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JZ5B- We arc pleased to leurn that J. W. S. Emerson, for several years preceding the war a resident of this city, who betvtne a memberof Ierry 3 Texas Hungers at the organizationof the regiment and was with them constantly until his capture by the enemy on 2‘Mh of October, 1803, ami from the 2tith of December 1803, until the 3d of December, 1861. was confined at Rock Island prison, made hi* esc »pe from there, on the night of the la.-t named date, and is now safe outshie the limits of iho United States, and will return home .by the Hi at favorable opportunity. Five others, who attempted to escape the succeeding night, were recaptured and placed in irons. *The following name? are all fie can recollectof those still detained in prison. He thinks then* were altogether in pris-m of the 8th Texas cavalry about 24. of the 11th Texas about 30 and several from the 4ih and f»rh Texas:Fhlt;m TtfRRT’s Tkxass Ranukcs —Jo^-Walker. Go. G: I\ S. Molton. Co. K; J. 11. Wallace, J. F, Steward, Co. A; Joseph- W. Yerby, Oh*«! S. Bennett, — Cannon, Win. R. Weiib, Co. 11-Dan ie I L. Riissll, Co. C; R. T. Hill, — Smith,’Co. D; R, M. Wallace. Co. E; Hoik. Childrees’ Me Andrews. Co G; Arthur HuschTield, Albertson; W. W. Cox, Co. 11; J. F. Hall. Bunting. Co. 1.Fiwnr Mm Trxan Cavalry.—Bynum. Riu-lin, Evans, SuhfbrC Smith, Littiiiiou, Burke. Beckam. 'From 4th Tkxas.— M. H. Allis, of GonzalesFrom Bru.Tkxas.—CmnpbHI and T\v«od. From 24th Texas.—Bon F. Kinir.
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Galveston Weekly News
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, Apr 05, 1865
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