Civil War Muster Rolls
Source: Original records on file at the Texas State Library, Austin, TX.Men drafted in Precinct No. 1 and No. 6-Victoria County, TX
W.I. Whitehead
Enrollment list of the names of persons liable to military duty.
| Joesph BACHAN | Martin SCHRADER | ||
| I.H. CROSS | Godlip SPANDOR | drafted | |
| Joseph DESHINGER | Fredk SMITH | ||
| F.R. DAUGHTERY | drafted | Jacob SMITH | drafted |
| John HEPWORTH | drafted | Antonio VAUELLA | drafted |
| Henry FERGUSON | drafted | Robt WILLOWBY | drafted |
| Henry GRAMAN | Henry WARSHER | ||
| Charles JOHN | drafted | Danl WEISIGER Jr. | volunteered |
| George JOHNSON | Fred'k ZENCH | ||
| Chas KAHN | Pelonio FLORES | ||
| George SIMON | Julian (at URESTA'S) | drafted | |
| Charles STRAUS | drafted | Theadore BARNELL | drafted |
| W.L. CALLENDER | C.S. STADTLER | drafted |
I do hereby certify that the above is a correct list of the names of persons liable to military duty under the state law in percincts No. 1 & 6 Victoria Co.
Victoria Sept 19 1863, W.J. WHITEHEAD, Enrolling Officer, Precincts 1 & 6, Victoria Co.
List of names of men drafted Sept 19 1863 at precincts No 1 & 6 Victoria County in accordance with order No. (blank) of Gov. F.R. LUBBOCK.
| Antonio VERDA | F.R. DAUGHTERY | Godlip SPANDOR |
| Robert WILLOWBY | Jacob SMITH | C.S. STADTLER |
| Henry FERGUSON | John HEPWORTH | Theadore BURNELL |
| Chas. STRAUCE | John (at URESTA'S) | Charles JOHN |
| WISEGER, Daniel Jr. | volunteered |
We do hereby certify that the above list is correct of the names drafted in precinct No 1 & 6 Victoria County Sept 19th 1863 in accordance with an order of Gov. F.R. LUBBOCK dated (blank) 1863 being 50 percent of the entire list as presented by W.J. WHITEHEAD enrolling for said precincts.
Jas P. KEAN,
J.L. NICKLESON, appointed drafting officers
A list of the persons enrolled & furloughed in Victoria County, having obtained certificates from the Board of Surgeons.
| BIRMINGHAM, Charles | 6 mos. | MAIS, Frederick | 30 days |
| BARLOW, A.S. | in Marine service | NEEDE, John M. | 30 days |
| (crossed out) | NEWMAN, A. | 30 days | |
| Jos. BERG | O'KIEF, Mike | 60 days | |
| CRANE, Charles | ROUFF, E. | 6 mos | |
| DAVIS, B.(T.?) | 6 mos furlough | RAGLAND, N. M. | 6 mos |
| DILLMAN, John | 30 days | ROSELL, J. | 6 mos |
| DINCAN, Stephen | 90 days | SCHAFER, John | 60 days |
| FLORES, Manuel | 6 mos. | SPITZER, August | 60 days |
| FINGER, Frank | Blacksmith | SARTORION, George | 30 days |
| FISHER, Henry Dr. | 6 months | SCHUMAN, V. | 30 days |
| GRAY, John | 6 months | SEVIER, E.G. | 60 days |
| GAYLORD, S.H. | 6 months | SHRADER, Chas | 30 days |
| GREYMEYER, Christian | 6 months | STRAUSS, John | 6 months |
| HECK, John | 6 months | SKAGGS, Newton H. | 60 days |
| HUNT, William | 6 months | SKAGGS. Z.P. | 6 months |
| HOFFMANN, Lawrence | 6 months | TRABER, Joseph | 6 months |
| HICKMAN, Wm. | 30 days | TEAL, William | |
| HANKES, John | conscript | TUDOR, Henry | 6 months |
| HUSTON, W.P. | 6 months | WILLIAMS, D.F. | 6 months |
| HUEY, Willis | WIELAND, Joseph | 30 days | |
| HUEY, Barnum | WHEELER. J.O. | 6 mos | |
| HUBBELL, C.B. | WISSING, Chas. Dr | 6 mos | |
| JEFFERSON, Geo. M. | 6 mos | WILLIAMS, J | 6 mos |
| JAMEISON, John | 6 mos | WEISIGER, S.P. | 6 mos |
| KUHN(E), Henry | ZAHN, M. | 6 mos | |
| KRAMER, George | 60 days | ZIRJACKS, Louis | blacksmith |
| KONIG, Gotfried | ZABADO, Rafael | 30 days | |
| KELLER, William | 30 days | MITCHELL, Wm. T. | 6 mos. |
| LENTZ, Antonio | 60 days | WIELAND, John | |
| HUEY, Barnum | WHEELER. J.O. | 6 mos | |
| HUBBELL, C.B. | WISSING, Chas. Dr | 6 mos | |
| JEFFERSON, Geo. M. | 6 mos | WILLIAMS, J | 6 mos |
| JAMEISON, John | 6 mos | WEISIGER, S.P. | 6 mos |
| KUHN(E), Henry | ZAHN, M. | 6 mos | |
| KRAMER, George | 60 days | ZIRJACKS, Louis | blacksmith |
| KONIG, Gotfried | ZABADO, Rafael | 30 days | |
| KELLER, William | 30 days | MITCHELL, Wm. T. | 6 mos. |
| LENTZ, Antonio | 60 days | WIELAND, John |
Roll of the State Troops of Victoria County who failed to present themselves for enrollment in obedience notice given by me.
| ALLBRIGHT, Ludrich | FLORES, Antonio |
| BORLAND, A. | FLORES, Lucas |
| BONNEY, Samuel | GENCH, Frederich |
| BYRNES, Peter | GARZA, Vincente de la |
| BURKIMIR, John | GARZA, Emanuel de la |
| BASQUE, Juan | HIRSHHAUSER, Frederich |
| BARLOW (at Thos Loya) | HUGHES, Jas. A. |
| CALLENDER, Wm. L. | HERNANDEZ, Guadaloupe |
| COLLEY, August | JECKER, Peter |
| FREDERICH, S.A. | KITTERER, August |
| FREDERICH, August | KOICHN, Wilkram |
| FELTEN, Franklin | KOICHN, Joseph |
| LOPEZ, Bernardo | KELLER, William |
| LEMON, William | RYMAN, Antonio |
| LA ROSA, Elipis | SEEK, Frank |
| LOGUE, E.L. | SPROUSS, Charles |
| LOYD, Thos. | SILBERSTINE, Louis |
| MILLER, Jacob | SINGLETON,W.W. |
| MALLORY, George | SCHMIDT, FREDERCKH |
| MOORE, A.M. | SUTTON, I.E.D. |
| Mc DONAHO, Terence | SHUBERT, Albert, Sr. |
| NEWMAN, A. | SHERK, William |
| POTOMIA, John | TIPPETT, Milton |
| POBERANS, Miguel | TIPERAM, Francisco |
| PEARSON, Thos. W. | WIGGINGTON, Mortimer |
| PIKERT, Albert | WAKEFIELD, Alex |
| ROBINSON, Wm. | WAIER, Godfrey |
| RIELAND, George | WASHKA, Andrew |
I certify that the foregoing list contains the names of all the men in the county who are subject to military duty and who failed to present themselves for enrollment, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Roll of State Troops of Victoria County -B-
John H. CROSS, Enrolling officer T.S.T., Victoria County
Muster Roll of the Davis Guards
Nov. 7 AD 1861
By the authority in me vested by D.M. STAPP, Brig. Gen., 24th Brigade, T.M. by Joel T. CASE aid de camp on the 30 of Oct for the purpose of enrolling every man subject to military duty not already in companies for Confederate Service in Precinct of Kemper City and Carlos Ranch, I John KAY have enrolled the following who having chosen Home or Reserve Service under the Volunteer Law of Feb the 15 AD 1858.
| John W. KAY | N.A. MILTON |
| Jesee KAY | John GARZA |
| James F. TOTTY | blank WELLS |
| W.R. HUEY | Frank HOGAN |
| E. KLAEZ | Wm. HICKMAN |
| J. CLAYTON | John BECK |
| A.S. BYRN | blank BUCKMINE |
| R. HOGAN | Wm. P. GRAVES |
| HARALDO de la GARZA | Thos. (?) FLEMING |
| Lewis L. MARTIN | Antwine PELOGIN |
| Thos. JOHNSON | Andrew CARUTHERS |
| Thos. M. LYMAN | Malcom McLEOD |
| Robt. P. HUEY | Angus McLEOD |
| Chas. PRESCOTT | Candelarea SALASAR |
| Dr. BELLUE | Rosalio HERNANDES |
| Wm. M. SPALDING | Raphel RODRIQUES |
| Lewis RAIBLE | Jorge WELBURN |
| Saml ADAMS | Granvel HOGAN |
| George WILLIAMS | Juan GARCIA |
| Refugio GARCIA | Emanuel de la GARZIA |
The above having been notified of the time and place of holding election for officers 16 with marks oposite their name having answered to the roll. The following were unanimously elected... Wm. P. GRAVES Captain; Thos. FLEMING 1st Lt.; Andrew CARUTHERS 2nd Lt. Sr.; Thos. M. LYNAM 2nd Lt. Jr.; and J. CLAYTON Orderly sergeant
John W. KAY
I certify as Orderly Sergeant that the above is a correct list of the Muster roll and that the election for Officers was held and resulted as above stated by Mr. J.W. KAY, on the 7th day of Nov. 1861.
James CLAYTON, Orderly Sergeant
This company is mounted Infantry under the name of DAVIS Guards.
Wm. P. GRAVES, Capt .D.G.
Roll of Capt. J. A. Rupley's Company "B" of Col. R. R. Garland's Regiment of Texas Volunteers
SOURCE: Texas State Archives, Austin, Texas.
Enrolled Mustered Into Service
| Names | Where | When | Where | By Whom |
| J. A. RUPLEY, Capt. | Victoria | Sep 30, 1861 | Victoria | Lt. Dinkins |
| L. SILVERSTEIN, 1st Lt. | " | " | " | |
| A.P. CUNNINGHAM, 2nd Lt. | " | " | " | " |
| H. ZAHN, 2nd. Lt. | " | " | " | " |
| P.G. BIEDERMAN, 1st Sgt. | " | " | " | " |
| R. WOELFFEL, 2nd Sgt. | " | " | " | " |
| H.E. SCHRADER, 3rd Sgt. | " | " | " | " |
| W. H. CARTER, 4th Sgt. | " | " | " | " |
| John McCARTY, 5th Sgt. | not known | " | " | " |
| Ernest MARKS, 1st Cpl. | Victoria | " | " | " |
| A. KLEIN, 2nd Cpl. | not known | " | " | " |
| Victor PELA, 3rd Cpl. | " | " | " | " |
| Chas. HIEF, 4th Cpl. | " | " | " | " |
| August WAGENER, Bglr. | " | " | " | " |
| A.B. JONES, Drummer | Goliad | " | " | " |
All below are Privates. |
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| ADCOCK, A. | " | " | " | " |
| ADCOCK, J. | " | " | " | " |
| ADCOCK, L. | " | " | " | " |
| ALEXANDER, S. | Victoria | " | " | " |
| AUSTER, J. | " | " | " | " |
| BECK, L. | " | " | " | " |
| CLARK, H. | " | " | " | " |
| COUTERIE, L. | " | " | " | " |
| CUNEN, J. | " | " | " | " |
| CONNERY, Jas. | " | Nov 28 | " | Maj. Haskell |
| DAVIDSBURG, D.H. | Lavaca | Sep 30 | " | Lt. Dinkins |
| DAVIDSBURG, D. | Victoria | " | " | " |
| DEITZ, J . | " | " | " | " |
| ERNST, J. | " | " | " | " |
| FIEDLER, W | " | " | " | " |
| FOX, J | " | " | " | " |
| FRANZ, H. | " | " | " | " |
| GABEL, Jos. | Lavaca | Jan 2,1862 | " | Col. GARLAND |
| GIBSON, John | " | Dec 1,1861 | " | " |
| GILBERT, R. | " | Sep 30, 1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| GENSCH, F. | " | Oct 7 | " | Cap. Rupley |
| HAHN, J. | " | Sep 30 | " | Lt. Dinkins |
| HANS, J | " | " | " | " |
| HECK, C . | " | " | " | " |
| HILLER, A. | " | " | " | " |
| HERMANNS, H | not known | Jan 8,1862 | " | Lt.Col.ANDERS |
| HOENES,P. | Calhoun | Sep 30,1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| HOMAN,A. | Victoria | " | " | " |
| KAISER, B. | " | " | " | " |
| KERN, J. | " | " | " | " |
| KOLLS, F. | " | " | " | " |
| KROSCHEL, L. | " | Oct 27, 1861 | " | Cap RUPLEY |
| LEISCHNER, Chas. | " | Sep 30, 1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| LEWIS, John | " | " | " | " |
| MEHNERT, E. | DeWitt | Jan 11,1862 | " | Lt. Col. ANDERSON |
| MEYER, S. | Victoria | Sep 30,1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| NETTER, J . | " | " | " | " |
| PILGRAM J. | " | " | " | " |
| PONTON, J. | Lavaca | " | " | " |
| PEICKERT, J. | Victoria | " | " | " |
| REIDER, Wm. | " | Nov 12, 1861 | " | Cap. RUPLEY |
| STEWART, T . | " | " | " | " |
| SCHIWIETZ, M | " | Sep 30, 1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| SCHOTT, S. | " | " | " | " |
| STRAUSS, F. | " | " | " | " |
| SPENCER,J. A. | " | " | " | " |
| SANDERS, J | " | " | " | " |
| SPAITH, D. | " | " | " | " |
| SCHUCHERT, L. | " | " | " | " |
| SCHNEPPE, A. | " | " | " | " |
| SASSE,F. | " | Oct 27,1861 | " | Cap. RUPLEY |
| STEINMITZ, L. | DeWitt | Oct 16, 1861 | " | " |
| UPSTETT, F. | Lavaca | Sep 30,1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| VERMILLION, R.A. | not known | " | " | " |
| VOIT, J. | Victoria | Oct 20, 1861 | " | Cap. RUPLEY |
| VOIGHT, A . | " | Dec 4, 1861 | " | " |
| WATERS, Wm | " | Sep 30, 1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
| WEISS, 0. | " | " | " | " |
| WALTER, C. | " | " | " | " |
| WHELLIN, E. | " | Oct 19, 1861 | " | Cap. RUPLEY |
| WERTHEIMER, Wm. | Bee | Nov 15, 1861 | " | " |
| ZUNDER, M. | Victoria | Sep 30, 1861 | " | Lt. DINKINS |
"The Lone Star Rifles"
NOTE: There is also a Muster Roll (no date given) of the "Lone Star Rifles" -- 24th Brigade -- Victoria, Texas. To conserve space an asterisk (*) by a name indicates it does not appear on the Muster Roll. All other names do. The following 3 names appear only on the Muster Roll: John SMITH, David DOYTSCHER, and T. PRIESTOFF, all 3 are Privates.
I Jacob A. RUPLEY Captain of "The Lone Star Rifles" a military company formed in the Town of Victoria, County of Victoria and State of Texas under the Laws of the State of Texas do hereby certify under oath that said company was organized on the first instant in the Town and County aforesaid under the name aforesaid as a company of Rifles and that the following are the names of the officers and members of said company at the date of this certificate, to wit:
Jacob A. RUPLEY, Capt.
Louis H. SILVERSTINE, 1st Lieut.
Andrew P. CUNNINGHAM, 2nd Lieut.
Herrman ZAHN, 3rd Lieut.
James P. SENTER, 1st Sgt.
Privates:
| H. BECHER | Charles LASAGE |
| Victor PELA | Solamon ASHHEIM |
| R. WOELFFELL | W. D. WATERS/WATTERS |
| L. STERN | Joseph PEIKERT |
| I. SCHWARTZ | F. ROTH |
| E. SCHADWITZ | William SCHRADER |
| L. MELTHALLER/MILTHALLER | James DAVIS |
| D. DAVIDSBURG, JR. | George HERBOLDT |
| D. DAVIDSBURG, SR. | M. DIMOND |
| D. SPAITH | August SPITSNER/SPITTS |
| F. PRAGER | Louis HARRIS |
| J. SCHNIDER | Frank HORN |
| E. TEITS/TEITZ | August LUDER |
| Otto SMITH | Joseph DESSINER |
| C. WALTER | August WAGONER |
| Jas. H. MULLINS | * I. FARBIAN |
| W. J. WHITEHEAD | Charles HELF |
| C. F. MALLETZ | * P. ATTENHEIM |
| Henry WIKE | * Louis BECK |
| Louis (Louie) COUTURIE | * John PILGRAM |
| John FRIESTAY | F. LETSCH |
| C. HECK | * P. ATTINKUN |
| W. PINERMAN | * John HAENN |
| P.G. BEIDERMAN/BIEDERMAN | W. PINERMAN (?Listed twice?) |
| S. ALEXANDER | Joseph OSTERN |
| W. H. GRANT | L. BECK |
| L. JECKER | James COFFEE |
| W. FIEDLER | Frank STROSS/STROUSS |
| Jacob KARN/KARNN | L. SHUKERT |
| N. SCHEUITZ/SCHEUWITZ | L. HOFMAN |
| Henry CLARK |
(Signed) J.A. RUPLEY, Capt.
Sworn to and subscribed before me Geo. W. GARNETT Clerk of the County Court of Victoria, Texas, on this 20 July A.D. 1861.
The State of Texas
County of Victoria
I, William RAGLAND, Chief Justice of Said County and State do hereby certify that according to the Returns made to me by the first sergeant of the Lone Star Rifles, Company A organized in the town of Victoria, County of Victoria, state of Texas, the following are the officers elected in said company, to wit:
Jacob A. RUPLEY, Captain
Louis H. SILVERSTINE, 1st Lieut.
Andrew P. CUNNINGHAM, 2nd Lieut.
Herman ZAHN, 3rd Lieut.
Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at my office in Victoria on this 20 day of July A.D. 1861.
(Signed) Wm. RAGLAND, Chief Justice, Victoria County.