Henry Watson Letters

Collection

Identifier: A-0140

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Civil War letters from Watson, Rusk County soldier, to his parents and sister while serving in the Texas Cavalry. Also include service records, receipt for a gun, and a pension application. This is a collection of photocopied material.

Dates

1861-1864

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical or Historical Information

Henry Watson was born c.1839 in Panola County, Texas to William and Nancy Barcenia (Lindsey) Watson. They lived in the Holland Quarters Community of Panola County, on land granted to Nancy's mother Catherine Lindsey when she migrated to Texas in the spring of 1836.

Henry enlisted as a Private in Company F, 10th Texas Calvary (Locke's Regiment) on September 25, 1861 in Quitman, TX. He served honorably and was discharged, but never returned home. As he had written letters home under the adverse conditions of war, it stands to reason that , if he had not died after mustering out of the army, he would certainly have written to his family in the years to follow.

(Knight, Marylee Watson "Watson Civil War Letters." Henry Watson Letters control file, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Tx.)