Military Unit Files: 7 Tx Inf | Co. A, 7 Tx Inf | Co. B, 7 Tx Inf | Co. D, 7 Tx Inf | Co. F, 7 Tex Inf | Co. H, 7 Tx Inf | Co. I, 7 Tx Inf | Co. K, 7 Tex Inf | Co. L, 7 Tex Inf.

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The Confederate Graves Survey Archive of the Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans consists of surveys of cemeteries throughout Texas, and portions of Oklahoma and New Mexico. The surveys document the interment of Confederate States of America military veterans. United States of America (Union) veterans, as well as able-bodied men at the time of the Civil War, are also documented. 13 boxes entitled "Grave Surveys" contain grave surveys listed county-by-county, 3 boxes of "Unit Files" list surveyed individuals by their military unit. Finally, 17 boxes contain "Veteran Files" that document each veteran by name in "last name, first name, middle initial" format. An index that cross-references each of the collection series (Grave Surveys, Unit Files, and Veteran Files) is included, as are institutions to surveyors on how and what to document while conducting surveys.
Hillcrest Cemetery #6, Temple, Bell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Nichols, John J.
Moffett Cemetery #27, Moffett, Bell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Pryor, J. T.
Abilene Cemetery #138, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Meadows, Isham A.
Wilson Valley #8, Bell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Reuben, S. Camp.
Masonic Cemetery #829, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Lowe, T. J.
Simmons Cemetery #774, Hunt County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Kelly, J. C.
Lubbock Cemetery #370, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Knight, Louis M.
Abilene Cemetery #138, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Forrest, Elisha K.
Willow Cemetery #444, Haskell, Haskell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Fields, Wm. W.
Abilene Cemetery #138, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | Veterans Interred: McDavid, J. E.
Oplin Cemetery #712, Oplin, Callahan County, Texas | Veterans Interred: McKinley, D. M.
Lubbock Cemetery #370, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Trimble, Isaac G.
Terrace Cemetery #377, Post City, Garza County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Melkins, Thomas.

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Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization), Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization). Texas Division., Cemeteries., United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1891-1865., United States. Army. Calvary--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties., Texas., Bell County (Tex.), Taylor County (Tex.), Coryell County (Tex.), Hunt County (Tex.), Lubbock County (Tex.), Haskell County (Tex.), Callahan County (Tex.), Garza County (Tex.)

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The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.

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