Co A 4 Ala. Cav. | Co E 7 Ala. Cav. | Co F 7 Ala. Cav. | Co I 7 Ala. Cav. | Co K 7 Ala. Cav.

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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.
Post Oak Cemetery #015, Bell County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Drake, T.L.
Sunny Point Cemetery #769, Hunt County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Ellis, James S.
Leco Cemetery #222, Childress County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Steen, Benjamin Franklin.
Terrace Cemetery #377, Post, Garza County, Texas | Veterans Interred: James, Simeon Henry.
North Texas State Hospital Cemetery #624, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Vess, Francis Marion.
Lubbock Cemetery #370 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | Veterans Interred: Mallard Columbus W.

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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.), Hunt County (Tex.), Childress County (Tex.), Garza County (Tex.), Wichita County (Tex.), Lubbock 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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