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Felix Richard Compton

Birth: 10 Aug 1829
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Death: 14 May 1865 (aged 35)
Dew, Freestone County, Texas, USA
Burial: Compton Cemetery

Freestone County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 12823269 View Source

13th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Crockett, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 with about 900 men. Some of its members were from Centerville, Crockett, Madisonville. In the summer of 1862 it was dismounted and later assigned to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit participated in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas including the engagement at Jenkins' Ferry. It disbanded during the late spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Burnett and Anderson F. Crawford, Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Beaty, and Major Elias T. Steale.

Son of William and Angelina Compton

13th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Crockett, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 with about 900 men. Some of its members were from Centerville, Crockett, Madisonville. In the summer of 1862 it was dismounted and later assigned to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit participated in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas including the engagement at Jenkins' Ferry. It disbanded during the late spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Burnett and Anderson F. Crawford, Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Beaty, and Major Elias T. Steale.

Son of William and Angelina Compton

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CO E 13 Texas Cav CSA

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Susan Conaway Compton

1843–1866 (m. 1859)

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Created by: Harold N. Womble
Added: Dec 30, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12823269/felix_richard-compton: accessed ), memorial page for Felix Richard Compton (10 Aug 1829–14 May 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12823269, citing Compton Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Harold N. Womble (contributor 46531730).

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