NEWMAN, THOMAS
(1837~1916)
Thomas Newman was born in Norway in 1837. He came to Texas in 1858 and worked as a merchant and fisherman.
On October 13, 1861, Newman enlisted at Bolivar Point in Company F, 26th Texas Cavalry (Debray's Regiment, Davis's Mounted Battalion). He was transferred to Company G on June 15, 1862.
The 26th Texas Cavalry was considered to be one of the most disciplined regiments in Confederacy. The regiment was assigned to the Rio Grande area and later took part in the Red River Campaign. According to Special Order No. 98 on January 8, 1863, Newman was detached from the 26th Texas Cavalry on board the Harriet Lane.
The Harriet Lane was a United States revenue cutter before the Civil War. Once the War began, it served as a gunboat enforcing the Union blockade of Confederate ports. In 1862 it was transferred to the coast of Virginia as the flagship for Commander David Dixon Porter's fleet of mortar schooners and took several prizes before serving at the Union taking of Galveston. The USS Harriet Lane was captured during the retaking of Galveston by Confederate forces and partially damaged. After its capture, the Harriet Lane was employed by the Confederate Army in Texas waters.
In early 1864, she was sold and converted to a blockade runner and renamed Lavina. It is unclear whether Newman stayed with the ship as he does not appear on any muster rolls for the 26th after February 28, 1863.
Following the War, he lived in Galveston as a fisherman. He was admitted to the Confederate Men's Home on June 14, 1910. He died on February 23, 1916
(1837~1916)
Thomas Newman was born in Norway in 1837. He came to Texas in 1858 and worked as a merchant and fisherman.
On October 13, 1861, Newman enlisted at Bolivar Point in Company F, 26th Texas Cavalry (Debray's Regiment, Davis's Mounted Battalion). He was transferred to Company G on June 15, 1862.
The 26th Texas Cavalry was considered to be one of the most disciplined regiments in Confederacy. The regiment was assigned to the Rio Grande area and later took part in the Red River Campaign. According to Special Order No. 98 on January 8, 1863, Newman was detached from the 26th Texas Cavalry on board the Harriet Lane.
The Harriet Lane was a United States revenue cutter before the Civil War. Once the War began, it served as a gunboat enforcing the Union blockade of Confederate ports. In 1862 it was transferred to the coast of Virginia as the flagship for Commander David Dixon Porter's fleet of mortar schooners and took several prizes before serving at the Union taking of Galveston. The USS Harriet Lane was captured during the retaking of Galveston by Confederate forces and partially damaged. After its capture, the Harriet Lane was employed by the Confederate Army in Texas waters.
In early 1864, she was sold and converted to a blockade runner and renamed Lavina. It is unclear whether Newman stayed with the ship as he does not appear on any muster rolls for the 26th after February 28, 1863.
Following the War, he lived in Galveston as a fisherman. He was admitted to the Confederate Men's Home on June 14, 1910. He died on February 23, 1916
NEWMAN, THOMAS
(1837~1916)
Thomas Newman was born in Norway in 1837. He came to Texas in 1858 and worked as a merchant and fisherman.
On October 13, 1861, Newman enlisted at Bolivar Point in Company F, 26th Texas Cavalry (Debray's Regiment, Davis's Mounted Battalion). He was transferred to Company G on June 15, 1862.
The 26th Texas Cavalry was considered to be one of the most disciplined regiments in Confederacy. The regiment was assigned to the Rio Grande area and later took part in the Red River Campaign. According to Special Order No. 98 on January 8, 1863, Newman was detached from the 26th Texas Cavalry on board the Harriet Lane.
The Harriet Lane was a United States revenue cutter before the Civil War. Once the War began, it served as a gunboat enforcing the Union blockade of Confederate ports. In 1862 it was transferred to the coast of Virginia as the flagship for Commander David Dixon Porter's fleet of mortar schooners and took several prizes before serving at the Union taking of Galveston. The USS Harriet Lane was captured during the retaking of Galveston by Confederate forces and partially damaged. After its capture, the Harriet Lane was employed by the Confederate Army in Texas waters.
In early 1864, she was sold and converted to a blockade runner and renamed Lavina. It is unclear whether Newman stayed with the ship as he does not appear on any muster rolls for the 26th after February 28, 1863.
Following the War, he lived in Galveston as a fisherman. He was admitted to the Confederate Men's Home on June 14, 1910. He died on February 23, 1916
(1837~1916)
Thomas Newman was born in Norway in 1837. He came to Texas in 1858 and worked as a merchant and fisherman.
On October 13, 1861, Newman enlisted at Bolivar Point in Company F, 26th Texas Cavalry (Debray's Regiment, Davis's Mounted Battalion). He was transferred to Company G on June 15, 1862.
The 26th Texas Cavalry was considered to be one of the most disciplined regiments in Confederacy. The regiment was assigned to the Rio Grande area and later took part in the Red River Campaign. According to Special Order No. 98 on January 8, 1863, Newman was detached from the 26th Texas Cavalry on board the Harriet Lane.
The Harriet Lane was a United States revenue cutter before the Civil War. Once the War began, it served as a gunboat enforcing the Union blockade of Confederate ports. In 1862 it was transferred to the coast of Virginia as the flagship for Commander David Dixon Porter's fleet of mortar schooners and took several prizes before serving at the Union taking of Galveston. The USS Harriet Lane was captured during the retaking of Galveston by Confederate forces and partially damaged. After its capture, the Harriet Lane was employed by the Confederate Army in Texas waters.
In early 1864, she was sold and converted to a blockade runner and renamed Lavina. It is unclear whether Newman stayed with the ship as he does not appear on any muster rolls for the 26th after February 28, 1863.
Following the War, he lived in Galveston as a fisherman. He was admitted to the Confederate Men's Home on June 14, 1910. He died on February 23, 1916
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