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SOME RUSK COUNTIANS WHO WORE THE GRAY
About 1910 Sid S. Johnson wrote a book titled "TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY." The
following biographical sketches of some Rusk County residents are reprinted from
this old and rare book.
E. H. W. PARKER
E. H. W. Parker was born Feb. 9, 1842, in the State of Georgia and settled
in Rusk county, Texas in December, 1851. Enlisted in company A, 17th Texas
Cavalry, at Jamestown, Texas, and served three and a half years in the TransMississippi
department with distinguished gallantry until the surrender in May
1865. He escaped when his command surrendered at Arkansas Post on January 11,
1863, but enough of his command escaped to make up eight companies in its reorganization,
known as the 17th Texas Consolidated regiment. He participated in
the following battles: Arkansas Post, Ark., Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Marksville
and Yellow Bayou, and was in the campaigns of his command until the surrender in
May 1865. In July 1863, young Parker was made ensign of his regiment and gallantly
carried the flag to the close of the war. He now has in his possession the
same flag and proposes to hand it down to his children when he is called to the
final roll on high. Rev. Parker is a prominent Baptist minister and has served
many important charges with piety and great ability. In January 25, 1866, he
was married to Miss M. A. Little, whose father died at Little Rock, Ark., in
1862. He has three children. Wm. H. Parker of the Cotton Belt is a son.
JOHN R, MORRIS
John Robertson Morris was born in Coosa county, Ala., June 7, 1842, and
removed to Texas with his parents in February 1847, and settled in Rusk County.
Entered the Confederate service in the company of Capt. Foscue in 1861, then in
company B, 14th Texas dismounted cavalry, composing one of the requirements of
Ector's Texas brigade in the Army of Northern Tennessee. Was with Bragg in the
Kentucky raid, Murfresboro, with Joe Johnston in the Georgia campaign, and at
Spanish Fort. During Hood's return from the fatal battle of Ranklin and his retreat
from Nashville, young Morris was conspicuous as a gallant soldier. Ector's
brigade was a part of the force of Gen. Pat. Cleburn's division, and he was with
his command during the great struggles in which the contending forces made their
regiments worthy of the cause for which they fought. He has been married twice,
first Miss Martha A. Pinkerton, the second, Miss Ellen Ford. A gallant Confederate
soldier, a prominent farmer and leading citizens of this county. He lives
East of Tyler.
SOLOMON LASSETER
Solomon Lasseter, born in Griffin, GA., Sept. 18, 1844, and removed to
Texas in 1854. Enlisted at Pine Hill, Rusk county, Texas, in company C, 1st
Texas infantry, being one of the regiments that composed Hood's Texas Brigade
in the Army of Northern Virginia, hence saw much active fighting. He participated
in the battles of his brigade from Yorktown to Chickamauga (except
Chancellorsville) and in the last mentioned battle was seriously wounded and
sent to Griffin, Georgia hospital, until his recovery. Occupying the store
house his father, Dr. Lasseter, had done business in before his removal to Texas.
EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS SPRING VOL. 6
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East Texas Genealogical Society. East Texas Family Records, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1982, periodical, Spring 1982; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38050/m1/46/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting East Texas Genealogical Society.