Chilton, Frank B., Papers, 1890, 1906-1911, undated

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Chilton, Frank B., Papers, 1890, 1906-1911, undated

Photostats, photocopies, and original correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed materials comprise the Frank B. Chilton Papers, 1890, 1906-1911, undated.

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Chilton, Frank B., 1845-1926

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Born in Marion, Alabama, Frank Bowden Chilton (1845-1926) was the son of Reverend Thomas and Louisa Chilton. In 1851, he moved with his family to Houston, Texas, relocating two years later to Montgomery, Texas. During the Civil War, Chilton enlisted in Hood’s Brigade, Company H of the 4th Texas Regiment in the Confederate Army. Because of his youth, he was discharged from the regiment. Following the war, he passed the Texas State Bar and settled in Marlin, Texas. Chilton married fou...

Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade

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During the Civil War, Hood's Texas Brigade of the Confederate Army organized on October 22, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia, under the command of Brig. Gen. Louis T. Wigfall with the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas Infantry Regiments. Several other regiments and companies were attached to the Brigade over the next year, with only the Third Arkansas Infantry staying until the end of the war. Col. John Bell Hood commanded the Fourth Texas Regiment until Wigfall resigned in Febr...