Portrait of Captain Howell A. <i>Doc</i> Rayburn (1841?-1865?), 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment and Independent Guerrilla Command, Confederate States Army. Rayburn joined the Confederate army 1861 but departed due to illness. In 1863, after a long recovery, he formed a guerrilla band to attack Union scouting and foraging parties, gaining the nickname <i>Bandit</i> or <i>Banditti.</i> Note: Recto: [handwritten in ink] Capt Reyborne [sic], C.S.A. Banditti. Verso: [handwritten in ink] Capt Reyborne [sic] C.S.A.
DeGolyer Library, CMU
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