Honey Grove Men Killed in the Civil War

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Allen, David Y. Born in 1820, he came to Texas in 1836, He died at Fort Washitaw in 1863. Pat Newhouse wrote in Lost, Abandoned, Family and Small Community Cemeteries that he and Newt Wright had a written agreement that if one died white at war, the other would bringhis body back home for burial. Mr. Wright brought Mr. Allen home and he is blieved buried at the Allen & Morgan Cemetery.

Allen, Henry C.  According to Fannin County Folks and Facts, Henry C. Allen was the son of John Turk and Cynthia Parrish Allen, early settlers of Honey Grove.  He enlisted in Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry.  After seeing considerable action and being taken prisoner and then exchanged to return to his regiment, he was injured on July 4, 1863 and died on July 24, 1863.

​Baker, W. B. (Billie Baker).  According to an article in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen of June 29, 1973, by Alma Braudrick, the third child of Mary Baker grew to manhood in Honey Grove and volunteered for Company F, 11th Texas Calvery, and in one battle a cannon severed his right leg.  A friend, James Witcher, got permission to move him to a hospital in Virginia and cared for him there, but pneumonia caused his death.

Ballinger, Henry C. According to an article in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen in 1938, Henry Ballinger, the second son of John Logan Ballinger, was killed in the Civil War.

Dailey, Oscar. According to an article in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen, January 14, 1938, Oscar, son of Dr. W. E. Dailey, was killed in the Civil War.

Davidson, David Logan. According to an article in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen, January 7, 1938, Mr. Davidson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, served with distinction, and made the supreme sacrifice while leading his company, Company C, in Moulton's Division, Polignac Brigade, Merrick's Battalion, in the battle of Mansfield, La., April 8, 1864. Capt. Davidson was buried in the Mansfield cemetery by his kinsman John L. Ballinger, and his friends, Joe Smith and Bill Anderson, all from Honey Grove, and near their captain during the battle. His grave is marked. They found his furlough in his pocket. He could have been at home, but knowing the battle was pending, remained at his post. When the Confederate Camp was organized in Honey Grove it was named "Logan Davidson Camp," a beautiful tribute to one of their comrades.

Gilmer, George A.  According to the Biographical Souvenir, George Gilmer, son of James Gilmer and Betsy Gilmer (later Walcott) died in March, 1862 at Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Gilmer, Thomas S.  According to the Biographical Souvenir, Thomas Gilmer, son of James Gilmer and Betsy Gilmer (later Walcott) died in March, 1862 at Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Gilmer, William M.  According to the Biographical Souvenir, William Gilmer, son of James Gilmer and Betsy Gilmer (later Walcott) died in October, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi. Per the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen, January 14, 1938, the younger daughter, Miss Puss Dailey married Will Gilmer in 1862, while he was home on furlough, he being a member of Company F (Nicholson) in the Texas Cavalry Confederates States service. While at home his regiment was ordered east of the Mississippi river, leaving a number of others on sick leave or furlough, and after some weeks they were ordered to assemble at Moore's Spring, near Paris, and prepare to join their regiment on the east side of the river, and while on that long march Will was taken sick at or near Jackson, Miss., and died.

Hobbs, Enos M. Buried in the Confederate Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He has a cenotaph marker in Oakwood Cemetery on the stone with his parents, Thomas and Mary Hobbs.

Lumpkins, A. J. Resident of Fannin County, Post Office Ladonia, in the 1860 Census. Enrolled in the 14th Brigade at Honey Grove on July 6, 1861. According to his Service Record, he was a Cook in Co. B, 1 Battalion Texas Sharp Shooters (Burnett's Batt'n), enrolling at Camp Jackson in Lamar County on August 1, 1862. Died at Gen. Hospital, Clinton, Louisiana, April 28 (or April 8), 1863).

Murrell, WIllis. According to an article about James C. Witcher in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen, January 21, 1938, Written by H. P. Allen, assisted by W. J. Erwin, Mr. Witcher enlisted in Company F (Nicholson Company) 11th Texas Cavalry. “His immediate friends who enisted with him were the three Gilmer boys, Mr. Underwood, Willis Murrell, Henry Allen. Mr. Witcher and Mr. Underwood were the only two out of the seven who survived the war.”