Malcijah Benjamin ("Kige") Highsmith (1827–1893) was a Texian veteran of the Revolution, an American veteran of the Mexican War, and a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. He was also a noted Freemason.
Malcijah B. Highsmith | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1827 Old Caney (now Brazoria County, Texas) |
| Died | May 4, 1893 (aged 65) Bastrop, Texas, US |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Republic of Texas.svg){kind=small} United States.svg){kind=small} Confederate States |
| Rank | Fourth sergeant (USA) Captain (CSA) |
| Wars | |
Life edit
He took part in the Runaway Scrape during the Texas Revolution while still a boy, and served under his father, Samuel Highsmith, in the Mexican War.[1] In February 1850 he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant, Texas Rangers, under Captain John S. Ford, and was involved in several fights with Comanches.[1] He returned to his farm in 1852, and by 1860 he reportedly had $2,000 in real estate and other assets.[1] With the outbreak of the Civil War, he was elected captain of Company D, 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment.[1] He died in Bastrop in 1893.[1]
References edit
Sources edit
- Cutrer, Thomas W. (October 30, 2019). "Highsmith, Malcijah Benjamin (1827–1893)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.
Further reading edit
- Bailey, Anne J. (1989). Between the Enemy and Texas: Parsons's Texas Cavalry in the Civil War. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press. pp. 212–13, 217. ISBN 9780875655147.
- Ford, John S. (1990). Oates, Stephen B. (ed.). Rip Ford's Texas (2nd paperback ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 149, 165–6, 170.
- Jenkins, John Holland (2003). Jenkins, John H. III (ed.). Recollections of Early Texas (5th paperback ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 232, 255. ISBN 9780292770379.
External links edit
- "PGM Malcijah B. Highsmith I.O.O.F. Grand Master of Texas in 1873 Texas Ranger From: Bastrop, Texas". Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Texas.