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Pierson, J.G.W. Company D, Mier Expedition
Col. William S. Fisher Comm.
Dec 26, 1842 [A1]
(Remarks to Mar 25, 1843)
Dep: Mexico
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| Muster Roll of J.G.W. Pierson's Company
| Surrendered at Mier 26th Decembr 1842
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| No. Names Remarks
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Capt. J.G.W. Pierson's | Capt v J.G.W. Pierson v\ Left in Mexico
|1 Sgt v Maxwell, P.M. [1] v\
Muster Roll | 1 Alexander, A.W. v
| 2 v Boswell, R.P. v\
Co. D | 3 B[...]ler, John[2] v Escaped from the Hospital at Mier
| 4 o Chalk, Charles v In the fight \ made good his escape without
| surrender on the night of 26th Decemr 1842
| 5 Humphreys, Jacob v
1 Officer | 6 v Harris, Robert v\ Drew a black bean & was shot by order
23 Privates | of Genl Santa Anna 25th March 1843
----- | 7 v Hughs, Frank v\ Left at Matamoros - wounded at Mier
24 Total | 8 v Jones, Wiley v\
| 9 v Lyon, John v\ Killed at the break of the Mier men
| at the Salado 11th Feb 1843
| 10 v Moore, Wm. H. v\
| 11 v McFall, Samuel v\
| 12 v Oldham, William v\ Left in the mountains arrived safe
| 13 v Porter, Elisha v\ Died in the Hospital at Mexico
| 14 v Runyan, A.J. v\
| 15 v Roberts, Christopher v\ Drew a black bean & was shot by order of
| Genl St Anna 25th March 1843
| 16 v Rice, James O. v\ Escaped from the Hospital at Mier
| 17 Scott, William v Left in Matamoros - wounded at Mier
| 18 v Sullivan, Daniel v\
| 19 o St Clair, William v In the fight at Meir - made good his escape
| without surrender-on the night 26 Decr 1842
| 20 v Thompson, J.N.M. v\ Drew a black bean & was shot by order of
| Genl St Anna - 25th March 1843
| 21 Thompson, Thos. A. v
| 22 o Yocum, Jesse v Accidentally killed by Hill before the fight
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Recapitulation | P.S. Those checked on the left of
------------------------------------------------ | the name thus v have been
v 10 Prisoners now in Perote Castle | audited heretofore
v 1 Do died in Mexico | ----
3 Do Shot by order St Anna | Those marked thus o not having
v 1 Do Left in the mountains | been taken Prisoners do not come
v 2 Do " " Mataoros | within the Provisions of the law
v 1 Do " " Mexico | and are therefore not audited.
v 2 Do Escaped from Mier |
v 2 " after the fight without surrender |
v 1 Prisoners Killed in the break at the Salado | Those marked thus o [4] have been
1 Accidentally killed before the fight by Hill | audited since in accordance
------------------------------------------------ | with a special act of the Legislature.
24 Total |
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Names of the Men detailed for Camp Guard |
Supposed to have arrived safe in Texas |
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No. Names Remarks |
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1 Ariett, George v [3] |
2 Oldham, Thom v Left on the East Bank of |
3 Owens, v the Rio Grande |
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Perote Castle |
examined & found correct |
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[signature] P.M. Maxwell Or. Sargt.|
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Transcription Notes:
[ ] Notes added to transcription
[...] Portion unreadable or missing
[?] Transcription uncertain
[1] Class of Sergeant obscured, obtained from Command by Company List
[2] "Bidler" on Command by Company List
[3] "George Erath", Nance, Joseph M., DARE-DEVILS ALL; The Texan Mier Expedition, 1842-1844,
Archie P. McDonald, Ed., Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1998, p.472.
[4] This second "o" looks too much like the first to clearly distinguish on photocopies
- Auditing check mark transcribed as "v", slash mark through check as "\", small circle as "o".
- Hand-drawn muster roll form
- Commas transcribed for inconsistent use of periods after surnames and within dates
- 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
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