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Comanche County Pioneer Recalls Civil War Life
W. J. Moore, 82, recalls service as a Confederate soldier in the 13th regiment company K. He details training near Richmond, the Seven Days battles, Gettysburg, capture at Fort Delaware, and an escape aided by locals. He later served as Comanche County commissioner and moved from Alabama to Texas.
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Moore
Chamberg County
Alabama
Randolph County
Roanoke
Cornhouse Creek
Weedhour
E. B. Smith
Fryer
Richmond
Old Fair Grounds
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Pennsylvania
Mechanicsville
Savage
Maryland
Gettysburg
Penn
Potomac
Leesburg
Harrisburg
Fort Delaware
Tom Steward
Tobe Edmondson
Edmondson
Stewart
Delaware
Parker
Carr
Little Washington
Virginia
Orange
T. A. Faulkner
Ala
Talaposa River
Faulkner's Ferry
Texas
Comanche County