Non-Commisioned officers
of company A,
7th TEXAS INFANTRY, 1861 1865
According to regulations, every infantry company should have 5
sergeants and 4 corporals, including one 1st Sergeant,
who had the direct supervision of all enlisted men in the company.
However, because of the great losses that Company A suffered during
the war, the number of non-commissioned officers was reduced as
the number of soldiers dwindled. Thus, no new NCO's were appointed
after the summer of 1863.
The various sergeants and corporals were ranked as 1st
Sergeant, 2nd Sergeant, etc. The number at the left of
the table indicates the individual's ranking.
As existing records are very incomplete after May 1864, it is difficult
to determine how long some of these men actually served. Cases of
doubt are indicated with (?).
Sergeants
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1
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John V. Bland
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1 Oct 1861 12 May 1863
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POW, Raymond, Mississippi. Took oath of allegiance to the
Union March 1864.
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2
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M. M. Webster
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1 Oct 1861 12 Dec 1861
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Died of disease, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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3
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J. W. McCary
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1 Oct 1861 17 Dec 1861
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Died of disease, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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4
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R. W. Sparks
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1 Oct 1861 23 Dec 1861
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Died of disease, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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5 3
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Martin V. Abernathy
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10 Nov 1861 30 Nov 1864
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3rd Sergeant by July 1863. POW, Franklin, Tennessee.
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2
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Tillman Fowler
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31 Oct 1862 1865 (?)
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4
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Milton Carter
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30 June 1863 1865 (?)
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Transferred from Company F.
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5
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N. L. Roberts*
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30 June 1863 26 Apr 1865
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Transferred from Company F.
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*On 9 April 1865 Roberts was appointed First Sergeant of Company
C, 1st Texas Consolidated Infantry Regiment, which was formed by
merging all 8 Texas regiments of Granbury's former brigade. He did
not hold such rank in the 7th Texas proper, however.
Corporals
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1
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W. Benett
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1 Oct 1861 18 Aug 1864
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Mortally wounded 22. July1864, Atlanta, Georgia.
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2
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Edward S. Jackson
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1 Oct 1861 1865 (?)
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3
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William E. Rogers
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1 Oct 1861 8 Oct 1862
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Promoted Second Lieutenant..
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4
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William A. Gill
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1 Oct 1861 1865 (?)
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Appointed 3rd Corporal by 30 June 1863.
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4
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J. Frank Woods
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30 June 1863 1865 (?)
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Transferred from Company F.
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