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Military Veteran
Waul's Texas Legion Member
A legion is a military unit composed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery components. Waul's Texas Legion, the only true legion of Texas troops in the Confederate States army, was raised in and around Brenham in spring of 1862 by Thomas Neville Waul. It originally consisted of twelve companies of infantry, six companies of cavalry, and a six-gun battery of field artillery with a total complement of 2,000 men. The first infantry battalion was originally commanded by Lt. Col. Barnard Timmons and the second by Lt. Col. James Wrigley. The cavalry battalion was first led by Lt. Col. Leonodias Willis and the artillery battery by Capt. William Edgar. In June 1862Capt. Wickelid's Co. D was formed primarily of Austin County citizens of German birth. The "Muster Roll" is included in this section of Austin County Civil War veterans.
Roster of Company C, 1st Battalion Infantry, Waul’s Texas Legion https://wendishresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/topics/civil-war/2021-01-18-Company-C-Roster.pdf |