Sidney H. Lister

1832 - 1898  (65 years)

• Name	Sidney H. Lister  [1]
  Born	11 Dec 1832  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1898	San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Buried	McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Biography, from FindAGrave Husband of Roxanna Mathews Lister. Sidney served in the civil war. He was assigned to Co. C, 27 Texas Cavalry(Whitfields Legion, 1 Texas Legion). He enlisted on April April 15, 1862. He enlisted at Shelbyville. He was under the command of Capt. John H Broocks. 27th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Texas Legion] was organized during the spring of 1862 using Whitfield's 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were recruited at Daingerfield, Clarksville, and Paris, and in Titus County. After fighting at Elkhorn Tavern as a battalion, only 9 officers and 111 men were present. The unit moved east of the Mississippi River and was dismounted. It then fought at Iuka and Corinth and during the fall was remounted. Later it saw action in Mississippi, was assigned to Ross' Brigade, took part in the Atlanta and Tennessee Campaigns, then returned to Mississippi. This regiment was organized with 1,007 officers and men, lost twenty-two percent of the 460 engaged at Iuka, and surrendered only a handful on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John W. Whitfield and Edwin R. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Broocks, and Majors Cyrus K. Holman and John T. Whitfield Memorial created by Phil R. Johnson
  Person ID	I44319	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2013

  
  

  Family	Roxanna "Roxie" Mathews,   b. 4 Apr 1846, Alabama ,   d. 20 Feb 1921, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F13151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 7 May 1898 - San Augustine County, Texas Buried - - McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 53624673 (Reliability: 3).