clopton | 2d Lt Comdg | End of Transcription ================================================================================================ ___________________ Transcription Notes: Muster | | [ ] Notes added to transcription. Roll | Leaf 1 | [...] Portion unreadable or missing. Layout | | [?] Transcription uncertain. |___________________| [1] Corrected on roll. | | | attached| - Hand-drawn muster roll form. | Leaf 2 | |_________| - 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 03/14/04. ***** Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 ***** //www page H. David Maxey 03/14/04 =========================================================================================================eastwm1T.htm |