Claunch and Stewart Families - Hackler, William Creed

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description
Birth	September 3, 1838

Death	February 17, 1916	Texas, United States	Texas

Burial	1916	Callisburg, Cooke County, Texas, USA	Liberty Hill Cemetery

Military Service	March 7, 1862	Battle of Pea Ridge	Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas

Military Service	August 10, 1861	Battle of Wilson’s Creek	Battle of Springfield, Missouri

Military Service	January 9, 1863	Battle of Hartville, Wright County, Missouri, USA	Battle of Hartville, Missouri

Military Service	April 26, 1863	Battle of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA	Battle of Cape Girardeau

Property		Cooke County, Texas, United States	Texas

Relation to the center person (Claunch, William Nathan) : second great granduncle

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Hackler, George	November 3, 1803	November 18, 1855
Mother	Boyer, Frances	October 1, 1810	October 20, 1872
Sister	Hackler, Sarah Elizabeth Jane	1835	1892
Sister	Hackler, Nancy Matilda	May 27, 1832	September 14, 1875
Brother	Hackler, Conrad M.	October 29, 1833	April 3, 1896
Brother	Hackler, Troy	January 15, 1836	May 5, 1906
	Hackler, William Creed	September 3, 1838	February 17, 1916
Brother	Hackler, Melville G.	September 23, 1843	November 27, 1921
Brother	Hackler, Wiley Reece	May 10, 1846	July 12, 1913
Brother	Hackler, Fielden	December 26, 1849	August 1, 1920
Brother	Hackler, Henry	1831	August 14, 1863

Media

William C Hackler Gravestone

Narrative

Civil War Service:

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 2nd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: A
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Sergeant
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Sergeant
ALTERNATE NAME: W.C./Hackler
FILM NUMBER:
M380 ROLL 6
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
General Note - See also W.C./Hackler
Name Note - 12 Mo. Cav.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=0B6AF2A3-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

Narrative

Unit Details

6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
OVERVIEW:
6th Cavalry Regiment [also called Southwest Cavalry] was formed during the late spring of 1862. Many of its members were form the counties of Barry, Newton, McDonald, Jasper, and Lawrence. The unit skirmished in the Indian Territory and Missouri, then was assigned to General Shelby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It went on to take part in Shelby's raid in Arkansas and Missouri, Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri, and again saw action in Arkansas. The unit reported 30 casualties with Marmaduke and 19 at Helena. During the winter of 1863-1864 new men joined the command, and it was redesignated the 11th Missouri Cavalry. The field officers were Colonel John T. Coffee and G.W. Thompson, Lieutenant Colonel James C. Hooper, and Majors George W. Nichols amd Moses W. Smith.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CMO0006RC

Narrative

Civil War Service:

William C. Hackler
Private, Later Sergeant
Company A, Shank's Regiment
12 Missouri Cavalry (formerly 2nd Missouri)

First enlisted September 15th, 1861 in Cass County by Captain Newman for 6 months.

Re-enlisted December 8, 1862 in Van Buren County, Missouri by George M. Winship

Company Muster Roll dated Jan/Feb 1864
"Absent - left sick on Rolling Prairie, Nov 15 1863"
Captured Nov 8 (or 17), 1863 in Searcy County, Arkansas.
Sent to Little Rock, Arkansas.
December 1863 - sent to Gratiot Street Military Prison in St. Louis, Missouri
(http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/gratiot-street-prison/)
January 1864 - sent to Rock Island Barracks, Illionois
March 4, 1865 - exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisianna

Under Commanders Price, Rains, Marmaduke and Shelby

Battles - Pea Ridge (Arkansas), Springfield (Missouri), Hartsville (Missouri), and Cape Giradeaux (Missouri)

Notes from Mary Louise Claunch