John W. Cowan came to Texas in 1847, settling first in Washington County, and then moving to Bell County in 1855.
from "The History of Bell County"
"The Independent Blues" begins in 1859.
This company of Militia men was organized on March 29,1859 under the leadership of John Henry Brown, then residing in Belton. Included among the members who were Bell County residents were William H. & James D. Bell, John W. Cowan, & John Mcdowell.
On April 1,1859, the "Independent Blues" received as a loan from the State of Texas (on the bond of Major John Henry Brown, Lieutenant Robert M. White, Dr. Jno. W. Embree, and Oliver H. Bigham, for their safe return), forty Colt's Navy Revolvers, which were distributed to the members of the company. Otherwise, the members of the company furnished their own outfits, which included provisions, guns, ammunition and camp equipage, and they served without pay.
These Rangers went out in squads, usually of six men each and remained in the field about eight days each. The service lasted from March 29 to May 17, 1859. At Pidcocke Ranch, on the upper Cow House in Coryell County, they kept an extra supply of guns and ammunition, and two squads--one going out, the other coming in--usually camped together there one night. Not always did the same men form the personnel of a particular squad: some fell out, others came in, according to their engagements at home. They ranged over the western portion of Bell and Coryell Counties and all over the counties of Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown and Comanche, including the present county of Mills.
from "The History of Bell County"
"The Independent Blues" begins in 1859.
This company of Militia men was organized on March 29,1859 under the leadership of John Henry Brown, then residing in Belton. Included among the members who were Bell County residents were William H. & James D. Bell, John W. Cowan, & John Mcdowell.
On April 1,1859, the "Independent Blues" received as a loan from the State of Texas (on the bond of Major John Henry Brown, Lieutenant Robert M. White, Dr. Jno. W. Embree, and Oliver H. Bigham, for their safe return), forty Colt's Navy Revolvers, which were distributed to the members of the company. Otherwise, the members of the company furnished their own outfits, which included provisions, guns, ammunition and camp equipage, and they served without pay.
These Rangers went out in squads, usually of six men each and remained in the field about eight days each. The service lasted from March 29 to May 17, 1859. At Pidcocke Ranch, on the upper Cow House in Coryell County, they kept an extra supply of guns and ammunition, and two squads--one going out, the other coming in--usually camped together there one night. Not always did the same men form the personnel of a particular squad: some fell out, others came in, according to their engagements at home. They ranged over the western portion of Bell and Coryell Counties and all over the counties of Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown and Comanche, including the present county of Mills.
John W. Cowan came to Texas in 1847, settling first in Washington County, and then moving to Bell County in 1855.
from "The History of Bell County"
"The Independent Blues" begins in 1859.
This company of Militia men was organized on March 29,1859 under the leadership of John Henry Brown, then residing in Belton. Included among the members who were Bell County residents were William H. & James D. Bell, John W. Cowan, & John Mcdowell.
On April 1,1859, the "Independent Blues" received as a loan from the State of Texas (on the bond of Major John Henry Brown, Lieutenant Robert M. White, Dr. Jno. W. Embree, and Oliver H. Bigham, for their safe return), forty Colt's Navy Revolvers, which were distributed to the members of the company. Otherwise, the members of the company furnished their own outfits, which included provisions, guns, ammunition and camp equipage, and they served without pay.
These Rangers went out in squads, usually of six men each and remained in the field about eight days each. The service lasted from March 29 to May 17, 1859. At Pidcocke Ranch, on the upper Cow House in Coryell County, they kept an extra supply of guns and ammunition, and two squads--one going out, the other coming in--usually camped together there one night. Not always did the same men form the personnel of a particular squad: some fell out, others came in, according to their engagements at home. They ranged over the western portion of Bell and Coryell Counties and all over the counties of Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown and Comanche, including the present county of Mills.
from "The History of Bell County"
"The Independent Blues" begins in 1859.
This company of Militia men was organized on March 29,1859 under the leadership of John Henry Brown, then residing in Belton. Included among the members who were Bell County residents were William H. & James D. Bell, John W. Cowan, & John Mcdowell.
On April 1,1859, the "Independent Blues" received as a loan from the State of Texas (on the bond of Major John Henry Brown, Lieutenant Robert M. White, Dr. Jno. W. Embree, and Oliver H. Bigham, for their safe return), forty Colt's Navy Revolvers, which were distributed to the members of the company. Otherwise, the members of the company furnished their own outfits, which included provisions, guns, ammunition and camp equipage, and they served without pay.
These Rangers went out in squads, usually of six men each and remained in the field about eight days each. The service lasted from March 29 to May 17, 1859. At Pidcocke Ranch, on the upper Cow House in Coryell County, they kept an extra supply of guns and ammunition, and two squads--one going out, the other coming in--usually camped together there one night. Not always did the same men form the personnel of a particular squad: some fell out, others came in, according to their engagements at home. They ranged over the western portion of Bell and Coryell Counties and all over the counties of Lampasas, Hamilton, Brown and Comanche, including the present county of Mills.
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