Thomas T. Crow was born on March 12, 1843, in Henry County, Alabama. He was the son of Matthew Madison and Luvenia Melvina Weaver Crow. Matthew Crow was a farmer. He moved his family to Drew County, Arkansas, around 1854. Thomas Crow was eighteen years old when he enlisted as a private in “The Selma Rifles” on June 20, 1861, which became Company D of the 3rd Arkansas Infantry.

The 3rd Arkansas Infantry was the first Arkansas unit to enlist “for the war” after their arrival in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1861. After being drilled by VMI cadets, the regiment first saw service in western Virginia and participated in “Stonewall” Jackson’s Romney campaign. On February 11, 1862, Thomas Crow returned home to Arkansas on his only recorded furlough and rejoined his regiment on March 24, 1862. In July 1862, the survivors of the Second Arkansas Infantry Battalion were transferred to the 3rd Arkansas Infantry, which from then on became the only Arkansas unit serving in General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. The 3rd Arkansas saw little action in the Seven Days battles and missed Second Manassas, but rejoined from detached duty in time to participate in the capture of Harper’s Ferry and see heavy fighting near the Sunken Road at the battle of Sharpsburg. On November 26, 1862, the Arkansans were attached to the three lone Texas regiments in Lee’s army and served throughout the rest of the war with the Texas Brigade, participating in the battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and several smaller engagements. The 3rd Arkansas was almost always in the hottest part of the battlefield, and consequently had a high casualty rate. Private Crow was sent to a military hospital in February 1864 for unknown reasons but returned to his unit later that spring. He was at present at the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, one of the last of the original members of the regiment still remaining. During the war, 83 men served in Co. D. Only 6 were left at Appomattox: 1 Sergeant and 5 Privates.

Thomas Crow left Arkansas after the war and came to Texas where many of his descendents now live. He took his inheritance prior to moving to Texas, and all that is mentioned about him afterwards in the Crow family bible is "Gone to Texas." He married Sarah Ann Wilson in Drew County, Arkansas, in 1865. He accompanied the Wilson family to Texas, settling first in Bell County, and later in Coryell. The family eventually went to Stonewall County, Texas. T. T. Crow made a living farming and trading mules and obtained a Confederate veteran’s pension before his death. He attended as many of the Confederate veteran's reunions as he could. His first wife Sarah (Sally) died in 1898, and is buried in the Killeen City Cemetery.

After Sarah’s death, Thomas Crow married Ada B. Haynes. They were living in Rule, Texas, when Thomas T. died from influenza in 1923. He is buried in the Rule Cemetery. Ada entered the Confederate Women's Home in Austin, Texas, and remained there until her death in 1925. She is buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Many of Thomas T. Crow’s descendents have joined the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Hood’s Texas Brigade Association, Re-activated in his honor.

Record	Events	Title	Source Website	Type	Created
Crow, Thomas T - Page 1	Enlistment, Military Service, Other, People	US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Arkansas, 1861-1865	Forces War Records	Image	16 Mar 2009
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3rd Arkansas Infantry Flag.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	11 Jul 2015
Thomas T. Crow Tombstone.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	11 Jul 2015

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