Peticolas, A.B. (Alfred Brown), 1838-1915

Sergeant of the Fourth Texas Mounted Volunteers, Company C; served in the Sibley Brigade during the Civil War. Later became a lawyer and judge in Victoria, Texas.

From the description of Civil War Diary, 1862-1863. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38150080

Sargeant in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

From the description of A.B. Peticolas diaries. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 37473343

Born to Julius Adolphus Peticolas and Mildred Warner Brown in Richmond, Virginia, Alfred Brown (A. B.) Peticolas (1838-1915) studied in Petersburg before moving to Amherst, where he established a school and began studying law. After receiving his law license in 1859, Peticolas moved to Victoria, Texas, and enlisted in Company C of the 4th regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers during the Civil War. Following the war, he returned to his law practice and married Mary Dunbar in 1866. A year later, his wife and infant daughter died of yellow fever, though in 1869 he married Marion Goodwin, with whom he had three sons. In addition to his law practice, Peticolas edited the Victoria Advocate and sketched many drawings of Texas scenery and architecture in Victoria.

Source:

Curlee, Kendall. Peticolas, Alfred Brown. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed August 1, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe78 .

From the guide to the Peticolas, A. B. Papers, 1842-1914, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born to Julius Adolphus Peticolas and Mildred Warner Brown in Richmond, Virginia, Alfred Brown (A. B.) Peticolas (1838-1915) studied in Petersburg before moving to Amherst, where he established a school and began studying law.

After receiving his law license in 1859, Peticolas moved to Victoria, Texas, and enlisted in Company C of the 4th regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers during the Civil War. Following the war, he returned to his law practice and married Mary Dunbar in 1866. A year later, his wife and infant daughter died of yellow fever, though in 1869 he married Marion Goodwin, with whom he had three sons. In addition to his law practice, Peticolas edited the Victoria Advocate and sketched many drawings of Texas scenery and architecture in Victoria.

From the description of Peticolas, A. B., Papers, 1842-1914 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 754955738