James Thomas Haston/Hasting Clan to Arkansas
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The following story of this branch of the Daniel Haston family was assembled and written by Colonel Howard Hillman Haston, Sr., a member of this family and a West Point graduate.
Murry's Cavalry - Tennessee (Confederate) 4th Cavalry Regiment
James (Thomas) Haston joined Company A of the Tennessee (Confederate) 4th Cavalry Regiment, along with seven of his Haston relatives and some others from Van Buren County, TN. The company was organized on June 14, 1862 in Chattanooga, TN.
I have no reason to believe that James Thomas Haston was at Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 13, 1861, when the fort was fired on.
Murray’s Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Regiment] was organized in August, 1862, using Spiller’s Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit was attached to Wharton’s Brigade and fought at Perryville and Murfreesborough. On January 23, 1863, it disbanded.
Where did James Thomas Haston get the idea that the Haston name should be Hasting?
I don’t know, but he should have discussed this with his Uncle David or Grandfather Joseph, who knew the truth about the family name. They were consistently spelling it “Haston” before and when they settled in White County, TN.
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