Full name : Louis Elbert Upton
Alternate spellings, aliases : Lewis E., Uncle ‘Ebb’, Lee
Parents :
Father : Ozias Upton
Mother : Matilda Nicholas
Date of Birth : February 1846
Place of Birth : near the town of Houston, Texas County, Missouri
Notes : Lewis is one of twins; his brother’s name is James Washington Upton
Spouse1 :
Name : Sarah Brandon
Date of Marriage :
Place of Marriage :
Died :
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Spouse2 :
Name : Jane Prior
Date of Marriage :
Place of Marriage :
Died :
Notes :
Date of Death : 28 May 1938
Place of Death : near Texas County, Missouri
Burial Information :
Cause of Death :
Military Service : Confederate States of America
Notes : Also known as Lewis. This
individual is Louis (Lewis) Upton,
last Confederate veteran to die in Texas County, Missouri in 1938. Private
Lewis Elbert Upton, born 1846, of Texas County, Missouri, age not listed,
enlisted 12 July 1863 at Fulton County, Arkansas into Company D, Wood's
Regiment Missouri Cavalry CSA (originally known as 14th Battalion Missouri
Cavalry CSA); is shown as present on the company muster rolls 31 August 1863
through 29 February 1864 and was last paid 31 August 1863 by Lieutenant
Thornton. He subsequently enlisted to,
or was transferred to Company C, 8th Regiment Missouri Infantry CSA and appears
on a roll of Prisoners of War of Co. C, Eighth Regiment Missouri Infantry CSA,
commanded by Captain Wm. Dings, surrendered at New Orleans, Louisiana, by
General E. K. Smith CSA to Maj Gen E. R. S. Canby USA on May 26, 1865 and
paroled at Alexandria, Louisiana, June 7, 1865. He was the last known Confederate Veteran in Texas County, Missouri
when he died 28 May 1938.
Images of Private Upton’s and pension applications
from the Missouri State Archives and Nat’l Archives :
Jacket-envelope
containing service card for
Wood’s Regiment of Cavalry, CSA.
Carded service records showing enlistment, surrender and parole
during enlistment in the 8th Regiment Missouri Infantry, CSA.
He applied for a
pension (application 1516) from
the State of Missouri in 1913. The
Adjutant General of Missouri required Louis to fill out several pension
applications, one in August 1913,
another in September 1913, a memorandum of service form. The Adjutant General in turn, queried the War
Department in Washington, DC, for verification of his service in September 1913,
which the War Department answered in October 1913. Although there is no dispute that he served,
fought for the Southern cause, and was wounded in the effort, they flatly
turned him down in November. Their
claim for the denial of the claim
is that he was not destitute, owned property, and did not need the pension,
although he was in his seventies at the time.
Location of Residences, record of movement,
migration, etc. : Lewis homesteaded land in Texas County, Missouri
[click here for details of his property]
Family :
The Upton family leaned towards
supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. There are several Upton’s who served in the Confederate service Texas
County and many from Missouri.
Rumours and unconfirmed data,
sources and bibliography :
