| John Roberson Diamond | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1820 |
| Died | January 9, 1880 (aged 59) |
| Place of birth | DeKalb County, Georgia, US |
| Place of death | Grayson County, Texas, US |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States |
| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles | |
John Roberson Diamond (May 14, 1820 – January 9, 1880) was a Confederate cavalry officer, rising to become lieutenant colonel in James G. Bourland's "Border Regiment", which was tasked with protecting the northern border of Texas during the American Civil War.[1] He was also an active Freemason and Odd Fellow in Grayson County, Texas.[1]
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Sources[]
- Hamilton, Matthew K. (April 11, 2011). "Diamond, John Roberson (1820–1880)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/diamond-john-roberson.
Further reading[]
- Landrum, Graham (1960). Grayson County: An Illustrated History of Grayson County, Texas. Fort Worth, TX: University Supply & Equipment Company. pp. 31, 32, 45, 60, 61, 62, 63, 133. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24647/hits/?q=Diamond.
- Smith, David Paul (1992). Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. pp. 81, 109, 118, 126, 184, 202, 206, 207, 211. https://archive.org/details/frontierdefensei0000smit/page/118/mode/2up?q=%22John+R.+Diamond%22&view=theater.
- Wooster, Ralph A. (1995). Texas and Texans in the Civil War. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. pp. 171. https://archive.org/details/texastexansinciv0000woos/page/170/mode/2up?q=%22John+R.+Diamond%22&view=theater.
- "Horrors of Yellow Fever". Fayetteville Observer. December 5, 1867. pp. 2. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033395/1867-12-05/ed-1/seq-2/.
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