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Our freind, George Martin of Sparks NV, sent the following data that I think should be posted.
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At the bottom of the Compiled Service Record cards for the 30th Texas Cavalry we find this note:
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"The 30th Regiment Texas Cavalry (also known as the 1st Regiment Texas Partisan Rangers and as Gurley's Regiment Texas Partisan Rangers) was organized August 18, 1862, with ten companies, A to K."
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The Record of Events for the 30th Texas Cavalry, found in Broadfoot's “Supplement to the Official Records,” show they were raised in July 1862 under the designation, First Texas Partisans. ..Sometime later they were listed as "30th Texas Cavalry." ..When the designation to the 30th took place I do not know.
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I checked the OR Supplement today which only reveals that Gurley's regiment was originally formed under the First Partisan Rangers. Unfortunately, only two, at most, of the regiments company bi-montly reports survived to be compiled in the records.

All companies reports for July 1862 are recorded as First Texas Partisan Records. Of the remaining musters, the earliest is of April 1863, and here they are recorded as the 30th Texas Cavalry.
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It should be noted that there was another First Texas Partisan Rangers under, I believe, Col. Long.
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From: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
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30th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Gurley's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers)
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30th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Texas Partisan Rangers] was organized at Waco, Texas, during the summer of 1862. It was formed with about 800 from Waco and Round Rock, and Hill Country. Assigned to D.H. Cooper's, Gano's, and Parsons' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, it fought in Arkansas and later in the Indian Territory. The unit reported 16 casualties at Poison Spring and 19 at Cabin Creek. During May, 1865, it disbanded at Austin, Texas. Colonel Edward J. Gurley, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas W. Battle, and Major John H. Davenport were in command.
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Patti's words below:
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In order to understand the 10 Confederate units that patrolled North and West Frontier during the last 1-1/2 years of the War, I'm striving to outline the evolution of these units. Click on "Who arrested these men?" at the top of the page of http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/107Prisoners.htm
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Also see my progress on my study of the evolution the regiments that patrolled the North and West Frontier on my Arizona Brigade web page. ..And yes, I would greatly appreciate your corrections.
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/ArizonaBrigade.htm
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to see the ten Confederate units.
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QUOTING Robert P. Perkins:
"... It may be said that the term “Arizona Brigade” is a misnomer. It was formed for the invasion and recapture of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (which was lost to Union invaders in July 1862), and yet never once set foot in Arizona. The Regiments within the Brigade were unofficially known as “Arizona Cavalry Regiments,” and yet almost all the men within them were from Texas. And it was called the “Arizona BRIGADE,” and yet never fought together as a Brigade...its Regiments were detailed to other Brigades instead. ..." per R.P. Perkins http://members.tripod.com/~azrebel/page14.html
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/ArizonaBrigade.htm
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Also, at this point, we should further define George Martin's statement: "It should be noted that there was another First Texas Partisan Rangers under, I believe, Col. Long."
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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