Hosea George Adair

Census

Census Year	Name	Age	Location	Place of Birth	Education or Employment
1850	Hasey G. Adair	16	Scott county, Mississippi	born in Alabama	Labourer
1870	Hosea Adair	36	Precinct #3, Houston county, Texas	born in Alabama	Farmer
1880	Hosea G. Adair	45	Precinct #4, Hunt county, Texas	born in Alabama, parents born in Tennessee	Farmer
1900	Hosie G. Adair	66, born Feb 1834	Precint #8, Hunt county, Texas	born in Alabama, parents born in Tennessee	Farmer

Civil War Service

The civil war started in April 1861. Hosea George Adair joined Company I of the 28th Regiment, Texas Calvary in July 1862. This was a full year after the start of conflicts and therefore the men joining at this time were older, less affluent individuals. The regiment traveled East to Shreveport, Louisiana and then North to Arkansas. They were dismounted along the way due to lack of forage and became a 'dismounted cavalry' refusing to be labeled an infantry. The Regiment did not see much action for the first two years of its service as they were sent marching to relieve various areas of conflict and arrived each time too late to help. They did fight late in the war in several key battles defending Louisiana and Arkansas but when their general died in 1864, they were resistant to his replacement and refused to cross the Mississippi. They were sent back to Texas and disbanded May 1865.

Key Dates

• 1861 April - Civil War Starts
• 1862 Spring - 28th Regiment Formed from East Texas counties. Led by Colonel Horace Randal. Also called 1st Texas Lancers.
• 1862 July - Company I formed in Houston county, Texas
• 1862 July - Travelled East to Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1862 September - Arrived in Austin county, Arkansas
• 1862 September - Dismounted
• 1862 September - Brigaded. Brigade led by General Horace. Regiment led by Eli H. Baxter, Jr.
• 1862 December - Joined Texas Walker's Division
• 1862 Fall - Sickness
• Arkansas Post near Little Rock. Arrived after surrender
• 1862 November - Marched for Vicksburg to relieve unites already fighting. Held in reserve and saw no action.
• Tried to aid in defence of Southern Louisiana but arrived too late.
• 1863 September - Brigaded under Brigadier General Horace Randal
• Regiment under Colonel Eli H. Baxter, Jr.
• 1864 April - Fought in Mansfeld
• Marched to Shreveport
• 1864 August - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
• 1864 August - General Horace died
• 1864 August - General John H. Forney took over.
• 1864 August - Ordered to cross Mississippi River but resisted
• 1865 sent to Hempstead, Texas
• 1865 May - Disbanded in Austin, Texas

3rd Marriage to Mrs. Mary Jennings

According to Texas marriage index lists, H. G. Adair married Mrs. Mary Jennings 27 Sep 1899 in Rains, Texas. According to 1900 census, Hosie G. Adair was married to Mary for less than a year. She is listed as being born in June or January 1852 in Texas to parents from Tenessee and having two living children not listed. Being 48 years old, these two children should be adults surnamed Jennings although that is not confirmed. I have not found her maiden name nor her gravestone. She will not have her own page until then.