Civil War Veterans of Waco 92
In 1860, the legendary Sam Houston stood on the porch of our Masonic Hall in the downtown Square and gave a speech in which he begged Wacoans to vote against seceding from the United States. Unfortunately, their minds were already made up and an extraordinarily high number of our members went to fight in the Civil War. Many of them never returned. As we continue to explore and study the history of our lodge, we are always finding more men to add to this list. As of now, here are the members of Waco Lodge known to have fought in the American Civil War.
- Hiram Granbury(General, killed at Franklin)
- Sul Ross (General)
- Davis Gurley
- James Gurley
- Edward Gurley (General)
- William Herring
- Marcus Herring
- William Hancock
- Wiley Jones
- J.A. McMillin
- J.H. Mullins
- Jasper Miller
- J.W. Mann
- J.B. Puckett
- F.M. Ramsey
- J.J. Riddle
- Albert Chalmers
- Silas Landrum
- J.C. Pendleton
- Silas Polk
- Robert Nugent
- William Turner
- John H. Farmer
- Joel C. Daves(sp. unsure)
- Dr. James Willis
- F.M. Ramsey
- Thomas Kirkland
- Jesse McLendon
- Oscar J. Downs
- John West
- E.D. Ryan(died at Richmond)
- Seth Mills
- Champe McCulloch
- Dr. William E. Oakes(Union AND Confederate Veteran)
- William Oglesby
- Sid Olive
- John Sedwick
- Lehman Sanger
- James E. Sears
- Dr. John H. Sears
- Thomas Selman
- John Torbett
- Rufus Burleson
- John Street
- Herbert Sullivan
- Dr. William H. Wilkes
- John Pierson
- James Nowlin(killed at Ft. Donelson)
- Nicholas Battle
- George Erath
- E.A. McKenney
- Sion Trice
- James Davis
- Joseph Speight
- Burrell Kendrick
- Sherwood Owens
- Richard Coke (General)
- Thomas Harrison (General)
