Tall Trees Family History - The Mier Expedition

THE MIER EXPEDITION

The following is a list of men comprising the command of Col. William S Fisher who was in command of the campaign known as "The Mier Expedition"

NAMES	REMARKS	RESIDENCE	BORN
STAFF & COMMAND
Col. Commander in Chief. William S Fisher	Wounded in hnd at Battle of Mier. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Virginia
Commander of Flotilla & Right Wing. Aid. Thomas Jefferson Green	Escaped Perote 2^nd July 1843 White Bean	Brazoria	North Carolina
Adj. General. Thomas A. Murray	Liberated March 1844. Reached New Orleans Mrch 29^th 1844.	Victoria	Ireland
2^nd Quarter Master. Fenton M. Gibson	Released 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Georgia
Surgeon. William M. Shepherd	Released 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately.	Liberty	Virginia
Assistant Surgeon William F. McMath	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Left Vera Cruz 11^th October 1844 on "W.J. Huntington"	Washington	Georgia
Assistant Surgeon. John J. Sinnickson	Liberated at Molino del Rey, near Tcubaya on 21^st July 1843. Bearer of White Flag at Mier.	Brazoria	New Jersey
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CAPT. EWAN CAMERON’S COMPANY A
Captain Ewan Cameron	A Scotsman by birth. Shot by order of the Mexican Governor Huehuetoco, 25^th April 1843.	Victoria
Major in Ranks as Brigade Sgt. James D. Cock	Shot by order of the Mexican Govt. at The Salado on 25^th March 1843. Black Bean	Harris	Virginia
Orderly Sgt. John L. Cash	Shot by the same order, at the same time. Black Bean	Victoria	Pennsylvania
Private Patrick Maher	Met the same fate. Black Bean	Victoria	Ireland
Private James Turnbull	Met the same fate. Black Bean	Victoria	Scotland
Private Henry N. Whaling	Met the same fate. Black Bean	Victoria	Indiana
Private Thomas Colville	Died Powder Hill Prison Mexico 20^th June 1843	Refugio	Scotland
Private Lynn Bobo	Wounded at Mier (broken thigh). Died of wounds at Matamoras late Feb. to early Mar. 1843.	Victoria	South Carolina
Private Samuel McClelland	Died Laguna Seca Rancho on march to Mexico 30^th March 1843	Liberty	Ireland
Private James M. McMichen	Died Santiago Hospital Mexico City. 30^th November 1843	Victoria	Virginia
Private John Alexander McKindel	Died of wounds in hospital at Mier January 1843	Harris	Scotland
Private Peter Rockefellow	Died at San Potosi April 1843	Jackson	New York
Private Joseph M. Simons	Died Perote Castle 6^th December 1843 (son of Thomas Simons, Mayor of Halifax)	Jackson	England
Private Patrick Usher	Sick in Matamoros. Marched via Tampico to Mexico City. Died Santiago Hospital, Mexico City 23^rd August 1843.	Jackson	Ireland
Private William H Vanhorn	Died in Perote Hospital 6^th October 1843	Victoria	New York
Private William J. Martin	Died on the march to Mexico at San Juan del Rio April 1843	Jackson	Kentucky
Doctor Isaac S. Tower	Killed in battle at Mier 26^th December 1842	Victoria	New York
Private Alvin E. White	Killed in battle at Mier 26^th December 1842	Refugio	Vermont
Orderly Sgt. Israel Canfield	Liberated 5^th March 1844	Refugio	New Jersey
Private Patrick Henry Lusk	Captured 25^th December 1842 before Battle of Mier. Liberated 23^rd April 1844.	Washington	Tennessee
Private Jeremiah Leehan	Left sick at Santiago Hospital 12^th September 1843. Later moved to Puelba. Liberated to the English Minister 1844. Reached Galvaston 7^th June 1844	Victoria	Ireland
2^nd Sgt. George W Anderson	Escaped from the mountains March 1843. Reached Texas	Victoria	Scotland
Private Ferdinand Bray	Left in the mountains February 1843. Musician. Not heard from, presumed dead.	Victoria	Germany
Private William T. Morehead	Left in the mountains February 1843. Escaped to Texas	Victoria	Germany
Private Alfred B. Laforge	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844. Arrived in New York. White Bean	Liberty	New York
Private William Thompson	Escaped from Powder Hill Prison, Mexico 25^th August 1843. White Bean	San Patricio	England
Private Samuel Hamilton Walker	Captured before Battle of Mier. Escaped from Tacabaya Mexico 1843. White Bean	Galvaston	Maryland
Private E.D. Wright	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844. White Bean	Washington	North Carolina
Private Cyrus King Gleason	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844. Arrived New York. White Bean	Victoria	New York
Private Henry D. Weeks	Wounded at Battle of Mier. Escaped from Mier Hospital December 1842.	Victoria	New York
Private Nathaniel P. Mallon	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Escaped from Mier Hospital in December 1842	Béxar	Massachusetts
Private William Rupley	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Escaped from Mier December 1842	Victoria	Pennsylvania
1^st Lieut. & Capt. Of Spy Co. John Reagan Baker	Wounded at Salado 11^th February 1843 in the rescue. Left at Santiago Hospital 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Refugio	Tennessee
2^nd Lieut. Alfred Alonzo Lee	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Pennsylvania
Private Peter A. Ackerman	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	New York
Private Francis Arthur	Escaped Perote Castle March 25^th 1844; recaptured. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	Massachusetts
Private Alexander Matthews	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Gonzales	Tennessee
Private John Brenan	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	New York
Private George N. Downs	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	England
Private George Lord	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	England
Private Gideon K. Lewis	Captured 24^th December 1842 before Battle of Mier. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Ohio
Private John McMullen	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Galvaston	Maryland
Private John Mills	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Tennessee
Private Lawson F. Mills	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Tennessee
Private Daniel McDonald	Liberated Perote Castle 29^th August 1844	Victoria	New York
Private Adam Mosier	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately
Private John Hoffer	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844		Pennsylvania
Private James A. Glassock	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Kentucky
Private James H. Nealy	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	Alabama
Private James T. Peacock	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Tennessee
Private William T. Parker	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately		Kentucky
Private John Sweesy (boy)	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Pennsylvania
Private Alfred Sturgis Thurmond	Interpreter. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Tennessee
Private Thomas S. Tatum	Liberated Perote Castle 24^th August 1844	Matagorda	Tennessee
Private George Washington Trahern (boy)	Slightly wounded at Salado 11^th February 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Victoria	Mississipi
Private Robert Willoughby	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Illogan CON England
Private Robert W. Turner	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Ohio
Private Henry Muller	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844		Germany
Private Francis M. White	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Galvaston	Maryland
Private John T. Dillon	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Victoria	Tennessee
Private William Wynn	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately.	Montgomery	Kentucky
	Total 61 In the Battle of Mier
CAMP GUARD
Private Andrew Janeway Yates	Left on guard, East Bank Rio Grande 25^th December 1842 without orders.	Galvaston	Connecticut
Private Michael O"Donnell	Left on guard, East Bank Rio Grande 25^th December 1842 without orders		Refugio
Private H. Earnest	Left on guard, East Bank Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Jackson	Holland or Germany
Private William Ward	Left on guard, East Bank Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private John Canty	Left on guard, East Bank Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
	Total 66 men. Rank & File in Company A
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM M. EASTLAND’S COMPANY B
Captain William Mosby Eastland	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843. Black Bean	Fayette	Tennessee
Private Robert Holmes Dunham	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843. Black Bean	Montgomery	Tennessee
Private James L. Shepherd	Crawled off during night; later executed at Saltillo. Shot Salado 25^th March 1843. Black Bean	Bastrop	Alabama
Private Martin Carroll Wing	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843. Black Bean	Travis	New York
1^st Lieut. Thomas Washington	Escaped from mountains March 1843 to Texas	Fayette	Illinois
Private John L. Blackburn	Escaped from mountains March 1843 to Texas	Fayette	Tennessee
Private Lewis Hays	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Escaped from Mier Hospital March 1843 to Texas 20^th January 1843		South Carolina
Private John Day Morgan	Attended sick & wounded at Mier & Matamoros; left sick there; marched from Matamoros to Mexico City via Tampiro; Escaped from Tacubaya, Mexico 25^th August 1843	Bastrop	England
2nd Lieut. William Anthony Clopton	Went to Crockett Texas in 1837, and started the San Antonio Road, found his brother on the road and they came to Bastrop in ecember 1838. William drew a White Bean as a Mier prisoner. He was in the Plum Creek Battle and the San Saba Battle.Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Bastrop	Davidson Co. Tennessee
Private Phillip F. Bowman	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	New York
Private Thomas W. Bell	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	North Carolina
Private Richard Brown Private Rcihard Brown	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Born 1808. Died 1893 Rusk Co. Texas	Liberty	Pennsylvania
Private William Davis	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Maryland
Private William Dunbar	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Tennessee
Private William Gibson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Travis	Ohio
Private Friendly Grubbs	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	Alabama
Private Abraham D. Hedenburg	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	New York
Private Matthew W. Alexander	Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Jackson	Tennessee
Private D.H. Van Vechten	Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	Kentucky
Private Andrew Barry Hanna	Left with Mexican Troups at Salado 11^th February 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	South Carolina
Private F.W.T. Harrison	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Alabama
Private Edward B. Jackson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Liberty	Pennsylvania
Private Richard Baxter	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	Tennessee
Private John McGinley	Shoemaker, in the Castle. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	Pennsylvania
Private William Benjamin Middleton	Shoemaker in the Castle. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Montgomery	Illinois
3^rd Sgt. Thomas King Nelson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	Tennessee
Private Herbert H. Oats	Slightly wounded in Battle of Mier; transferred from hospital in Mier to Matamoros; marched via Tampico to Mexico City. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	Kentucky
Private Marcus Rodgers	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Tennessee
Private William Sergeant	Departed his comrades 12^th February 1843 with horse & ammo; recaptured by Mexicans. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Kentucky
Private William Harvey Sellers (boy)	Retained at Matamoros; later marched via Tampico to Mexico City. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fayette	Tennessee
Private Levi Williams (boy)	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Missouri
Private James Willson	Tailor in the Castle at Perote. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately		New York
2^nd Sgt. James J. Blanton	Ensign & flagbearer of Company. Died Santiago Prison, Mexico City 13^th May 1843.	Fayette	Georgia
Private Benjamin Middleton	Died in Hospital in Mexico 3^rd May 1843	Liberty	Illinois
Private Elkin G. Coffman	Died San Louis Potosi 8^th April 1843	Bastrop	Tennessee
Private Allen L. Holderman	Captured 24^th December 1842 before Battle of Mier. Died San Louis Potosi April 1843.	Bastrop	Kentucky
Private William J. McLeyea	Died Mier of wounds at Mier December 1842	Bastrop	Pennsylvania
Private Perry D. Randolph	Recaptured after break; died at Benado 25^th February 1843 from drinking too freely of water.	Montgomery	Alabama
Private Carter Sergeant	Departed his comrades 12^th February 1843 with horse & ammo; recaptured by Mexicans. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Kentucky
Private Robert H.M.C. Smith	Died Hospital Santiago 18^th June 1843	Fayette	Tennessee
Private Leonidas Sanders	Died of Perote epidemic 12^th January 1844 in Perote Prison	Montgomery	Tennessee
Private James Ury	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Died of wounds at Mier January 1843	Bastrop	South Carolina
Private Zaccheus Wilson	Died of Perote Epidemic 6^th December 1843	Montgomery	Tennessee
Private Charles Hill	Died San Louis Potosi April 1843	Bastrop	England
1^st. Sgt. John P. Wyatt	Died of Perote Epidemic 31^st October 1843	Fayette	Georgia
Private James Barber	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Died of wound at Matamoros 14^th March 1843	Montgomery	Tennessee
Private Abraham (Asa) Webb Hill	Liberated Mexico August 1843. Reached New Orleans 15^th August 1843 and Galvaston 20^th August 1843. White Bean	Fayette	North Carolina
Private John Christopher Columbus Hill	Youngest boy in Battle of Mier; adopted by Ampudia. Retained at Matamoros, later marched to Mexico City via Tampico & adopted by Santa Anna. Lived in Mexico.	Fayette	Georgia
Private Jeffrey Barksdale Hill	Wounded in right thigh at Mier. Liberated Perote Castle 18^th October 1843. Left for home 19^th October 1843.	Fayette	Georgia
Private Donald Smith	Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Released to British Prime Minister 14^th March 1844. Reached New Orleans 29^th March 1844.	Bastrop	Scotland
Private John H. Nealy	Left in the mountains 18^th February 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Austin	South Carolina
	Total 51 In the Bttle of Mier
CAMP GUARD
Private W. Allen	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Travis
Privte M. Ambrose	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
4^th Sgt. Oliver Buckman	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Bastrop
Private Theodore Bissell	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Travis	Connecticut
Private Henry Clark	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Refugio
Private David Hudson	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private William S. Holton	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Bastrop	Pennsylvania
Private Edward Martin	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private E.A. Vincent	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
	Total 60…. Rank & File Company B
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CAPTAIN JOHN GOODLOW WARREN PIERSON’S COMPANY C
Cptin John Goodlow Warren Pierson.	Left in hospital at Santiago 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Montgomer	Illinois
1^st Sgt. Peter Maxwell	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Liberty	Illinois
Private Anthony W Alexander	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Ohio
Private Ransome P. Boswell	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Georgia
Private Jacob J. Humphries	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Tennessee
Private William H. Moore (Talking Bill)	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately	Milam	Canada
Private Samuel C. McFall	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Missouri
Private William J. Runyan	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Sabine	Georgia
Private Daniel C. Sullivan	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Missouri
Private Thomas A. Thompson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Milam	Kentucky
Private John Bideler	Wounded at Mier. Escaped from the hospital, 20^th December 1842	Milam	Pennsylvania
Private James O. Rice	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Escaped from the hospital 20^th January 1843.	Travis	South Carolina
Private Whitfield Chalk	Escaped from Mier by concealing himself before the surrender 26^th December 1842.	Milam	North Carolina
Private Caleb St.Clare	Escaped from Mier by concealing himself before the surrender 26^th December 1842	Gonzales	New York
Private William Oldham	Escaped from the mountains March 1843 and reached Texas Further Details	Milam	Virginia
Private Wiley Martin Jones	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844 and reached Texas. White Bean	Milam	Alabama
Private Robert N. Harris	Shot at the Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Travis	Mississipi
Private Christopher M. Roberts	Shot at the Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Milam	Tennessee
Orderly Sgt. Jasper Newton Thompson	Shot at the Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Milam	Tennessee
Private Francis (Frank) Hughes	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Left at Matamoros 14^th January 1843 and released with the main body 16^th September 1844 and returned home from there.	Milam	Pennsylvania
Private William Y. Scott	Wounded in Battle of Mier and left at Matamoros14th January 1943. Released there on 16^th September 1844 and returned home from there.	Milam	Georgia
Private Elija R. Porter	Died in Hospital at Mexico City 24^th August 1843	Milam	Tennessee
Private John Lyons	Killed in charge of the guard at Salada 11^th February 1843	Milam	Ireland
	Total 23 in Battle of Mier
CAMP GUARD
Private Jessee Yocom	Killed, accidently 23^rd December 1842
Private Thomas Oldham	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Milam
Private George Bernard Erath	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Milam	Austria
Private John Owens	Left on guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842		Pennsylvania
	Total 27 Rank & File comprising Company C
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CAPTAIN CLAUDIUS BUSTER’S COMPANY D
Captain Claudius Buster	After escape at Salado; recaptured on the Rio Grande 30-40 miles above Larado in Feb – late March 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Kentucky
Private Daniel F. Barney	Remained with the Mexicans at Salado 11^th February 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. Did not return home immediately.	Washington	Kentucky
Private James H. Calvert	Left in mountains 15^th February 1843; recaptured near the Rio Grande and taken to San Fernando and then to Monterrey and Santillo. Liberated at Perote Castle, Mexico 16^th September 1844.		Tennessee
Private Leonidas D.F. Edwards (boy)	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844.	Washington	Tennessee
Private Charles Hensley	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Tennessee
Private William Kaigler	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Béxar	Georgia
Private William E. Millon	Left in hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Harris	Virginia
Private D. McCutchan	Sick at Matamoros. Mrched from there via Tampico to Mexico City. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Tennessee
Private David Overton	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Brazos	Mississippi
Private John Toops	After escape at Salado, was recaptured on the Rio Grande some 30-40 miles above Larado in the late Feb. – early March 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Ohio
Private John D. Watkins (Alias Watts)	Left in Santiago Hospital 12^th September 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Washington	Louisiana
Private James Young	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Brazorio	New York
Private C. Armstrong	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844 at Perote Castle	Washington	Tennessee
Private George Bush	Remained in Mexico after the break at Salado 11^th February 1843. Escaped 23^rd August 1844 while hauling rocks from near Perote.	Washington	Canada
1^st Sgt. Edward Y. Keene	Wounded at Mier; marched from Matamoros via Tampico to Mexico City. Escaped from Perote Castle Mexico 25^th Mrch 1844 White Bean	Washington	Kentucky
2^nd Sgt. Thomas S. Smith	Escaped Perote Castle 25^th March 1844 and reached Texas. White Bean	Washington	Maryland
Private Richard Keene	Remained with Mexicans at Salado 11^th February 1843. Escaped Perote Castle 25^th March 1844 White Bean	Washington	Kentucky
Private Robert M. Crawford	Escaped Tacubaya Mexico 25^th August 1843 and reached New Orleans. White Bean	Victoria	South Carolina
Private Campbell Davis	Died 16^th February 1844 from overdose laudnum at Castle of Perote	Washington	Tennessee
Private Daniel R. Hallowell	Remained with Mexicans after the break out at Salado. Died Perote 11^th December 1843.		Tennessee
Private William Mitchell	After escape at Salado & recapture; died at Benado from drinking too freely of water 25^th February 1843.	Washington	Missouri
Doctor Robert Fox Brenham	Killed in escape from Salado 11^th February 1843	Travis	Kentucky
Private Lorenzo D. Rice	Killed in charge, on guard Salado 11^th February 1843	Béxar	Maryland
Private Stanley Lockerman	Mortally wounded in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Colorado
Private R.P. Bassett	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Washington	Kentucky
Private John Dixon	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Harrison	Indiana
Private William J. Hobson	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Gonzales	Kentucky
Private William A. Jackson	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Harris	Ireland
Private John E. Jones	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Harris	England
Private James Masterson Ogden	Shot at the Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Travis	Virginia
	Total 31 In the Battle of Mier
CAMP GUARD
1^st Lieut. Warren G. Wilkinson	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Washington
Private William R. Hensley	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842	Washington	Tennessee
Private Thomas J. Ransom	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842
Major William McQueen	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842
Private A. Furman	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842
Major Joseph E. Vaughn	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842
Milton Hicks	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842
Private Gabriel Smith	Sick at time of Battle of Mier 25^th December 1842	Travis	Connecticut
Private Archibald Hyde	Left on guard on the Rio Guard 25^th December 1842
Private George William Bonnell	On special assignment 25^th December 1842. Joined camp guard. Killed on the Rio Grande by Mexican Troups 27^th December 1842.	Travis	New York
Doctor Robert H. Watson	Lost from the advancing Column, by attempting to descend the life boat, consequently returned to camp missing the engagement to his regret 25^th December 1842. On special assignment.	Houston
Private John L. Hackstaff	On special assignment. Joined Camp Guard.
	Total 43 Rank & File in Company D
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM RYON’S COMPANY E
Captain William M. Ryon	Received slight head wound in Battle of Mier. Liberated from Perote Castle 24^th August 1844	Fort Bend	Kentucky
2^nd Sgt. Andrew Jackson Roark	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Tennessee
3^rd Sgt. William H.H. Frensly	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844, recaptured. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Tennessee
4^th Sgt. Stephen H. Barney jnr.	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Vermont
Private Alexander Armstrong	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Louisiana
Private David Allen	Wounded at Mier; later removed to Matamoros; marched from there to Mexico via Tampico. Left in hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843 Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Harris	Connecticut
Private Gordon Russell Brush (boy)	Left at Matamoros when prisoners marched inland; later marched via Tampico to Mexico City. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	New York
Private John E. Dusenbury	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844 and did not return home immediatley.	Harris	New York
Private William Kinchen Davis	Wounded in left hand in Battle of Mier. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Alabama
2^nd Quarter Master Fenton M. Gibson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Georgia
Private S. Kelly	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Connecticut
Private John Lacy	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Galvaston	Ireland
Private Michael Robert Pilley	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Harris	England
Private E.H. Pitts	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Georgia
Doctor William M. Shepherd	Detailed 26^th December 1842 as Surgeon. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Liberty	Virginia
Private Ezekial Smith	Sick at Matamoros. Marched via Tampico to Mexico City. Left in hospital at Santiago 12^th September 1843.	Gonzales	Virginia
Private John A Sansberry	Lost an eye & a leg on the break at Salado. Left in hospital at San Luis Protos 10^th April 1843. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Kentucky
Private Willis Copeland	Escaped from Tacubaya 29^th July 1843; recaptured near the Rio Grande. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Narogdoches	Virginia
Private Theodore Dwight Maltby	Received severe head wound in Battle of Mier. Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Later moved to Puebla and was sick there when Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844. But was left behind at hospital in Puebla, later went to New Orleans	Fort Bend	Connecticut
Private Frederick Whitehurst	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend
Private Henry Woodland	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Harris	Indianna
Private William F. Wilson	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Liberty	Virginia
Private Francis Rily	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Ireland
Private Homer Virgil Morrell	Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Georgia
Private Stephen Goodman	Escaped from Perote Castle 25^th March 1844, recaptured, Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Fort Bend	Alabama
Private Henry H. Roberts	Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843, Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844	Harris	North Carolina
1st Lieut. John M. Shipman	Died Mexico Hospital 21st May 1843	Fort Bend	Missouri
Private James Burk	Died in hospital in Perote 20^th February 1844	Fort Bend	Ohio
Private Barney W. Bryant	Died of pneumonia at Saltillo 9^th March 1843	Fort Bend
Private Robert S. Beard	Died San Louis Potisi 8^th April 1843	Fort Bend	Missouri
Private William H. Beard	Died at hospital Santiago 23^rd July 1843	Fort Bend	Missouri
Private A.F. Burass	Died in Hospital in Perote 6^th December 1843	Austin	Kentucky
Private Samuel P. Bennett	Died in hospital in Perote 7^th December 1843	Austin	Tennessee
Private John C. Grosjean	Died in hospital at Perote 20^th December 1843		France
Private Zed Island	Died in hospital in Perote 16^th October 1843	Béxar	Germany
Private William Morris	Died in hospital in Mexico City 1843	Fort Bend	Louisianna
Private Owen N. Reuben Willis	Left in hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Died there 16^th September 1843		Tennessee
Private Samuel McDade	Died at Nueva Reynosa of illness after 5^th January 1843	Fort Bend
Private James S. White	Died in Perote Hospital 28^th November 1843		Pennsylvania
Private Wyatt Hanks Kuykendall	Killed in Battle of Mier 26^th December 1842	Fort Bend	Tennessee
2^nd Lieut. George B. Crittenden	Graduated West Point Military Acadamy 1832; left sick at Matamoros; marched from there via Tampico to Mexico City; Santa Anna agreed on 15^th March 1843 to liberate him, but it was not until about 21-22^nd April that the order could be carried out.	Fort Bend	Kentucky
1^st Sgt. Robert G. Walters	Left in Hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843 and liberated in Mexico City 12^th February 1844	Fort Bend	South Carolina
Private Robert Harper Beal	Wounded in Battle of Mier, escaped from hospital at Mier 20^th December 1842	Fort Bend	District of Columbia
Private Patrick H. Daugherty	Escaped from Tacubaya while at work 1843; reached New Orleans White Bean		Ireland
Private John Fitzgerald	Escaped from Powder Mill Prison Mexico 25^th August 1843. White Bean	Fort Bend	Ireland
Private D.H. Gratis	Wounded at Mier; moved to Motamoros; marched from there via Tampaco to Mexico City. Escaped from Powder Mill Prison 30^th July 1843 and arrived New Orleans. White Bean	Travis	Alabama
Private Malcolm Harris McCauley	Left wounded in Battle of Mier. Died of wounds at Matamoros 14^th July 1843.	Harris	Scotland
Private George B. Pilant	Wounded in Battle of Mier. Escaped from Mier hospital on 20^th January 1843.	Fort Bend	Tennessee
Private William D. Cody	After escape at Salado, left in the mountains supposed to have died February 1843.	Austin	Georgia
Private Sanford Rice	After escape at Salado, left in the mountains supposed to have died February 1843.	Harris	New York
Private Edward E. Este	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Harris	New Jersey
Private Thomas L. Jones	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Travis	Kentucky
Private William H. Rowan	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Fort Bend	Georgia
Private James N. Torry	Shot Salado 25^th March 1843 Black Bean	Harris	Connecticut
	Total 54 Rank & File in Battle of Mier
CAMP GUARD
Private Moses Kiykendall	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private Ralph Gilpin	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private Edward Brown	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Fort Bend	Florida
Private Z. Lucas	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private J. Buckhannon	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842	Montgomery	Georgia
Private William E. Dressler	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
Private Schneider	Left on Guard on the Rio Grande 25^th December 1842
	Total 61 Rank & File in Company E
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CAPTAIN CHARLES KELLER REECE’S COMPANY F
Captain Charles Keller Reece	Joined Mexican troups at Salada, taking horse, gun & ammunition. Escaped from Perote Castle 2^nd July 1843 arriving in New Orleans. White Bean	Brazoria	Kentuck
1^st Sgt. John R. Johnson	Escaped from Perote Castle 2^nd July 1843 arriving in New Orleans. White Bean	Béxar	Virginia
Private Daniel Drake Henrie	Escaped from Perote Castle 2^nd July 1843 and reached Texas. White Bean
Private William Moore	Escaped from Perote 25^th March 1844 White Bean Captured. Liberated from Mexico 16^th September 1844 and reached Texas	Fort Bend	Missouri
Private James Charles Wilson	Born 21-8-1818. Left sick at Matamoros; marched from there via Tampico to Mexico City. Escaped from Powder Mill Prison 30^th July 1843. White Bean	Brazoria	Yorkshire England
1^st. Lieut. Charles A. Clark	Joined the Mexican Troups at Salada 11^th February 1843. Liberated Perote Castle 22^nd August 1843	Brazoria	Louisiana
Private Orlando C. Phelps (boy)	Liberated Mexico City 26^th April 1843	Brazoria	Mississipi
Private William Erwin Reece (boy)	Joined the Mexican Troups at Salado. Liberated at Tacubaya 15^th March 1843 at the request of General Ampudia	Brazoria	Kentucky
Doctor John J. Sonnickson	Liberated Mexico 1843	Brazoria	New Jersey
Private William Preston Stapp	Liberated Perote Castle 16^th May 1844	Jackson	Kentucky
2^nd Lieut. Freeman W. Douglas	Released 16^th September 1844 and did not return home immediately	Brazoria	Georgia
Private William Attwood	Released 16^th September 1844 and did not return home immediately	Brazoria	Frome SOM. England
Private H.E. Beasly	Left in hospital at Santiago 12^th September 1843. Released 16^th September 1844	Brazoria	North Carolina
Private John Bates Berry	Released 16^th September 1844	Bastrop	Indianna
Private Benjamin Zachariah Boone	Released 16^th September 1844	Matagorda	Missouri
Private Henry Bridger	Left in hospital Santiago 12^th September 1843. Released 16^th September 1844	Gonzales	Pennsylvania
Private George Wilson Clarke	Released 16^th September 1844	Jackson	Missouri
Private Thomas Davis	Released 16^th September 1844	Washington	New York
Private John Harvey	Released 16^th September 1844	Brazoria	Kentucky
Private Henry Journeau	Released 16^th September 1844	Matagorda	New York
Private Samuel C. Lyon	Sailing Master. Released 16^th September 1844	Brazoria	England
Private John Himes Livergood	Released 16^th September 1844	Jackson	Pennsylvania
Private Joseph F. Smith	Released 16^th September 1844, left Vera Cruz 11^th October 1844 on the "W.J. Huntington" for New Orleans	Refugio	Kentucky
Private Charles McLaughlin	Draftsman. Released 16^th September 1844	Harris	England
Private T.J. Sensebaugh	Released 16^th September 1844	Washington	Tennessee
Private William N. Van Dyke	Released 16^th September 1844	Jackson	South Carolina
Private Isaac K. Zumwalt	Released 16^th September 1844	Jackson