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Understandably, the Confederate cavalry soldiers were very unhappy about being dis-mounted. Some of them deserted over the matter. In those times, in Texas, if a man was seen traveling by foot, he would be considered some kind of vagabond. It was no wonder that most Texans (at least most who volunteered) wanted to enlist in the cavalry. All of this dis-mounting business occurred in 1862 following the introduction of the Conscription Law. A good book that addresses this subject is "Spartan Band: Burnett's 13th Texas Cavalry in the Civil War".
The British officer Lt. Col. Arthur James Fremantle wrote: "No Texan walks a yard if he can help it. Many mounted regiments were therefore organized, and later dismounted".

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