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Dr. John Frederick
DeBardeleben
4th Texas Cavalry, Company B
Personal:
Son of John Ferdinand DeBardeleben and Clarissa
Lucinda Wooten. Born 5 July, 1828 at Blackstock, Chester County, South Carolina. Was living
at Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, Texas at the time of the war. Died 3
September, 1876 at Cedar Creek. Gravesite is located at the Upper
Creek Cemetery in Cedar Creek, Texas.
Married to Mary Catherine Murchison on 5 April,
1858. Children: Ada, John, William, Kenneth, Lily, Frederick, Mary,
Minnie, Clarissa and Chester
Military:
| March 22, 1862 |
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Enlisted in the 17th Texas Infantry as a
private |
| April 4, 1862 |
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Stationed at Camp Terry, Texas |
| November 2, 1863 |
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Stationed at Camp Liberty, Texas |
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Transferred to 4th Texas Cavalry -
elected Surgeon |
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Participated in some battles in the
"Trans-Mississippi" area: Louisiana and Mississippi. |
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As a "side-note" - John Frederick's widow
did not apply for her widow's pension until she was over 90 (in 1928) |
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John Frederick was the brother of two
other DeBardeleben's in the service of the CSA - Richard K. DeBardeleben
and Arthur Alexander DeBardeleben |
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