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William Anderson Penn
PENN, W ILLIAM A Married GREENAWALT, SARAH E SANGAMON 05/06/1852
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1860 PENN WILLIAM A.
Dallas County TX 385 Cedar Hill P. O.
Federal Population Schedule TX
1860 Federal Census Index TX39180783
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William A. Penn (First_Last)
Regiment Name 6 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name W. A./Penn
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 28
Photocopy on file
CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS
6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's)
6th Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment] was organized with 1,150men at Dallas, Texas, in September, 1861. Many of the men were fromDallas, McKinney, Waco, Austin, and Lancaster, and Bell County. The unitskirmished in the Indian Territory, fought at Elkhorn Tavern, then movedwast of the Mississippi River. It contained 803 effectives in the springof 1862 and was dismounted during the battles at Corinth and HatchieBridge. Here the regiment reported 148 killed, wounded, or missing.Assigned to Ross' Brigade, it served with the Army of Tennessee duringthe Atlanta Campaign, was active in Tennessee, and ended the war inMississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and EastLouisiana. The field officers were Colonels Lawrence S. Ross, B. WarrenStone, and Jack Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Griffith and PeterF. Ross; and Robert M. White and Stephen B. Wilson.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
about William A. Penn
Name: William A. Penn
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Texas
Regiment Name: 6 Texas Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's)
COMPANY: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: W. A./Penn
Film Number: M227 roll 28
Source Information:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Originaldata: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System,online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
CIVIL WAR RECORD OF WILLIAM A. PENN
William A. Penn served in Company C of the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment
(also called the 2nd Regiment) which was or ganized with 1,150 men at
Dallas, Texas in September, 1861. Men from Dallas, McKinney, Waco,
Austin, Lancaster and Bell County formed the regiment. Contai ning over
eight hundred effectives in the spring of 1862, the unit skirmished in
the Indian Territory, fought at Elkhorn Tavern, then moved east of the
Mississippi River. By the summer of 1862 William Penn transferred to
Company H of Waul's Texas Legion. Containing a cavalry battalion and an
infantry regi ment, the legion did not serve as one command.
Perhaps anxious about his fate, William drafted his last will and
testament in February of 1863. In the docu ment he identified himself as a
farmer, "being in good health, and of sound a nd disposing memory". He
bequeathed all of his property, "both personal and m ixed", to his
"beloved wife Sarah Elizabeth Penn". In the event of her death, he
stipulated that assets of his estate would be inherited by their
childr en: John Wesley, James William, Robert Gilmore and Nancy Ann.
As a member of C . C. Stone's Texas Cavalry, William was captured at Port
Hudson, Louisiana on June 14, 1863, just four months after he had
composed his will. He became a prisoner of war. Although the date of his
dismissal is not recorded, William did return to combat. He served as a
private of Company C, Chisum's Regiment, Lane's Brigade, Texas Cavalry.
On October 22, 1864, he was killed in action at Hurricane Creek, near
Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Dallas Weekly Herald recorded his death:
The deceased was born on the 18th day of August, 1829, in the county of
St. Clair, State of Illinois, and emigrated to Texas in the year 1858
(sic).
When the tocasin (sic) of war was sounded and his beloved South called
its gallant sons to rally to its defense (sic), he promptly responded. He
tore himself from his wife and little children and volunteered in the
re giment organized by Col. B. Warren Stone.
At the battle of Donaldsonville, La. , June 15th, 1863, he was taken
prisoner. Exchanged soon after, he served for the army of Virginia until
an opportunity offered itself to return to his re giment. He participated
in the victories gained last Spring by our gallant ar my in Louisiana, and
distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry. At the b attle at
Hurricane Creek, when the order to charge was given, he was in the f ront
rank and fell pierced by several bullets.
He was beloved by his comrade s, highly esteemed by the officers for his
manly virtures, his devotion to hi s duties, and for his gallant conduct.
His memory will forever be cherished b y his regiment.
He was buried near the town of Benton, by the ladies from the
neighborhood of the battlefield, and many a tear fell on the grave of our
l amented friend and comrade, from the eyes of noble women, who although
strangers, lamented in him the loss of a noble soldier who sacrificed his
life in t he defence (sic) of their homes. A stone was erected over his
grave, with his name inscribed on the same, to show future generations
the last resting plac e of a gallant defender of the South and its
cherished institutions.
William Anderson Penn was captured June 14, 1863, 12 miles from Port
Hudson, LA.
P ort Hudson - Longest True Siege in American History
Walk along the six miles of trails at Port Hudson State Commemorative
Area and you'll be back in the tu rbulent days of the War Between the
States.
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From: David Fairchild
To: Gloria Tune Saunders
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: William Anderson Penn
Hi Gloria, I am sending you some things you don't have out of my Dad'sPenn family records. In this book Rosalie is spelled all one name but mygrandmother name is spelled Neomi, She went by Oma and Naoma is on hertombstone, sooo. By the way Aunt Rosie and Uncle Isaac Cooper are buriedin the Wheatland Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas
Saddle Story out of my Dad's book with update on date of death. WilliamAnderson Penn Born 13 August 1828, St Clair County Illinois, fought inBattle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, He was taken Prisoner Donaldsonville,Louisiana, 15 Jun 1863, Later Exchanged,
and Killed at Hurricane Creek, Arkansas, (some say by Indians), 22 Oct1864 Buried near Benton, Arkansas. His saddle was left at George AndrewPenn's, his nephew. George being the youngest son of brother JosephRollins Penn. This information was gleaned from the Penn family historyput together by the Penn family in the 1980,s and given to me before hisdeath by my father Lloyd Bentley Rawdon who's mother was Naoma CatherinePenn, daughter of John Wesley Penn born 9 July 1853.
I don't have the Cedar Hill Book. Will have to order it I guess. I havesome more on William Anderson.
Will Send Later. Lloyd Ann
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