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Surnames: Cave, Bass
Classification: Obituary
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Photograph of the "In Memory" gravemarker for F. M. Cave, son of Henry W. Cave
& Nancy Bass Cave.
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All that is shown on his military records is that he died in March 1862 in New Mexico. It
is not known exactly when or where he died or the cause of death or place of burial.
The gravemarker was placed by his family in 2002 at the foot of his father, Henry W.
Cave's grave in the Hurt-Graham Cemetery in Elevation, Milam County, Texas (near
Milano).
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Rank: Private
Joined for duty and enrolled: 18 Sep 1861
Mustered-in at: Cameron, Milam Co., TX
By: Charles Buckholts
At: Camp Sibley
Unit: Co. E, 4th Cavalry, Texas (also known as: Capt. Charles Buckholts' Company, 1st
Regiment, Shelby's Brigade, Texas Mounted Volunteers - Cavalry)
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The 4th Texas fought a skirmish at Apache Canon, NM on 26 Mar 1862. There was no action on
27 Mar 1862. The actual Battle of Glorieta Pass occurred on 28 Mar 1862.