1st TX Heavy Artillery [Col.
Joseph J. Cook] was organized at
Galveston, TX, by
increasing the 3rd TX
Artillery Bn to a regiment on 28 April 62. The unit
served
primarily at Galveston and along the TX coast. It was surrendered
by Gen'l E. K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Dept. on 26 May 65.
Co. "A", Dixie Grays,
assigned from 3rd TX Artillery Bn; became
Co. "A", 7th Artillery Bn, June 63
2nd Co. "A", organized
from Co. "L", 1st TX Heavy Artillery, 30
April 63
Co. "B", assigned from 3rd
TX Artillery Bn
Co. "C", assigned from 3rd
TX Artillery Bn
Co. "D", assigned from 3rd
TX Artillery Bn
Capt. M. V. McMahan's TX
Artillery Battery, Co. "E", assigned
from 3rd TX Artillery Bn; became the 2nd TX
Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64. Organized in late 61 as Co. "E",
the unit served in Louisiana including against Banks' Red River
Campaign. It was stationed near Alexandria, LA, when it was surrendered
with the Trans-Mississippi Dept.
Co. "F", Davis
Guards, assigned from 3rd TX
Artillery Bn . On duty at Sabine
Pass in Sept 63 and helped in the surrender of Feceral
gunboats Sachem
and Clifton.
Co. "G", assigned from 3rd
TX Artillery Bn
Co. "H", organized on 3
April 62
Co. "I", organized on 23
May 62
Co. "K", organized on 30
May 62
Co. "L", organized on 20
June 62; resesignated as 2nd Co. "A",
30 April 63
1st TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. William Edgar] the Alamo
City Guards. This unit
was organized on 5 Feb 61 and attached to Waul's
Legion as
the artillery battery, on 20 April 62. It was later detached
from Waul's Legion, 62, and armed with four guns on
21
March 64. The unit was captured at Henderson's Hill, LA, 21
March 64. Rearmed with four gunds on 19 Nov 64, it
was
designated as the 1st TX Field Artillery Battery. It was armed with
four 3.67" Rifles in May 65, and it was surrendered by Gen'l
E. K.
Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Dept., May 1865.
[History]
[Reenactors'
page: history] [Capsule
history] [Photo,
officer list]
Capt.
William Edgar's Artillery
Battery was recruited in San Antonio in
July 61. It fought in Louisiana and participated against
Banks'
Red River Campaign, during which it was captured. After exchange, it
was assigned to the 4th TX Artillery Bn and was near Natchitoches when
surrendered.
Ransom's Artillery Battery
Waul's Legion Artillery
Battery
2nd TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. M. V. McMahan] Unit
detached from Co. "E", 1st
TX Heavy Artillery in early 64; designated 2nd TX Field Artillery
Battery, 19 Nov 64. Armed with two 12-lb Howitzers in May 65 and
surrendered by Genl' E. K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Dept.,
26 May 65.
3rd TX Artillery Bn [Lt.
Col. Joseph J. Cook] began organization
on 29 Jun 61 at
Galveston, TX. The unit manned the heavy guns of the Galveston defenses
that year, and then it was
incrreased to a regiment and designated 1st TX Heavy Artillery
on 28 Apr 62.
Co. "A", Dixie Grays,
organized in Fayette Co., TX, June 61;
became Co. "A", 1st TX Heavy Artillery, 28 April 62
Co. "B",
organized 7 Dec 61; became Co. "B", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery, 28 April 62
Co. "C", organized 29 June
61; became Co. "C", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery, 28 April 62
Co. "D", organized 3 Oct
61; became Co. "D", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery, 28 April 62
Co. "E", organized 4 Oct
61; became Co. "E", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery, 28 April 62
Co. "F", Davis Guards,
organized 12 Dec 61; became Co. "F", 1st
TX Heavy Artillery, 28 April 62
3rd TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. O. G. Jones] Dixie Grays,
organized by change
of designation from Co. "A", 7th TX Artillery Bn, 19 Nov 64.
Armed
with one 3.67" Rifle, one 3" Rifle, one 12-lb. Howitzer, and three
6-lb. Smoothbores from Nov 64 to May 65, it was surren dered by Gen'l
E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
4th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. William T. Mechling] Van
Dorn Light Artillery,
organized 1 July 61, it surrendered at Arkansas Post, 11 Jan 63. It was
designated the 4th TX Artillery
Battery, 19 Nov 64. It was armed with two 12-lb. Howitzers and two
12-lb. Napoleons in May 65, and it was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26 May 65.
[Haldeman's
(Mechling's) Battery, officer list]
was organized in July 61
with men from Bell and Bexar counties. It served in Louisiana including
against Banks' Red River Campaign. Assigned to the 4th TX Artillery
Battery, it was stationed at Shreveport when the Dept. was surrendered.
4th TX Artillery Bn [Major
Daniel D. Shea's
Bn] was organized 10 Dec 61 and then
consolidated with the 8th TX Infantry Bn and designated the 8th TX
Infantry, Feb 63. [Capsule
history]
Co. "A", organized from
Shea's TX Artillery Battery, 10 Dec 61.
Assigned to the 8th TX Infantry, Feb 63
Co. "B", organized from
Indianola Artillery Guards, 10 Dec 61.
Assigned to the 8th TX Infantry, Feb 63
5th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. Edmund Creuzbaur] or Co.
"A", Willke's TX Artillery
Bn, organized in Fayette Co., TX, 12 Oct 61 and served at Ft.
Brown, Glaveston, and Virginia Point.It was designated the 5th
TX Field Battery on 19 Nov 64.. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26 May 65.
Creuzbaur's - Welhausen's
Artillery Battery
6th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. H. Willke] Austin Light
Artillery was
organized in June 61. It was designated the 6th TX Field
Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith,
26
May 65.
Krumbhaar's - Stafford's
TX Artillery Battery was organized
during winter, 62-63 with recruits from northeastern TX. It saw action
in Indian Territory and Arkansas and was later assigned to the 6th TX
Artillery Bn. It was in Jonesville, TX, in June during the surrender of
the Trans-Mississippi Dept. [Capsule
history]
7th TX Artillery Bn [Major
Sidney T. Fontaine] was organized in
June 63 and surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
Co. "A", Dixie Grays,
assigned as 1st Co. "A", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery, June 63 and merged with Christmas' Artillery Battery, 64.
Designed as 3rd TX Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64
Co. "B", organized from
Moseley'sTX Artillery Battery, June 63
and designed the 7th TX Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64
7th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. William G. Moseley] was
organized by change of designation of Co. "B", 7th TX Arillery
Bn, 19 Nov 64. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65.
8th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. R. B. Maclin] organized in
Bexar Co.,
TX, Nov 61. Designated as the 8th TX Field
Artillery Battery on 19 Nov 64, the unit was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26 May 65.
Capt. A. E. Dege's TX
Light
Artillery Battery was recruited in Bexar County, TX, in the summer 61.
It was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Dept. and served within the
borders of Texas for the war. It was stationed in Galveston when it was
surrendered. Captains included P. Fox and Sackfield Maclin. [Description,
mss collection]
9th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. James M. Daniel] the Lamar
Artillery, organized in
Lamar Co., TX, Jun 61. Armed with four guns in Aug-Sept 64
and
designated the 9th TX Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64. Armed with
two 3" Rifles and two 12-lb. Howitzers in May 65, and surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65. [Outline
history, muster roll] [Outline
history]
10th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. J. H. Pratt] organized on
1 March 61 and
armed with six guns, 20 May 64. Armed with four guns, 19 Nov 64 and
designated the 10th TX Field Artillery Battery. Without guns, it served
as the Trans-Mississippi Dept.'s Reserve Artillery to May 65.
Surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Capt. J. H. Pratt's and
Capt. H. C. Hynson's TX Artillery
Battery was organized in early spring 62 and served in Missouri and
Arkansas. Then it moved to Louisiana and was assigned to the 2nd TX
Artillery Bn and was surrendered with the Dept. at Marshall, TX, with
no guns remaining.
11th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. Sylvanus Howell]
organized,
22 April 62 and armed with four guns on 18 April 64. Designated as the
11th TX Field Artillery Battery on 19 Nov 64, it was surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
Capt. Sylvanus Howell's
Company was organized during the
spring, 62 and served primarily in Indian Territory. Later assigned to
the 6th TX Artillery Bn, the unit ended the war at Doaksville in June
65 [Capsule
history]
12th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. Joseph D. Sayers] the
Valverde Artillery
organized 1 Nov 62, per Brig. Gen'l H. H. Sibley. Armed with six guns,
captured at Valverde, 21 Feb 62. It was designated as the
12th TX
Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26
May 65.
Nettles' TX Artillery
Battery
Sayers' TX Artillery
Battery
Valverde TX Artillery
Battery was organized in 62 and was
equired with guns captured at Valverde, NM, in Feb. It served in
Arkansas and Louisiana and was then attached to the 1st TX Artillery
Bn, participating against Banks' Red River Campaign. Near Nacogdoches,
the unit was surrendered with the Dept. [Capsule
history] [Canon
photos,
notes]
13th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. George R. Wilson]
organized in 62. It was designed
the 13th TX Field Artillery Battery, 19 Nov 64. In May 65, it was armed
with one 3" Rifle, one 12-lb. Howitzer, and two 6-lb. Smoothbores, and
it was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
Wilson's - Gonzales' -
Hughes TX Artillery Battery was
organized at Houston, TX, during the summer, 62. It was attached to the
Trans-Mississippi Dept. and served at Houston, Galveston, and Sabine
Pass, as well as being involved in operations in Louisiana. In 64, it
was assigned to the 7th TX Artillery Bn. and included in the surrender
of the Dept.
14th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. E. Abat] was first
organized in Sept 62 as
a horse artillery battery. It became the 14th TX Field Artillery
Battery, 19 Nov 64 and was armed with four 6-lb Smoothbores in May 65.
It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
Abat's - Dashiell's
Artillery Battery organized in the summer,
62, it was stationed in TX. In Dec 63, it was converted to a battery of
horse artillery and in 64 was assigned to the 6th TX Artillery Bn.. It
was at Jonesville, TX as the war ended.
15th TX Field
Artillery Battery [Capt. William H. Nichols]
was organized by changing the designation of Co. "D", 1st TX Heavy
Artillery on 19 Nov 63. It was armed with one 3" Rifle, one 12-lb.
Howitzer, and two 6-lb Smoothbores in May 65. It was surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
16th TX Field Artillery
Battery [Capt. William E. Gibson] was
organized by converting Co. H"H, 13th TX infantry Regiment, 11 Feb 63.
The unit was armed with four guns in Jan 64 and was designated the 16th
TX Field Artillery Battery on 19 Nov 64. It was armed with two 12-lb.
Howitzers in May 65. The unit was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26
May 65.
17th TX Field Artillery
Battery Capt. William B. Krumbhaar] Texas
Guards. The unit was organized in April 63 and armed with three 3.4"
Rifles and one 6-lb. Smoothbore in May 65. It was surrendered by Gen'l
E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Stafford's Artillery
Battery
Texas Guards Artillery
Battery
Cayce's-Allen's TX Artillery
Battery [Lt.
Henry
C. Cayce] organized in May
62.
Christmas' TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. H. H. Christmas] began
organization at
San Antonio, TX, 25 Nov 63, but it did not complete and
so merged
into Jones' TX Artillery
Battery, May or June 64.
Conrad's TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. J. M. Conrad] organized on 1
July 61.
Dallas TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. John J. Good] organized
in Smith and Dallas
Counties, TX, 2 July 61 and armed with six guns from Oct 61 thru 19
March 62. Armed with two 6-lb Smoothbores and two 12-lb Howitzers from
19 May 63 to 29 March 64. Armed with four 12-lb Howitzers, 1 April 64.
It was surrendered by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor at Citronelle, AL, 4 May
65. [Muster
roll]
Capt.
John J. Good's - Capt.
James P. Douglas' TX Artillery
Battery, composed to companies from
Dallas and Smith County, being united at Dallas in June 61. They fought
at Elkhorn Tavery, and were at the Corinth and Kentucky campaigns. They
were later assigned to the Army of Tennessee and fought with them,
finally aiding in the defense of Mobile, AL, where they were at the
final surrender on 4 May 65.
Daniel's TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. James M. Daniel] was
organized in
Lamar Co., TX, in June 61, and it primarily operated in Louisiana,
including against Banks' Red River Campaign. It was later assigned to
the 4th TX Artillery Battalion, ending the war near Natchitoches.
Davis' TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. James Davis] organized 22 Aug
61.
Dixie Grays Artillery
Battery, see 3rd TX Field Artillery
Battery; 7th TX Artillery Bn, Co. "A"; 1st TX Heavy Artillery, 1st Co.
"A"; 3rd TX Artillery Bn, Co. "A".
Galveston TX Artillery
Battery [Lt. H. Van Buren] organized
on 25 Nov 61.
Greer's TX Artillery Battery
[Captain John S. Greer] was
organized at San
Antonio, TX, in Dec 63. The men were recruited to fire rockets produced
at San Antonio, but the rockets failed and the unit disbanded in July
64 with the men assigned to other commands.
Hill's TX Partisans
Artillery Battery failed to organize, summer
62.
Hogue's TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. B. J. Hogue] was organized on
8 July 62.
Howe's TX Heavy Artillery
Battery [Capt. M. G. Howe] organized in
8 June 63, but the unit served as military engineers and
sappers
and miners. Later became Co. "E", 1st CSA Engineers Bn, 1 April 64.
Indianola TX Artillery Guard
Battery [Capt. Joseph M. Reuss]
was organized in Calhoun County in 61. It became Co. "B", 4th TX
Artllery Bn, 10 Dec 61.
Jefferson Guards TX
Artillery Battery [Capt. W. H. Duke] was
organized 1 Aug 61 and was disbanded in June 62. Members of the unit
were absorbed into Hood's Texas Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
Kirby's TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. J. L. S. Kirby] was organized
in Oct 63.
Lee's-Humphreys' TX
Artillery Battery [Capt. Roswell W. Lee] was
organized in early 63. It apparently disbanded early in 65.
Marmion's TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. James R. Marmion] organized
in Bexar
County, TX, 10 Sept 61, and was assigned to the Dept. of Texas, Dec 61.
Moseley's TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. William G. Moseley] was
organized by
converting Co. "D", 13th TX Infantry, to artillery, 19 Oct 61. It was
designated Co. "B", 7th TX ARtillery Bn in June
63.
Neal's-Maltby's TX Artillery
Battery [Capt. B. F. Neal] was
organized on 24 Oct 61 and was captured on
Mustang Island, Corpus Christie, 17 Nov 63.
Reily's TX Howitzer
Artillery Battery [Lt. John Reily] was
organized by
details from the 4th TX Cavalry and was attached to that regiment, 17
Dec 61 It was disbanded early in 62.
Rocket TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. John S. Greer] was organized
in late 63. It was
reorganized as a rocket battery in March 64. It disbanded in
the
spring, 64.
Shea's TX Artillery Battery
[Capt. Daniel D. Shea] was organized
on 19
July 61 and was assigned as Co. "A", 4th TX Artillery Bn, 10 Dec 61
Teel's-Bennett's TX
Artillery Battery [Capt.
Trevanion T. Teel] also known as
Co. "B", 1st
TX Heavy Artillery Bn. It was organized on 1 May 61 and apparently
disbanded in spring, 62. [Capsule
history]
Waul's TX Legion Artillery
Bn was organized in 62. The unit was
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26
May
65. [Capsule
history]
Willke's TX Artillery Bn
[Major H. Willke] Austin Light
Artillery, was
organized in June 61 at Austin, TX. The unit was attached
to the Trans-Mississippi Dept. and served along the TX coast, partly as
heavy artillery. In 64, the unit was assigned to the 7th TX Artillery
Bn and was included in the surrender of the Dept.
Co. "A", assigned to 5th
TX Field Artillery Battery
Co. "C", organized in 63
Co. "D", organized in 63
Wood's TX Howitzer Artillery
Battery [Lt. William S. Wood] was
organized
by details from the 5th TX Cavalry and attached to that regiment in
Sept 61. It was disbanded in July
62.
1st TX Cavalry Bn [Lt. Col.
R. P. Crump] was organized in 61 and
mustered into
Confederate service at Jefferson, Marion County, TX by mid-November. It
wa dismounted in April 62, and then in May 62, it was increased to a
regiment and designated the 32nd TX Cavalry
1st TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona
Brigade [Lt. Col. A. H. Davidson's 4th
TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona
Brigade] was organized with four companies early in 63, and it
was
merged into the 1st TX Cavalry, Arizona Brigade, in Jan 65.
1st TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops [Lt. Col. D. D. Holland] was
organized for 6
months' service in late 63 and then mustered out
early
in 64
1st TX Cavalry [Col. Henry
E. McCulloch's 1st Mounted
Riflemen] organized in April 61 and served on the TX frontier
until April 62 when the unit was reduced to five companies and
redesignated the 8th TX Cavalry Bn. [Capsule
history]
1st TX Cavalry [Col.
Augustus Buchel's, Lt. Col.
William O. Yager's 1st Mounted Rifles]
was organized by consolidating the 3rd and 8th TX Cavalry Bns in May
63. The regiment was dismounted later that yer and then remounted. It
was surrendered with the Trans-Mississippi Dept. in 26 May 65. It was
disbanded at Wild Cat Bluff about 27 May 65
1st TX Cavalry, Arizona
Brigade [Col.
William P. Hardeman's 31st
TX Cavalry] was
organized by increasing Hardeman's TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona Brigade, to a
regiment, 21 Feb 63. It was dismounted in March 65, and was then
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65 [Capsule
history]
1st TX Cavalry, Mounted
Rifles [Col.
Henry E. McCullough] was
organized for twelve months on 15 April
61. It was reduced to a battalion of five companies and designated as
the 8th TX Cavalry Bn, April 62. [Outline
history] became 8th Cavalry Bn
1st TX Cavalry, Partisan
Rangers [Col.
Walter P. Lane] was
organized in the fall, 62. It was ultimately surrendered by
Gen'l
E. K. Smith, 26 May 65 [Capsule
history]
1st TX Cavalry, State Troops
[Col.
Tignal W. Jones] was organized
for six months in late 63 and was mustered out in early 64.
2nd TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona
Brigade [Lt.
Col. George W. Baylor]
was organized with six companies early in 63. It was
consolidated
with two companies of Mullen's TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona Brigade, and two
independent companies to become the 2nd TX
Cavalry, Arizona Brigade)
2nd TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops [Major J. C. Carter] was
organized with three companies for six months service in
late 63. It was increased to a regiment and became in
late 63
the 2nd
TX Cavalry, State Troops
2nd TX Cavalry [Col.
John S. 'Rip' Ford] was
organized in the
spring of 61 as the 2nd TX Mounted Rifles. It was reorganized
as
the 2nd TX Cavalry in the spring of 62 and then dismounted early in 63
apparently for having mutinied the preceding summer. After punishment
was revoked, the regiment was reorgznized at Austin in Sept 63. It was
dismounted again in May 65 and was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith
with the Trans-Mississippi Dept. on 26 May 65) [Capsule
history]
2nd TX Cavalry,
Arizona Brigade [Major
Sherod Hunter] was organized by
consolidating the 2nd TX Cavalry
Bn,
Arizona Brigade, two companies of Mullen's TX Cavalry Bn, Arizona
Brigade, and two independent companies on 21 Feb
63. It was dismounted in March 65 and surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith
on 26 May 65
2nd TX Cavalry, Partisan
Rangers [Col.
B. Warren Stone] was
organized early in 63. It was dismounted in Feb 65 and
surrendered
by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
3rd TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops [Lt. Col. John M. Morin] was
organized for 6 months volunteers late in 63 and then mustered
out
early in 64.
3rd TX Cavalry Bn [Major
William O. Yager's Mounted
Rifles] organized with five companies in late 61. Consolidated with the
8th TX Cavalry Bn in May 63, it became the 1st
TX Cavalry
3rd TX Cavalry,
Arizona Brigade [Col.
Joseph Phillips] was organized
by increasing the 3rd TX Cavalry Bn,
Arizona Brigade, to a regiment on 21 Feb
63. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65 [Capsule
history]
3rd TX Cavalry, State Troops
[Col. T. J. M. Richardson] was
organized with six months' volunteers in late 63 and mustered
out
in early 64
4th TX Cavalry Bn [Major
John W. Whitfield] was organized
with
five companies in the fall, 61. It was increased to a regiment, twelve
companies, and in early 62 was designated the 27th
TX Cavalry)
4th TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops [Major Charles W. Tait] was
organized with six months' volunteers in late 63 and mustered
out
in early 64
4th TX Cavalry [Col.
James Reily's TX Cavalry, or 4th
TX Mounted
Volunteers, or 1st TX Regiment, Sibley's
Brigade] was organized in Sept 61 and surrendered with the
Trans-Mississippi Dept. by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
4th TX Cavalry Regiment,
Arizona Brigade [Col.
Spruce McC. Baird]
was organized in Feb 63 and surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May
65. Because of their attacks against locals in Cooke County, TX, near
war's end, the regiment was being pursued by other Confederate
regiments [Capsule
history]
4th TX Cavalry, State Troops
[Col. J. B. Johnson] was organized
for six month in late 63 with six months' volunteers
in late
63 and mustered out in early 64.
5th TX Cavalry [Col.
Thomas Green] aka 5th TX Mounted
Rifles,
or 2nd TX Regiment, Sibley's
Brigade. The unit was organized in Sept 61 and surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65. [Capsule
history] [Muster
roll]
5th TX Cavalry, Partisan
Rangers
[Col.
Leonidas M. Martin] was
organized by consolidating the 9th TX
Partisan Rangers Bn and the 10th TXCavalry Bn early in 63. It was
dismounted in March 65 and was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26
May 65) [Capsule
history] [Brief
notes]
6th TX Cavalry [Col.
B. Warren Stone's 2nd TX
Cavalry] was organized at Dallas, TX, on 6
Sept 61. It was first called the 2nd TX Cavalry and it was dismounted
in April 62. Remounted in October, it was finally by Lt. Gen'l
Richard Taylor, 4 May 65. [Capsule
history, muster roll, photo] [Capsule
history]
7th TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Xavier B. Debray] sometimes
erroneously called the 7th TX Infantry Bn, was formed with seven
companies on 7 Dec 61. It was increased to a regiment and on 17 March
62 was designated the 26th Cavalry.
8th TX Cavalry Bn
[Major
Joseph
Taylor's TX Mounted Rifles] was
organized by reducing the 1st TX
Mounted Rifles to a battalion, five companies, in April 62. It was
later consolidated with the 3rd TX Cavalry Bn and in May 63 was
designated the 1st
TX
Cavalry)
9th TX Cavalry Bn, Partisan
Rangers [Major John L. Randolph]
organized in the fall, 62. Consolidated with the 10th TX
Cavalry
and early in 63 designated the 5th
TX Partisan Rangers
10th TX Cavalry [Col.
Matthew F. Locke]; was organized
in the fall, 61. It was
dismounted in April 62 and utlimately surrendered by Lt. Gen'l. Richard
Taylor, commanding the Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi, and East
Louisiana, at Citronelle, AL, 4 May 65. 4 May 65. [Outline
history,
muster roll] [Capsule
history]
11th
TX Cavalry and
Infantry Bn [Lt.
Col. Ashby W. Spaight] was
organized by the reorganization of the 6th TX Infantry Bn in April 62.
Then consolidated with the 21st TX Infantry Bn, in Nov 64 the
unit
became the 21st
TX Infantry.
[History] [Capsule
history]
12th TX Cavalry Bn [Major
Samuel W. Perkins] organized with
companies from the 13th TX Infantry in mid-62 and consolidated with
Rountree's TX Cavalry in mid-63 to become the 35th [Lt. Col. Reuben R. Brown's]
TX Cavalry.
12th TX Cavalry [Col.
William H. Parsons' 4th Mounted
Dragoons] was organized at Rocket
Springs (near Waxahachie) TX on 11 Sept 61. It reorganized
for
the war, 1 May 62, and it was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65 [History,
muster roll] [Capsule
history]
13th TX Cavalry Bn [Major
Edward Waller, jr.] organized in the
summer, 62. It was surrendered by Ge'l E. K. Smith with the
Trans-Mississippi Dept. on 26 May 65.
14th TX Cavalry Bn [Capt.
James Duff] was organized
early
in 62. Increaased to a regiment, it was in early 63 designated
the 33rd
TX Cavalry
14th TX Cavalry [Col.
Middleton T. Johnson's Mounted
Volunteers; 1st TX Regiment,
Johnson's
Brigade] was organized in the summer of 61. It was dismounted at Little
Rock in the spring, 62, and it was reorganized in May 62. It was
ultimately surrendered by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor at Citronelle, AL,
on 4 May 65. [Capsule
history]
15th TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops was organized in 63 and was
reported as overdue in reporting for its assignment in Oct
63. No
other data.
15th TX Cavalry [Col.
George H. Sweet's 32nd TX
Cavalry,
Johnson's Brigade] was organized in McKinney early in 62. It was
dismounted in April 62 and surrendered at Arkansas Post, 11
Jan
63. The regiment was exchangwed in April 63 and consolidated with the
6th and 10th TX Infantry Regiments between that time and April 65. The
10th TX Infantry was detached from this unit early in 64. After that,
the regiment was again consolidated with the 6th, 7th and
10th TX
Infantry Regiments, and the 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th TX Cavalry
Regiments (dismounted) and finally designated as the 1st
TX Infantry,
Consolidated, at Smithfield, NC,
on 9 April
65; [Capsule
history] [Outline
history] [Muster
roll]
17th TX Cavalry [Col.
George F. Moore]
was organized early in 62. It was surrendered at
Arkansas
Post, 11 Jan 63 and then exchanged in April 63. The regiment was
consolidated with the 18th TX Cavalry from July 63 to 9 April
65;
The regiment was also consolidated with the 24th and 25th TX Cavalry
regiments between July 64 and 9 April 65. It was consolidaated with the
6th, 7th and 10th TX Infantry Regiments, and the
15th, 18th, 24th, and 25th TX Cavalry Regiments (dismounted) and
finally designated as the 1st
TX Infantry,
Consolidated, at Smithfield, NC, on 9 April
65. [Capsule
history] [Capsule
history] [Flag,
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18th TX Cavalry Bn, State
Troops was organized in mid-63.
Was recalled from the Sabine River line in Oct 63.
18th TX Cavalry [Col.
Nicholas H. Darnell] was
organized at Dallas, TX, in early 62. It
was dismounted about April 62 and was surrendered at Arkansas Post, 11
Jan 63. It was exchanged in April 634 and was consolidated with the
17th TX Cavalry Regiment from July 63 to 9 April 65. It was also
consolidated with the24th and 25th TX Cavalry regiments between July 64
and 9 April 65. It
was consolidaated with the 6th, 7th and 10th TX Infantry Regiments, and
the
15th, 17th, 24th, and 25th TX Cavalry Regiments (dismounted) and
finally designated as the 1st
TX Infantry,
Consolidated, at Smithfield, NC, on 9 April
65. [Capsule
history] [Muster
roll]
19th TX Cavalry [Col.
Nathaniel M. Burford]
was organized in mid 62 and was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith,
commanding the Trans-Mississippi Dept., 26 May 65 [Capsule
history]
21st TX Cavalry [1st TX
Lancers; 1st Regiment, Col.
George W. Carter's Brigade] was
organized in early 62. On 24
April 62, the 224th and 25th TX Cavalry regiments were organized, at
Hempstead. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
22nd TX Cavalry [Col.
Robert H. Taylor's 1st Indian-TX
Cavalry] was organized early
in 62. The unit was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65 [Capsule
history]
23rd TX Cavalry [Col.
Nicholas C. Gould] was organized
in early 62. It was
dismounted in Feb 65 and surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith,
commanding the Trans-Mississippi Dept., 26 May 65. [Capsule
history] [Brief
notes]
24th TX Cavalry [Col.
Franklin C. Wilkes' 2nd TX
Lancers; 2nd TX Regiment, Carter's
Brigade] ws organized from part of the 21st TX Cavalry at Hempstead on
24 April 62. It was dismounted at Pine Bluff, AR, in
July 62
and surrendered at Arkansas Post, 11 Jan 63. Exchanged in April 63, it
was consolidated with the 25th TX Cavalry from July 63 to 9 April 65.
It was also consolidaated with the 17th and 18th TX Cavalry
regiments from July 64 to 9 April 65, and with the 6th, 7th and 10th TX
Infantry Regiments, and the
15th, 17th, 18th, and 25th TX Cavalry regiments (dismounted) and
finally designated as the 1st TX Infantry, Consolidated, at Smithfield,
NC, on 9 April
65. [Capsule
history]
25th TX Cavalry [Col.
Clayton C. Gillespie's 3rd TX
Lancers; 3rd TX Regiment, Carter's
Brigade] was organized from part of the 21st TX Cavalry at Hempstead,
TX,
24 April 62. It was dismounted at Pine Bluff, AR, in the summer, 62,
and it surrendered at Arkansas Post on 11 Jan 63. After exchange in
April 63, it was consolidated with the 24th TX Cavalry from July 63
until 9 April 65. It was also consolidated with the 17th and 18th TX
Cavalry regiments from July 64 to 9 April 65, and then it was
consolidated with the 6th, 7th, and 10th TX Infantry regiments and the
15th, 17th, 18th, and 24th TX Cavalry regiments (dismounted) and became
the 1st
TX Infantry,
Consolidated,
at
Smithfield, NC, 9 April 65. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
26th TX Cavalry[Col.
Samuel B. Davis; Col.
Xavier B. Debray's Mounted Bn]
was organized by incresing the 7th
TX Cavalry Bn to a regiment, 17 March 62. It was surrendered by Gen'l
E. K. Smith, commanding the Trans-Mississippi Dept., 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
29th TX Cavalry [Col.
Charles De Morse] organized in
July 62. It was dismounted in
February 65 and surrendered by Gen'l E; K. Smith, 26 May 65.
It
was disbanded at Camp Grace, near Hempstead, TX, May 65. [Capsule
history] [Muster
roll]
30th TX Cavalry [Col.
Edward J. Gurley's 1st TX
Partisan Rangers] was organized in
mid 62. It was ultimately surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26
May
65. [Capsule
history]
31st TX Cavalry [Col.
Trezevant C. Hawpe's; Lt. Col.
George W. Guess' Cavalry Bn] was
organized in April 62. It was dismounted in 62 and was surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
32nd TX Cavalry, Dismounted [Col.
Julius A. Andrew's 15th TX
Cavalry, Crump's Bn, Mounted
Volunteers] was organized by increasing the 1st TX Cavalry Bn to a
regiment, May 62. It was surrendered by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor,
commanding Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi, and East
Louisiana, 4
May 65. [Capsule
history]
35th TX Cavalry
[Col.
Reuben R. Brown] was organized
by consolidating the 12th TX Cavalry
Bn and Rountree's TX Cavalry Bn in the summer, 63. It was surrendered
by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
35th TX Cavalry
[Col. James B. Likens]
was organized by consolidating Likens' and Burns' Cavalry
Bns, 23
Oct 63. Reorganized in Nov 63, it was then dismounted in March 65 and
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. It was subsequently
disbanded at Harrisburg on or about 27 May 65.
36th TX Cavalry [Col.
Peter C. Wood's 32nd TX Cavalry]
was organized in the summer, 62,
and surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Benavides'
TX
Cavalry [Col.
Santos Benavides] was organized
in the summer, 64. It was
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith on 26 May 65.
Border TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. James Bourland] was
organized in
the summer of 63. It was increased to a regiment and
designated as
the Border TX Cavalry early in 64.
Border TX Cavalry [Col.
James Bourland] was organized by
increasing the Border TX Cavalry Bn to a regiment early in 64. It was
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65
Col. John P. Border's TX
Cavalry was organized in April 64 by
consolidating the Cadet and Border's TX Cavalry Bns.; became Anderson's
Cavalry. It was surrendered by
Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
Cadet TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Philip Fulcrod] was organized in
Jan 64 and then consolidated in April 64 with Border's TX Cavalry Bn to
become Anderson's (Border's) TX Cavalry.
Cater's TX Cavalry Bn [Major
Thomas C. Cater] was organized
in
mid-64. Apparently disbanded shortly after Aug 64.
Frontier TX Cavalry [Col.
James N. Norris' 46th Cavalry]
organized with nine companies in state service for twelve months, 15
March 62. They were mustered into Confederate serivce in 64, and they
were surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Gano's TX Cavalry Squadron [Capt.
Richard M. Gano] was organized
with two companies in mid-62. They were assigned to the 7th KY
Cavalry on 1 Sept 62. [Capsule
history]
Giddings' TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. George H. Giddings] was
organized with six companies in spring, 64. It was surrendered by Gen'l
E. K. Smith, 26 May
65.
Gillett's TX Cavalry Bn
[Major L. E. Gillett] ws organized in
mid-63. It was consolidated with Good's and Wells' TX Cavalry Bns and
in early 65 was designated as Well's
TX Cavalry.
Good's TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Chaplin Good] was organized
in the
summer, 64. It was consolidated with Gillett's and Wells's TX Cavalry
Bns and in early 65 was designated as Well's
TX Cavalry.
Hardeman's TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Peter Hardeman] was
organized
with six companies in early 63. It was increased to a regiment and was
on 21 Feb 63 designated the 1st TX Cavalry, Arizona Brigade. [Capsule
history]
Head's TX Cavalry Bn [Major
J. W. Head] was organized in early 64
and apparently disbanded later that year.
Herbert's TX Cavalry Bn,
Arizona Brigade [Lt.
Col. Philemon
T. Herbert] was organized with
three companies in late 62. It was
broken up in May 63.
Likens' TX Cavalry [Lt. Col.
James B. Likens] was organized in
63. It was consolidated with Burns' TX Cavalry Bn and on 23 Oct 63 was
designated the 35th (Likens') TX
Cavalry.
Morgan's
TX
Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Charles L. Morgan] was
organized with three companies in the
spring, 62. It was increased to nine companies but was not recognized
as a regiment by the War Dept. It was designated in March 65
as
Morgan's TX Cavalry [Capsule
history]
Morgan's TX Cavalry [Col.
Charles L. Morgan] organized by
increasing Morgan's TX Cavalry Bn to a regiment in March, 65
and
then surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Rountree's TX Cavalry Bn [Major
Lee C. Rountree] organized by
assigning two companies from the 13th TX Infantry in the summer, 62.
Later increased to four companies and consolidated with the 12th TX
Cavalry Bn and designated as the 35th
(Brown's) TX Cavalry in the fall of 63.
Terrell's TX Cavalry Bn [Lt.
Col. Alexander W. Terrell]
organized
in 63 and later increased to a regiment. It became Terrell's
TX
Cavalry in 64.
Terrell's 34th TX Cavalry;
Terrell's 37th TX
Cavalry [Col.
Alexander W. Terrell] was
organized by increaasing Terrell's TX
Cavalry Bn to a full regiment in 63. It was reorganized in Nov 63 and
was then surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
Terry's TX Cavalry [Col.
David S. Terry] was organized
early in
64. It was dismounted in Feb 65 and then surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26 May 65.
Waul's TX Legion Cavalry
Bn [Col.
Thomas N. Waul, Major
Leonidas M. Willis] organized
with six companies at Brenham, TX, early in 62. Detached from
the
Legion early in 63 and then surrendered at Vicksburg, 4 July 63.
Exchanged on 12 Sept 63 and ultimately surrendered by Lt. Gen'l Richard
Taylor at Citronnelle, AL, 4 May
65. [Capsule
history] [Capsule
history, illus.]
Wells' TX Cavalry Bn
[Lt.
Col. John W. Wells] was organized in
the summer, 63 and consolidated with Good's and Gillett's TX Cavalry
Bns and designated Well's TX Cavalry in early 65. [Capsule
history]
Wells'
TX Cavalry [Col. John W.
Wells' 34th TX
Cavalry] was organized by the consolidation of Gillett's, Good's, and
Wells' TX Cavalry Bns in early 65. Surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26
May 65.
1st TX Infantry Bn [Lt.
Col. James W. Speight] was
organized in
McLennan Co., TX, in 61. Later in Aug. 62, it was increased to a
regiment and designated the 15th
TX Infantry
1st TX Infantry Bn Sharp
Shooters [Major
James Burnet] organized
with five companies in Grayson Co., TX, in 62. When serving west of the
Mississippi River, the battalion served as mounted troops some times.
It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Outline
history,
muster roll, biographical information]
1st TX Infantry Bn,
State
Troops [Lt.
Col. Marcus G. Settle] was
organized for six months' service late in 63. The
troops
mustered out in early 64.
1st
TX Infantry,
Consolidated
[Lt. Col. William A. Ryan] was organized by consolidating the 6th, 7th,
and 10th TX Infantry Regiments, and the 15th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and
25th TX Cavalry Regiments (dismounted) at Smithfield, NC, 9 April 65.
1st TX Infantry, State
Troops [Col.
Kerr B. DeWalt] was organized
for six months' service in late 63. They mustered out
in
early 64.
2nd TX Infantry [Col.
John C. Moore] was
organized at Galveston in late 61.
They were at Vicksburg, MS, when it surrendered on 4 July 63. They were
paroled and then declared exchanged, 12 Sept 63. They were reorganized
in TX in the fall of 63 and were subsequently surrendered by Gen'l E.
K. Smith, 26 May
65. [Capsule
history, photos] [Capsule
history]
2nd TX Infantry, State
Troops [Col.
Thompson Camp] was organized
for six months' service in late 63. They were
mustered out in
early 64.
3rd TX Infantry Bn
[Major J.
E. Kirby] organized for six
months' service in late 61 and mustered out in early 62.
7th TX Infantry[Col.
John Gregg] was organized in the
summer, 61. It surrendered at Ft.
Donelson, 16 Feb 62 and was exchanged in Oct 62. It was consolidated in
the field with the 49th and 55th TN Infantry regiments and was known as
Bailey's Consolidated Regiment between Oct 62 and early 63. It was
again consolidated with the 6th and 10th TX Infantry regiments, along
with the 15th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th TX Cavalry regiments
[dismounted] and designated the 1st
TX Infantry, Consolidated.
It
was finally surrendered at Smithfield, NC, 9 April 65. [Capsule
history]
8th TX Infantry [Col.
Alfred M. Hobby] was organized
by the
consolidation of the 8th TX Infantry Bn and the 4th TX Artillery Bn,
Feb 63. It was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65.
9th TX [Nichols']
Infantry
[Col. Ebenezer B. Nichols' 5th TX
Infantry] was organized with six
months' volunteers in late 61. It was mustered out of service
in
early 62.
10th TX Infantry (Col.
Allison Nelson] was organized in
the fall, 61. It was
surrendered at Arkansas Post, 11 Jan 63 and exchanged in April 63. It
was field consolidated with the 6th TX Infantry and the 15th TX Cavalry
[dismounted] from July 63 until Jan 64. It was again consolidated, with
the 6th and 7th TX Infantry regiments, and with the 15th, 17th, 18th,
24th and 25th TX Cavalry regiments [dismounted] and designated as the
1st TX Infantry, Consolidated, 9 April 65. [Detailed
history, muster roll, more] [Capsule
history, photos] [Capsule
history] [Muster
roll]
13th TX Infantry [Col.
Joseph Bates' 4th TX Infantry,
or the
Victoria Regiment] was originally organized with six companies of
infantry and two companies each of artillery and cavalry, in
Sept
61. Co. "D" converted to artillery service as was designated as
Moseley's TX Artillery Battery on 19 Oct 61. Two companies transferred
to Rountree's TX Cavalry Bn dring the summer, 62. Other companies
transferred to the 12th TX Cavalry Bn about July 62. The remainder of
the regiment was designated as Bates TX Infantry Bn about July 62. The
unit was reorganized as a regiment in early 63. Co. "H" became an
independent artillery battery and was later designated the 16th TX
Field Battery, 11 Feb 63. Co. "B" was organized on 14 June 63, the
Austin Grays Artillery Battery. The unit was surrendered by Gen'l E. K.
Smith, 26
May 65. [Capsule
history]
15th TX Infantry
[Col.
Joseph W. Speight]
was organized by increasing the 1st TX Infantry Bn to a regiment early
in 62. It was ultimately surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
20th TX Infantry [Col.
Henry M. Elmore] was organized
by the spring, 62. It was
surrendeered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
21st TX Infantry Bn [Lt.
Col. William H. Griffin] was
organized
with six companies early in 62. It was consolidated with the 11th TX
Cavalry and Infantry Bn and in Nov 64 became the 21st TX Infantry.
21st TX Infantry
[Col.
Ashley W. Spaight] was organized
by consolidating the 21st TX
Infantry Bn and the 11th TX Cavalry and Infantry Bn in Nov 64.
It
was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May 65. [Capsule
history]
22nd TX Infantry[Col.
Richard B. Hubbard] was
organized by increasing the 5th TX Infantry
Bn to a regiment early in 62. Company "E" was captured at Ft. DeRussy,
LA, 14 March 64. The unit was surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65. [Capsule
history] [Photo,
officer list] [Muster
roll]
31st TX Infantry Bn,
State
Troops was organized in late 63 but
did not complete its organization.
Bates' TX Infantry Bn [Lt.
Col. Joseph Bates] was organized
in July 62 by reducing the 13th TX
Infantry Regiment to a battalion. It was again increased to a regiment
and redesignated the 13th
TX Infantry early in 63.
Waul's TX Legion
Infantry [Col.
Thomas N. Waul] was organized
with twelve companies at Brenham, early 62 It was later divided into
two battalions, late 62. At Vicksburg, the unit was surrendered, 4 July
63 and then paroled at Vicksburg, July 63, to be exchanged on 12 Sept
63. The unit reorganized at Houston, fall 63. It was ultimately
surrendered by Gen'l E. K. Smith, 26 May
65. [Capsule
history]
