Person:Edward Broughton (7)

Notes

• see Letters to Mollie - The letters of Edward Thomas Broughton to Mary Elizabeth Douglas Broughton (1861-1864)

1. ↑ Obituary, in Source needed.

   Col. E. T. Broughton died at this residence in this city at 2 o'clock yesterday evening, from a lingering illness of several months. Col. Broughton has been in Sherman since 1867 during which time Sherman has had no more a devoted friend. He served with distinction as a Senator from the 22nd District in the Legislature since 1869 and had it not been for his bad health, he would probably have been re-elected to that important position. He won his military title by service in the Confederate Army, answering to the first call made by the troops, and remained by his flag he loved until all was lost save honor. He leaves a small family and a host of friends to mourn his loss.

2. ↑ 45554712 , in Find A Grave
   includes photos, last accessed Nov 2022.
3.   Texas Historical Marker honoring E. T. Broughton, located at the intersection of Hiway 90 and FM1836 in Prairieville:.

   Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton
   and the Johnson Guards
   
   Alabama native Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr (b.1834) came to Jasper, Texas with his family in 1847. Broughton married Mary Elizabeth Douglas in 1856. He studied law in Smith County and was admitted to the bar in 1857. By 1860, the Broughtons were living in Kaufman County, where Edward was elected District Attorney in 1861.
   
   In early 1861 Broughton and other men in the area formed the Kaufman Light Infantry. The company mustered in Prairieville in Sept. 1861 with Capt. Edward T. Broughton in command. After renaming the company the Johnson Guards after prominent local merchants John H and Jasper W Johnson, they joined Confederate Col. John Gregg's 7th Regiment of Volunteers in Marshall Texas, as part of Company C, in late 1861.
   
   Broughton was captured at Ft. Donelson Tennessee, in Feb. 1862. Later released in a prisoner exchange, he returned to the war and was once again taken prisoner in 1863. Before his release in 1864, Broughton suffered a debilitating illness. Although in poor health he rejoined the Seventh Texas Regiment and for a brief time became acting Commander.
   
   Broughton moved to Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, shortly after the war and later served in the Texas Senate. He died Feb. 12, 1874.