Ray, David, Papers 1859-1879

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Ray, David, Papers 1859-1879

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02342/02342-P.html

The David M. Ray Papers, 1859-1879,mainly comprise handwritten letters from Ray to his mother and sister Martha,discussing his activities as a soldier in the Confederate Army.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Ray, David

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Born in Kentucky, David M. Ray (1840-1907) was the second of eight children to Zachariah Ray and Elizabeth A. Miller, daughter of prominent Baptist minister Reverend David Miller. When Ray was twelve, his family moved to Grayson County, Texas. At twenty, he decided to study medicine under Dr. William P. Head of Kentucky Town. Before Ray completed his studies, the Civil War broke out, and he joined the Confederate Army as a private in the 16th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted). ...

Ray family.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 16th.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 16th. Company G.

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