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Texas:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

Texas war der einzige CS-Staat, der mehr Cavalry-Einheiten als Infanterie-Einheiten aufstellte (vgl. Hale: Third Texas Cavalry, a.a.O., S. 5).

 

Literatur:

- Wright, Marcus J.: Texas in the War, 1861-1865 (edited by Harold Simpson [Hillsboro, 1965])

 

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

 

1st Texas Infantry Regiment:

s. LtCol Phillip A. *Work

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte das Regiment zur 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood 3rd Brigade BrigGen Jerome B. Robertson.

 

 

2nd Regiment Texas Infantry:

vgl. 2ndLt J. M. *Seymour (Co. C, F); Pvt A. E. *Sternberg (Co. A); Pvt Charles *Seymour (Co. K); Pvt C. M. *Seymour (Co. H); Pvt J. A. *Sternberg (Co. B)

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Texas Sharpshooters] was organized by J.C. Moore during the summer of 1861. Many of the men were from Houston and Galveston. After serving in the Department of Texas, it moved east of the Mississippi River and fought at Shiloh, Corinth, and Hatchie Bridge. Later it was assigned to Moore's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. Un­der this command it was active at Snyder's Bluff and surrendered with the forces at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Its casualties during the campaign were 38 killed, 73 wounded, 15 missing, and 11 died of sickness of the 468 engaged. After being exchanged, only 29 were present as the majority of the men had returned to Texas. Later it was reorganized and in April, 1864, stationed at Galveston Is­land, there were 18 officers and 190 men fit for duty. That summer it suffered from a yellow fever epidemic but went on to participate in the defense of Galveston. In April, 1865, it contained 395 effectives but disbanded before the surrender on June 2. The field offi­cers were Colonels Noble L. McGinnis, John C. Moore, William P. Rogers, and Ashbel Smith; Lieutenant Colonels William C. Tim­mins and J.F. Ward; and Majors Xavier B. Debray, George W.L. Fly, and Hal. G. Runnels.

 

This unit served with distinction in Tennessee and Mississippi, participating in battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg and other minor battles and skirmishes. Principally remembered for its charge on Battery Robinett led by Colonel William P. Rogers during the Battle of Corinth. The unit contained many famous Texans - Ashbel Smith, William Rogers, John Moore, Sam Houston, Jr, Clark Owen, Maurice Simons and others

 

Literatur:

- Chance, Joseph E.: The Second Texas Infantry: From Shiloh to Vicksburg (Eakins Press); photos; rosters; bibliography; index

 

 

3rd Regiment Texas Infantry:

s. Pvt August *Lehmann (Co. K); Pvt Johann *Lehmann (Co. K); Pvt Benjamin *Palmer (Co. I)

 

Overview:

3rd Infantry Regiment completed its organization during the fall of 1861. Some of its members were recruited at Austin and San An­tonio. It served along the Texas coast at various points and in October, 1862, totalled 648 effectives. Because the regiment never saw any action, during the latter part of the war morale deteriorated. It disbanded before the Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Philip N. Luckett, Lieutenant Colonels Augustus Buchel and Edward F. Gray, and Major John H. Kampmann.

 

 

4th Regiment Texas Infantry:

s. Captain Decimus et Ultimus *Barziza; Chaplain Nicholas A. *Davis; Corporal Joseph B. *Polley; Pvt (?) H. *Lehmann (Co. H); Pvt Joseph *Lehmann (Co. E); Pvt (?) M. Lehmann (Co. F); Pvt John C. *West

 

Overview:

4th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia. Its members were recruited in the counties of Goliad, Tra­vis, Robertson, Falls, Guadalupe, McLennan, Bexar, Grimes, Walker, Hill, Montgomery, Freestone, Navarro, Ellis, and Henderson. It became part of Hood's Texas Brigade and served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and J. Gregg. The 4th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It continued the fight in the Petersburg tren­ches north and south of the James River and in various con­flicts around Appomattox. The regiment had 470 effectives in April, 1862 and lost fifty-four percent of the 200 engaged at Sharpsburg and more than twenty-five percent of the 415 at Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 15 offi­cers and 145 men. The field officers were Colonels John P. Bane, John B. Hood, John C.G. Key, and John Marshall; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F. Carter, Bradfute Warwick, and Clinton M. Winkler; and Majors William H. Martin and W.P. Townsend.

 

Bei Antietam im Gefecht gegen das 19th Indiana (*Iron Brigade) praktisch aufgerieben: von 204 Mann Regimentsstärke waren 121 Casualties (vgl. Venner, a.a.O., S. 31 u. 128 Anm. 78).

 

Die 4th Texas Infantry gehörte während der Gettysburg Campaign 1863 zum I. Corps Longstreet, 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood, 3rd Brigade BrigGen Jerome B. Robertson. Polley beschreibt den Übergang über den Potomac bei Williamsport / Maryland kurz nach dem 15.6.1863 (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 9-10; Polley: Hood‘s Texas Brigade, a.a.O., S. 146-47).

 

Literatur:

- Davis, Nicholas A. (4th Texas Vols): Chaplain Davis and Hodd's Texas Brigade (LSU Press; Reprint of 1863 Original). Edited by Donald Everett with a New Foreword by Robert K. Krick; 256 pp. Davis wrote his diary two years into the bitter fighting of the war, detailing religion in the field, duties of chaplains, conditions of wounded men and wartime Richmond; Index; Notes; Muster Rolls; Casualty Lists

- Polley, Joseph B. (4th Texas Infantry): A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie (Olde Soldier Books); 350 pp. Written before his brigade history. Polley was a veteran of Company "F" (Mustang Greys) of the 4th Regiment Texas Infantry. This Neale title is "among the most interesting and valuable primary sources connected with the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia (Krick- Neale Books)

- Polley, Joseph B.: Hood's Texas Brigade (Morningside, Dayton); 357 pp, 25 Photos, New Index; Reprint of Original published by the Neale Company in 1910; A standard source on the famous Texas Brigade

- West, John C.: A Texan in Search of a Fight (Waco: Press of J. S. Hill & Company, 1901); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik18c

 

 

5th Regiment Texas Infantry:

s. Col Robert M. *Powell; Pvt William Andrew *Fletcher; Pvt F. *Schlotmann (Co ?)

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Harris, Colorado, Leon, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Jefferson, Liberty, Milam, Polk, and Trinity. As a part of Hood's Texas Brigade it served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and J. Gregg. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It fought in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and around Appomattox. This regiment contained 341 effectives in April, 1862 and lost more than half of the 409 engaged at Gettysburg. It surrendered 12 officers and 149 men. The field officers were Colo­nels James J. Archer, Robert M. Powell, and Jerome B. Robertson; Lieutenant Colonels Walter B. Botts, King Bryan, and John C. Upton; and Majors Paul J. Quattlebaum, Jefferson C. Rogers, and David M. Whaley.

 

Die 5th Texas Infantry gehörte 1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign zum I. Army Corps Longstreet, 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood, 3rd Brigade BrigGen Jerome B. Robertson.

 

Literatur:

- Fletcher, William Andrew: Rebel Private Front and Rear (Beaumont / Texas: Texas Press of the Greer Print, 1908).

- Campbell, Robert: Lone Star Confederate: A Gallant and Good Soldier of the 5th Texas Infantry: A Gallant and Good Soldier of the Fifth Texas Infantry (Texas A & M University Military History Februar 2003)

 

 

6th Regiment Texas Infantry:

s. Captain Sebron G. *Sneed; Sergeant Charles A. *Leuschner

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp McCulloch, Victoria, Texas, during the summer of 1861. Its members were raised in Austin, Victoria, and McKinney, and Matagorda County. Sent to Arkansas, the unit was captured at Arkansas Post in January, 1863. Here the regiment had 53 men disabled of the 542 engaged. After being exchanged, it moved east of the Mississippi River. It was assigned to Deshler's, J.A. Smith's, and Granbury's Brigade, and in September, 1863, consolidated with the 10th Infan­try Regiment and the 15th Cavalry Regiment (dismounted). This command went on to participate in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Bentonville. It reported 20 killed, 95 wounded, and 28 missing of the 667 engaged at Chickamauga and totalled 642 men and 437 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert R. Garland; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Anderson; and Majors Rhoads Fisher, Alexander M. Haskell, and Alexander H. Phillips, Jr.

 

Literatur:

- Leuschner, Charles A. (6th Texas): The Civil War Diary of Charles A. Leuschner, Sixth Texas Infantry (Eakin Press), 128 pp, Notes, Maps, Roster. Edited by Charles Spurlin

- Sneed, Sebron G.: Family Papers (University of Texas Library, Austin)

 

 

10th Texas Infantry Regiment (Nelson's):

s. Pvt (?) Hosea *Garret

 

10th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Waco, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862. Many of its members were from Houston and Tyler, and Grimes, Freestone, San Augustine, and Washington counties. It served in the Department of Texas, then was captured at Arkansas Post in January, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized, the unit was assigned to Deshler's, J.A. Smith's, and Gran­bury's Brigade, and in September, 1863, consolidated with the 6th Infantry Regiment and the 15th Cavalry Regiment (dismounted). The command went on to participate in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Bentonville. It lost 20 killed, 95 wounded, and 28 missing at Chickamauga, and in December, 1863, totalled 642 men and 437 arms. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Roger Q. Mills and Allison Nelson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Young, and Majors Sey­mour C. Brasher and John R. Kennard.

 

 

11th Texas Infantry Regiment):

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Battalion, Texas Volunteers (Cavalry and Infantry) (Spaight's):

 

11th (Spaight's) Cavalry and Infantry Battalion, formerly the 6th Texas Infantry Battalion, was a mixed command organized with 400 men in April, 1862. The unit served in the Department of Texas, then was assigned to Hebert's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi De­partment. During the spring of 1864 it merged into the 21st Texas Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Ashley W. Spaight and Ma­jor J.S. Irvine were its officers.

 

 

12th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Young's):

 

12th Infantry Regiment [also called 8th Regiment] was organized and mustered in Confederate service at Waco, Texas, during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in the towns and cities of Clarksville, Cameron, Hempstead, Nacogdoches, Fairfield, and Waco, and the counties of Comanche, Milam, and Grimes. The regiment was assigned to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade, Trans-Mis­sissippi Department, and saw action in Louisiana and Arkansas. After fighting at Jenkins' Ferry, it moved to Hempstead and disban­ded in the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonel Overton Young; Lieutenant Colonels William Clark, B.A. Philpott, and Ja­mes W. Raine; and Major Erastus Smith.

 

 

16th Regiment Texas Infantry (Flournoy's):

s. Captain George T. *Marold; 1stLt August E. *Klaeden (Co. E); Pvt William *Remmert (Co. E)

 

Overview:

16th Regiment Infantry was organized by Colonel G. Flournoy during the summer of 1862. Many of its members were from Belton and Austin, and Washington and Upshur counties. The unit was assigned to Flournoy's, Waterhouse's, and Scurry's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought in Louisiana and Arkansas, and lost 2 killed and 5 wounded at Milliken’s Bend, had 3 offi­cers and 30 men captured during Banks' Red River Campaign (vgl. Brief vom Pvt Louis *Lehmann vom 15.6.1864 an „Beloved Friederieke“, geschrieben im Kriegsgefangenenlager in New Orleans: „I was very happy to meet up […] with Remmert“ [vgl. Kamphoefner/Hel­bich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 470]), and was active at Jenkins’ Ferry. Later it moved to Hempstead and dis­banded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel George Flournoy, Lieutenant Colonels William H. Red­wood and James E. Shepard, and Major Xenophon B. Saunders.

 

Co. E, 16th Regiment Texas Infantry (Flournoy's) was predominantly German (vgl. Kamphoefner/Helbich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 470 n35).

 

 

17th Regiment Texas Infantry (Allen's):

s. Pvt F. H. *Alexander (Co. C)

 

Overview:

16th Regiment Infantry was organized by Colonel G. Flournoy during the summer of 1862. Many of its members were from Belton and Austin, and Washington and Upshur counties. The unit was assigned to Flournoy's, Waterhouse's, and Scurry's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought in Louisiana and Arkansas, and lost 2 killed and 5 wounded at Milliken’s Bend, had 3 offi­cers and 30 men captured during Banks' Red River Campaign, and was active at Jenkins’ Ferry. Later it moved to Hempstead and dis­banded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel George Flournoy, Lieutenant Colonels William H. Red­wood and James E. Shepard, and Major Xenophon B. Saunders.

 

 

21st Regiment Texas Infantry:

s. auch Griffin's Battalion, Texas Infantry (Griffin's Regiment)

 

 

Griffin's Battalion, Texas Infantry (Griffin's Regiment) (21st Infantry):

s. Pvt. Franz *Schaeffer

 

Overview:

Griffin's Infantry Battalion was assembled during the early summer of 1862 with six companies. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department along the Texas coast and at Galveston, then in November, 1864, merged into the 21st Texas Infantry Regiment. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel William H. Griffin and Major H. A. Hamner.

 

 

Rutherford's Company, Texas Infantry:

s. Pvt B. F. *Hanna

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

Literatur:

- Bailey, Anne J.: Texans in the Confederate Cavalry. Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1995

- Hale, Douglas: "Rehearsal for Civil War: The Texas Cavalry in the Indian Territory, 1861," Chronicles of Oklahoma, vol. 68, no. 3, Fall 1990, pp. 228-59

 

 

1st Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles:

Col. Henry E. McCulloch (vgl. Josephy, The Civil War in the American West, a.a.O., S 28)

 

 

1st Texas Cavalry Battalion:

s. Major R. Philipp *Crump

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte das 1st Texas Cavalry Battalion zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335).

 

 

2nd Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles:

Col. John Salmon "Rip" Ford (vgl. Josephy: The Civil War in the America West, a.a.O., S. 28); Col John C. Moore; Major Charles L. *Pyron; Sergeant Max *Sternberg (Co. G); Pvt Julius *Sternberg (Co. G); Pvt Otto *Sternberg (Co. G)

 

Overview:

4th Cavalry Regiment was organized with about 1,000 men during the late summer of 1861. Its members were from Gonzales, San Antonio, Bonham, Austin, Livinston, Crockett, and Alto, and Milam and Parker counties. The unit served in the Army of New Mexi­co, then was assigned to Green's and Hardeman's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It saw action in numerous conflicts in Louisiana and reported 28 casualties at Cox's Plantation and 6 at Bayou Bourbeau. The unit was ordered to Hampstead, Texas, during the spring of 1865 and soon disbanded. The field officers were Colonels William P. Hardeman and James Reily, Lieutenant Colonels G. J. Hampton and William R. Scurry, and Majors Charles M. Mesueur and Henry W. Raguet.

 

Unter dem Kommando von Major Pyron rückte die 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles während Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign am 2.3.1861 in Albuquerque / NMT ein (vgl. Alberts: Battle of Glorieta, a.a.O., S. 14).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321).

 

 

3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment:

Col. Elkanah *Greer, LtCol Jiles S. *Boggess; LtCol Walter P. *Lane, Captain Sid S. *Johnson, John D. *Cater, B. P. *Hollinsworth

 

Eingesetzt während des Winterfeldzugs 1861 in Missouri, Army of the West (MajGen Earl Van Dorn) McCulloch's Division McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade (vgl. Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335); Battle of Pea Ridge (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, S. 64); Verluste während der Schlacht: 14 (2 t, 12 verw.; vgl. Shea Hess, a.a.O., S. 335). Im Frühjahr 1862 während der PeaRidge Campaign gehörte die 3rd Texas Cavalry zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335).

 

Im April 1862 wurden die Pferde abgeschafft und das Regiment als Infantrieregiment eingesetzt. Das Regiment gehörte im Herbst 1862 zu Van Dorn’s Cavalry in Pemberton’s Army of the Mississippi; das Regiment wurde ‘remounted’ (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I, S. 48 mit Anm. 30).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im November / Dezember 1862 bei der Abwehr von Grant's Stoß entlang der Mississippi Central Railroad zu John S. *Griffith's Cavalry Brigade (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I S. 90).

 

Die 3rd Texas Cavalry als Nachhut von John Bell Hood’s zerschlagener Armee führte 1864 das Rückzugsgefecht und legte am Sugar Creek einen Hinterhalt und ermöglichte hierdurch die Flußüberquerung von Hood’s Army über den Tennessee River (vgl. Hale: Third Texas Cavalry, a.a.O., S. 4).

 

Muster Roll: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 109

 

Literatur:

- Barron, Samuel B.: The Lone Star Defenders: A Chronicle of the Third Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade. New York and Washington, D.C.: Neale, 1908 (Reprint. Waco: W. M. Morrison Press, 1964 und reprint, Washington DC, 1983); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik18b

- Blocker, A. B.: "The Boy Bugler of the Third Texas Cavalry," ed. by Max S. Lale, Military History:of Texas and the Southwest (MHTS) 14, no. 2 (1978); S. 82-83

- Cater, John D.: "As it was": Reminiscenses of a Soldier of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana (The Story of Douglas John Cater's Life) (San Antonio), 1981

- Hale, Douglas: The Third Texas Cavalry in the Civil War (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik18a

- Hollinsworth, B. P.: "Battle of Elkhorn (Arkansas);" in: The New Texas School Reader, comp. J. R. Hutchinson, Houston, 1864

- Johnson, Sid S. (Capt 3rd Texas Cav): Texans who wore the Grey (1st Edition); Only one volume of this was ever published, although author planned to do a second volume; 407 pp, Photos, Index

- Johnson, Sid S. (Capt 3rd Texas Cav): Texans who wore the Grey (1st Edition, Published in Tyler Texas in 1907); Only one volume of this was ever published, although author planned to do a second volume; 407 pp, Photos, Index

- Lane, Walter P.: The Adventures and Recollections of General Walter P. Lane (2nd ed. Marshall / Texas, 1928)

 

 

4th Texas Cavalry Battalion:

s. Major John M. *Whitfield

 

Im Februar 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte das Regiment zu 2nd Brigade Col Louis *Hébert in BrigGen Benjamin *McCulloch's Division. Das Battalion bestand aus 3 Kompanien Texas Troops und 1 Kompanie aus Arkansas Troops (vgl. Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335).

 

 

4th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Texas Mounted Volunteers):

Col. James Reily; stellvertretender Kdr. LtCol William R. *Scurry; Sgt. Alfred B. *Peticolas; Pvt. Ebenezer *Hanna, Pvt. Robert Thomas *Williams

 

Sibley’s Brigade 1861; aufgrund der hohen Ausfallquote der Pferde während Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign von Frühjahr 1861 wurde das Regiment nach Erreichen von Albuquerque als Infantrieeinheit eingesetzt (vgl. Alberts: Battle of Glorieta, a.a.O., S. 16).

 

Literatur:

- Alberts, Don E.: Rebels on the Rio Grande: The Civil War Journal of A. B. Peticolas (1984. Reprint, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Merit Press, 1993)

- Gracy, David B. II (ed.): "New Mexico Campaign Letters of Frank Starr, 1861-62," Texas Military History 4 (Fall, 1964) (Starr war First Sergeant of Co. H, 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

- Haas, Oscar (trans.): "The Diary of Julius Giesecke." Texas Military History 3 (Winter, 1963), S. 228-42 (Giesecke war Second Lieutenant und später Captain Co. G, 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers

- Hanna, Ebenezer: "The Journal of Ebenezer Hanna" (manuscript); Archives Division, Texas State Library, Austin (Hanna was a private in Co. C. of the 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

- Lale, Max, ed.: The Civil War Letters of David R. Garret, Detailing the Adventures of the 6th Texas Cavalry, 1861-1865. Marshall, Tex., (1984)

- Noel, Theophilus: Autobiography and Reminiscenses of Theophilus Noel (Noel Company: Chicago, 1904)

- Noel, Theophilus: A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi: Being a History of the old Sibley Brigade from its first Organization to the Present Time; its Campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas in the Years 1861-2-3-4.1865 (edited by Martin Hall and Edwin A. Davis. Reprint, Houston, Texas: Stagecoach Press, 1961) (Noel diente als Private in Co. A, 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

- O'Donnel, Connie Sue Ragan, comp.: "The Diary of Robert Thomas Williams: Marches, Skirmishes, and Battles of the Forth Regiment, Texas Militia Volunteers: October 1861 to November 1865." (Harold B. Simpson Confederate Research Center, Hill College, Hillsboro, Texas) (Williams war Private in Co. E., 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

- Peticolas, A. B. (Sibley's Texas Brigade): Rebels on the Rio Grande: The Civil War Journal of A. B. Peticolas (State House Press, Austin); 197pp; Edited by Don Alberts; Illustrated; Index. Details Battle of Valdeverde, the first and largest Civil War battle in New Mexico

 

 

5th Texas Cavalry Regiment (5th Texas Mounted Rifles):

s. Col Tom *Green, Major Joseph D. *Sayers; Pvt William Lott *Davidson; Pvt. William Andrew *Fletcher; Pvt. William *Howell; Pvt Charles *Seymour (Co. A); Pvt George W. *Seymour (Co. A)

 

Overview:

5th Cavalry Regiment was formed at San Antonio, Texas, during the late summer of 1861 with about 1,000 officers and men. Most of its members were from Waco, San Antonio, Bonham, Weatherford, and Austin. After serving with the Army of New Mexico it was assigned to Green's, Hardeman's, and Debray's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The regiment fought in Louisiana and reported 99 casualties at Cox's Plantation and 7 at Bayou Bourbeau. Later it moved to Huntsville, Texas, and disbanded before the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas Green and Henry C. McNeill, Lieutenant Colonel Denman W. Shannon, and Majors Samuel A. Lockridge and Hugh A. McPhaill.

 

Col. Tom Green; Sibley's Brigade; Teilnahme an Sibely's New Mexico and Arizona Campaign 1862-62

 

Regimentsadjutant war seit September 1861 Lt. (im Verlauf des Krieges zum Major befördert) Joseph D. Sayers (vgl. Bell, C.K.: "Fine Career of a Texas Comrade", Confederate Veteran, vol. V., S. 69)

 

Literatur:

- Bell, C.K.: "Fine Career of a Texas Comrade", Confederate Veteran, vol. V., S. 69

- Davidson, William Lott: "Reminiscenses of the Old Brigade - on the March - in the Tent - in the Field - as Witnesses by the Writers during the Rebellion," February 23, 1888 (this is a continuous series of articles in Overton [Texas] Sharp-Shooter from October 1887 to March 1889 - Davidson was a private [and sometimes sergeant] in Comp A, 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers. As editor of this short-lived newspaper, he was the primary author of these articles, although he collaborated with Capt. Charles C. Lynn und Lt. Philip Fulcrod, both Sibley Brigade veterans, in some issues; a invaluable source of information (Alberts: The Battle of Glorieta, a.a.O., S. 183 Anm. 29)

- Faulkner, William A. (ed.): "With Sibley in New Mexico: The Journal of William Henry Smith," West Texas Historical Association Yearbook 27 (Oktober, 1951), S. 111-142 (Smith diente als Private in Co. I, 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

- Fletcher, William Andrew: Rebel Private Front and Rear (Beaumont / Texas: Texas Press of the Greer Print, 1908).

- Thompson, Jerry D.: Westward the Texans: The Civil War Letters of Private William Randolph Howell (El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1990) (Howell war Angehöriger von Co. C, 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

 

 

6th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

Col. B. Warren *Stone; Captain Jack *Wharton; Newton *Keen; Lt L. H. *Graves (Co K)

 

Eingesetzt während des Winterfeldzugs in Missouri, Army of the West (MajGen Earl Van Dorn) McCulloch's Division McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade (vgl. Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335); Col. B. Warren Stone; Verluste im Feldzug 19 (3 t., 3 verw., 13 verm.).

 

Das 6th Texas brannte befehlsgemäß in der Nacht vom 19.2 auf den 20.2.1862 während des Rückzugs vom Little Sugar Creek nach Fayetteville Hunderte von Hütten und Häusern in der Cross-Hollow-Schlucht nieder (Shea / Hess, a.a.O., S. 48). Major Ross unternahm Ende Februar 1862 einen Raid einen Raid von den Boston Mountain / Arkansas mit der 6th Texas Cavalry nach Süd-Missouri um die linke Flanke von Samuel R. *Curtis US-Army of the Southwest herum und erreichte am 25.2.1862 Keetsville an der Telegraph Road bei *Keetsville, wo er vorübergehend die US-Versorgungslinie unterbrach (vgl. Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 54 mit Karten S. 31, 40).

 

Im April 1862 wurden die Pferde abgeschafft und das Regiment als Infantrieregiment eingesetzt. Das Regiment gehörte im Herbst 1862 zu Van Dorn’s Cavalry in Pemberton’s Army of the Mississippi; das Regiment wurde ‘remounted’ (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I, S. 48 mit Anm. 30).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im November / Dezember 1862 unter Capatain Jack *Wharton bei der Abwehr von Grant's Stoß entlang der Mississippi Central Railroad zu John S. *Griffith's Cavalry Brigade (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I S. 90).

 

Die 6th Texas Cavalry unternahm während Van Dorn's Vorstoß nach Norden Richtung Pea Ridge am 5.3.1863 eine zur Ablenkung erfolgte Aufklärung entlang der Telegraph Road nach Mudtown, am Südende der Cross Hollow's Schlucht (vgl Shea / Hess, a.a.O., S. 63; OR 8: 283, 297, 303). Das Regiment wurde bei Beginn des Angriffs Gen. Van Dorn's in Pea Ridge im Rahmen des Ablenkungsmanövers der Brigade McIntosh's auf die Cross Hollow Schlucht eingesetzt (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, S. 63).

 

Literatur:

- Graves, L. H.: Diaries, May 1, 1861-April 1, 1864; 1 roll. First Lieutenant L. H. Graves, Company K, Sixth Texas Cavalry, began keeping his diary when he first set out from Texas to join the command of Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch in 1861. He was present at the battle of Pea Ridge (Benton County) on March 6-7, 1862, and followed his regiment east of the Mississippi during the weeks following the engagement. Seriously wounded in the fighting at Corinth, Mississippi, on October 3-4, 1862, Graves spent the next months recuperating as a prisoner of the Federals at Iuka, Mississippi. He did not rejoin his regiment until May 1, 1863, at Shelbyville, Tennessee. The diary contains descriptions of the two battles, of Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch, and glimpses of Graves's home life prior to his enlistment at McKinney, Texas. Microfilm copy of a typed transcript (Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compiled by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

- *Keen, Newton Asbury: Living and Fighting with the Texas 6th Cavalry (Baithersburg, Md.: Butternut Press, Inv., 1986); Keen was born in Indiana and moved to Texas at an early age. He joined the 6th Texas Cavalry and saw heavy fighting at Elkhorn Tavern and Corinth. He was captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas in Chicago and provides a vivid portrait of the prison and its horrors

- Lale, Max S. and Hobart Key Jr., eds.: The Civil War Letters of David R Garrett, Detailing the Adventures of the 6th Texas Cavalry, 1861-1865 (Marshall, Tex.: Port Caddo Press, 1963)

- *Ross, Lawrence Sullivan: Ross Family Papers, Baylor University, Waco, Texas Collection

- Sneed, Sebron G (Capt. 6th Texas): Sebron G. Sneed Familiy Papers, University of Texas Library, Austin

 

 

7th Texas Mounted Volunteers Regiment:

s. Col. William *Steele; Major / Col Arthur Pendleton *Bagby

 

Sibley's Brigade; Teilnahme an Sibely's New Mexico and Arizona Campaign 1862-62

 

Literatur:

- Hunter, Harold J.: Diary (Smith County Archives, Tyler, Texas) (Dr. Harold J. Hunter war Assistant Surgeon der 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers)

 

 

8th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Terry’s Texas Rangers):

s. Col Benjamin F. *Terry; Col John A. *Wharton; Captain Robert F. *Bunting (Co. F&S); J. Blackburn; Ephraim Shelby *Dodd

 

Overview:

8th Cavalry Regiment, usually called Terry's Texas Rangers, was organized with 1,170 men at Houston, Texas, in December, 1861. Its members were raised in Houston, Richmond, Columbus, Gonzales, and Wharton, and Bastrop County. The regiment was one of the hardest fighting cavalry units in the war. It was assigned to Wheeler's, Wharton's, and T. Harrison's Brigade, and fought at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. Later it was active in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, the defense of Savannah, and the cam­paign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with about 30 men. The field officers were Colonels Gustave Cook, Thomas Harrison, Thomas S. Lubbock, Ben. Franklin Terry, and John A. Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel P. Christian, Marcus L. Evans, Stephen C. Ferrill, and John G. Walker; and Majors William R. Jarmon and Leander M. Rayburn.

 

Col Terry stellte zusammen mit Thomas S. Lubbock das als Terry's Texas Rangers bekannte Regiment (8th Texas Cavalry) auf. Die Truppe rekrutierte sich i.w. aus Angehörigen der *Texas Rangers (vgl. Boatner, The Civil War Dictionary, a.a.O., S. 833 Stichwort Texas Rangers); Col. Terry war der erste Regimentskommandeur; er fiel 1861 in Kentucky (vgl. Confederate Veteran Vol. I 1893, S. 111; Confederate Veteran Vol. V, S. 252); Terry und Lubbock dienten während 1st Manassas als Scouts und Amateur-Krieger (Ruffin Diary II 60); Terry ist an der Spitze seiner Texas Rangers im Angriff auf Rowlett's Station / KY am 17.12.1861 gefallen (Ruffin Diary II 60 Anm. 5).

 

Das Regiment gehörte während der Shiloh Campaign unter Col John A. *Wharton zum IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge als Unattached Einheit (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321); am 3.4.1862 während des Vormarsches der CS-Army of the Mississippi bildete Wharton's Texas Cavalry Regiment die Vorhut von Braxton Bragg’s II. Army Corps (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 122).

 

Am 6.4.1862 im Battle of Shiloh gegen 2:30 unternahm die berittene Einheit eine Flankierung gegen die rechte Front der US-Truppen durch Sowell Field gegen die Nordwestecke von *Jones Field.Hierbei gerieten die Texas Rangers in einen Hinterhalt, und wurden durch massives Flankierungsfeuer in ihre rechte Flanke zurückgeschlagen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 190).

 

Literatur:

- Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile, Texas, Cavalry, 8th Texas Cavalry Nr. 1

- Blackburn, J.: "Reminiscenses of the Terry Texas Rangers." Southwestern Historical Quarterly, vol. 22 (July 1918), S. 38-77

- Dodd, Ephraim Shelby: Diary 4.12.1862-1.1.1865 (Bibliothek Ref Archiv 9 Diaries

- Terry's Rangers (vgl. Confederate Veteran vol. V, S. 194-195)

 

 

9th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

Colonel William B. *Sims, LtCol. Judge William *Quale; James C. *Bates; Allison W. *Sparks

 

Das Regiment wurde gemustert und verpflichtet am 14.10.1861 (One-Years-Service). Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte die 9th Texas Cavalry zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335).

 

Literatur:

- Bates, James C. (9th Texas cavalry): A Texas Cavalry Officer‘s Civil War: The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates (LSU Press), 328 pp. Edited by Richard Lowe. Bates served in the 9th Texas Cavalry from 1861 to 1865 and fought in some of the most dramatic clashes of the war. Elkhorn Tavern, Corinth, Thompson's Station and Etowah River. College educated, he wrote a detailed diary of some of the war's most significant cavalry actions

- Crabb, Martha L.: All Afire to Fight: The untold Tale of the Civil War's Ninth Texas Cavalry (New York: Avon Books, Inc, 2000); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik18

- Davis, James Henry: The Cypress Rangers in the civil War (Texarkana, Tex.: Heritage Oak Press, 1992) Anm. die Cypress Rangers bildeten die Comp. F im 9th ++++ Regiment (vgl. Crabb, a.a.O., S. 326 Anm. 14)

- Kerr, Homer L. (ed.): Fighting with Ross' Texas Brigade, C.S.A.: The Diary of George L. *Griscom, Adjutant 9th Texas Cavalry (Hillsboro, Tex., 1976)

- Sparks, Allison W.: The War between the States As I Saw It: Reminiscenses, Historical and Personal (Tyler, Tex.: Lee and Burnett, Printers, 1901. Reprint, Longview, Tex.: D & D Printing, 1987)

 

 

10th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Locke's):

 

10th Cavalry Regiment was organized with about 900 men during the late summer of 1861. Many of its members were recruited in the towns of Quitman and Tyler, and the counties of Upshur, Rusk, and Cherokee. For the first few months it served in Texas, Arkan­sas, and Louisiana, then was dismounted after crossing the Mississippi River. After fighting at Richmond, the unit was assigned to General Ector's Brigade in the Army of Tennessee. It participated in numerous battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and aided in the defense of Mobile. This regiment totalled 565 effectives during the spring of 1862 and lost thirty-four percent of the 350 engaged at Murfreesboro. Very few surrendered on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colo­nels James M. Barton and W.D. Craig, and Majors Wiley B. Ector and Hulum D. E. Redwine.

 

 

10th Battalion, Texas State Cavalry (Martin's):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col William C. *Young; Tom *Coleman

 

11th Cavalry Regiment was organized with 855 men at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas, in May, 1861. Some of its members were from Clarksville and Mt. Pleasant, and Bowie County. This regiment, along with the 8th Texas Cavalry, was one of the best in Confederate service. It was active in the Indian Territory and Arkansas, then was dismounted when it arrived on the eastern side of the Mississippi River. After fighting at Richmond and Murfreesboro, it was remounted and assigned to Wharton's and T. Harrison's Brigade. The unit participated in the Chickamauga, Knoxville, and Atlanta campaigns, then was active in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. It contained 599 officers and men in the spring of 1862 and reported 7 killed, 87 wounded, and 20 missing at Murfreesboro. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Joseph M. Bounds, John C. Burks, James J. Diamond, Otis M. Messick, George R. Reeves, and William C. Young; Lieutenant Colonels Robert W. Hooks and Andrew J. Nicholson; and Majors H. F. Bone, John W. Mayrant, and John B. Puryear.

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte die 11th Texas Cavalry zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335); eingesetzt im Battle of Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862.

 

Literatur:

- o.A.: “Eleventh Texas Cavalry”; in: Texas State Library (TSL), Austin, Archives Division

 

 

11th Battalion, Texas Volunteers (Cavalry and Infantry) (Spaight's):

s. Infantry

 

 

12th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Parson's Mounted Volunteers):

 

12th Cavalry Regiment was organized with about 940 men in August, 1861, by Colonel W.H. Parsons. Most of the men were from Hempstead, Fairfield, Georgetown, and Waxahachie, and Ellis and Hill counties. This unit served in Hawes' and Steele's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department and skirmished the Federals in Arkansas and Louisiana. During 1865 it was in Northern Texas guar­ding approaches from the Indian Territory. The regiment was included in the surrender on June 2. Its commanders were Colonel Wil­liam H. Parsans, Lieutenant Colonels Andrew B. Burleson and John W. Mullen, and Majors Locklin J. Farrar and E. W. Rogers.

 

 

13th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burnett's) (13th Mounted Volunteers):

 

13th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Crockett, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 with about 900 men. Some of its members were from Centerville, Crockett, Madisonville. In the summer of 1862 it was dismounted and later assigned to O. Young's and Waul's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit participated in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas including the enga­gement at Jenkins' Ferry. It disbanded during the late spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Burnett and Anderson F. Crawford, Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Beaty, and Major Elias T. Steale.

 

 

13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's):

 

Overview:

13th Cavalry Regiment, usually called Dibrell's 8th Cavalry, was organized in September, 1862, as a partisan ranger command. Its twelve companies were from Overton, Putnam, White, and Jackson counties. The regiment was assigned to Forrest's, Humes', Biffle's, and Dibrell's Brigade. It fought at Parker's Cross Roads, skirmished in Alabama and Georgia, then was engaged at Chickamauga. Later the unit was involved in the Atlanta Campaign, saw action at Saltville in Virginia, took part in the defense of Sav­annah, and participated in the conflicts at Averysboro and Bentonville. The unit served as President Davis' escort and surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 2, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels George G. Dibrell and Mounce L. Gore, Lieutenant Colonel F.H. Daugherty, and Majors William P. Chapin and Jeffrey E. Forrest.

 

 

15th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

 

15th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 with about 1,000 men. Some of its members were raised at Fort Worth and Wolfe City, and in Wise and Hood counties. After serving in the Department of Texas, it was dismounted and ordered to Arkansas. Here the unit was captured at Arkansas Post in January, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized, it was consolidated with the 6th and 10th Regiments and assigned to Deshler's, J.A. Smith's, and Granbury's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and fought in North Carolina. The 6th/10th/ 15th lost 20 killed, 95 wounded, and 28 missing of the 667 engaged at Chickamauga and totalled 642 men and 437 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel George H. Sweet, Lieutenant Colonels William K. Masten and George B. Pickett, and Majors William H. Cathey and Valerius P. Sanders.

 

 

17th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Delaney, Norman C., ed.: "The Diary and Memoirs of Marshall Samuel Pierson, Company C, 17th Reg., Texas Cavalry." Military History of Texas and the Southwest 12 (1973)

- Wise, Joe R.: "The Letters of Lt. Flavius W. Perry, 17th Texas Cavalry, 1862-1863." Military History of Texas and the Southwest 13 (1974)

 

 

21st Texas Cavalry Regiment:

s. Pvt J. C. *Morris (Co F)

 

 

24th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

s. Captain Samuel T. *Foster;

 

Literatur

- Foster, Samuel T.: One of Cleburne's Command: The Civil War Reminiscenses an Diary of Capt. Samuel T. Foster, Granbury's Texas Brigade, CSA (ed. Norman D. Brown; Austin: University of Texas Press, 1980). Forster's Erinnerungen sind neben Captain Key's Diary, eine der wichtigsten Quellen der CS-Seite der Atlanta Campaign (vgl. Castel: Decision in the West, a.a.O., S. 583 Anm. 15).

 

 

26th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Debray's Texas Cavalry):

s. Pvt Wilhelm Jacob *Steubing

 

The 28th Texas (C.S.A) was part of Walker's Division and campaigned throughout the Civil War in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. They are credited with preventing Texas from Federal invasion. They were dismounted soon after arriving at Little Rock and served as Infantry until the end of the war.

 

Literatur:

- Johansson, M. Jane: Peculiar Honor: A History of the 28th Texas Cavalry 1862-1865 (Univ Arkansas); 192 pp; Illustrated

- Steubing, Wilhelm Jacob: Correspondence, 1859-64. Confederate soldier in Company B, Debray's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (later the 26th Texas Cavalry). Probably involved in the Texas Coast Operations of 1863. Collection consists of seven letters written from and to Steubing at camps in Texas and his wife Nancy in their home in Hopkinsville, Texas. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-042).

 

 

27th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

s. LtCol Edwin H. *Hawkins; Major John H. *Broocks; Chaplain R. W. *Thompson

 

Im April 1862 wurden die Pferde abgeschafft und das Regiment als Infanterieregiment eingesetzt. Das Regiment gehörte im Herbst 1862 zu Van Dorn’s Cavalry in Pemberton’s Army of the Mississippi; das Regiment wurde ‘remounted’ (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I, S. 48 mit Anm. 30).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im November / Dezember 1862 unter LtCol Edwin R. *Hawkins bei der Abwehr von Grant's Stoß entlang der Mississippi Central Railroad zu John S. *Griffith's Cavalry Brigade (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I S. 90).

 

 

28th Texas Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- M. Jane Johansson - PECULIAR HONOR: A HISTORY OF THE 28TH TEXAS CAVALRY, 1862-1865 - Univ Arkansas - 192pp - Illustrated - The 28th Texas (C.S.A) was part of Walker's Division and campaigned throughout the Civil War in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. They are credited with preventing Texas from Federal invasion. They were dismounted soon after arriving at Little Rock and served as Infantry until the end of the war.

 

 

35th Regiment Texas Cavalry (Brown's):

s. Pvt Lewis *Lehmann (Co. ?); Pvt Christoph *Neinast (Co. D)

 

Overview:

35th (Brown's) Cavalry Regiment was organized with 927 men in October, 1863, by consolidating the 12th (Brown's) and Roundtree's Texas Cavalry Battalions. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and in January, 1864, contained 29 offi­cers and 409 men. It skirmished in Texas and was on scouting duty along the coast. On June 2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonel Reuben R. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Perkins, and Major Lee C. Roundtree.

 

 

35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens'):

s. Col James B. *Likens; Pvt Louis *Lehmann (Co. D)

 

Overview:

35th (Likens') Cavalry Regiment was organized in October, 1863, by consolidating Likens' and Burns' Texas Cavalry Battalions. Many of themen were from Jefferson, Hopkins, Upshur, and Smith counties. The unit served in H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and participated in various conflicts in Louisiana including the engagements at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Early in 1865 it moved to Beaumont, Texas, and remained there until the end of the war. The regiment was included in the surrender in June. Its commanders were Colonel James B. Likens, Lieutenant Colonel James R. Burns, and Major William A. Wortham.

 

Co. D, 37th Regiment Texas Cavalry (Terrell's) was later transferred to 35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (vgl. Kamphoefner/ Helbich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 452 n8), nämlich ab 26.11.1863 Co. D 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry [vgl. dazu Brief Lehmanns an „Beloved Friederike“; in Kamphoefner/ Helbich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 456]).

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Bozic, William: History of the 35th Texas Cavalry Regiment

 

36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods'):

s. Pvt John T. Brown (Co. A)

 

Overview:

36th Cavalry Regiment [also called 32nd Regiment] completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. It contained 823 men of which many were from Sulphur Springs and Belton, and Caldwell and Gonzales counties. The regiment was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in numerous engagements at Louisiana including Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it moved to Galveston, Texas and there surrendered in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Peter C. Woods, Lieutenant Colonels Nat. Benton and W.O. Hutchison, and Major Stokely M. Holmes.

 

 

37th Regiment Texas Cavalry (Terrell's):

s. Col Alexander W. *Terrell; Pvt F. Hodde (Co. D); Pvt Louis *Lehmann (Co. D; später Co. D, 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry [Likens'])

 

Overview:

Terrell's Cavalry Regiment [also called 34th and 37th Regiments] was organized in June, 1863, using Terrell's Texas Cavalry Battali­on as its nucleus. The unit was assigned to H. Bee's and Bagby's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and fought in various locati­ons in Louisiana. In January, 1864, it contained 25 officers and 402 men. It saw action at Mansfield, participated in the operations against the Federal Red River Campaign, and was active at Lecompte and Yellow Bayou. During May, 1865, the regiment disbanded at Hempstead, Texas. The field officers were Colonel Alexander W. Terrell, Lieutenant Colonel John C. Robertson, and Majors Hiram S. Morgan and George W. Owens.

 

Co. D, 37th Regiment Texas Cavalry (Terrell's) was later transferred to 35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (vgl. Kamphoefner/ Helbich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 452 n8), nämlich ab 26.11.1863 Co. D 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry [vgl. dazu Brief Lehmanns an „Beloved Friederike“; in Kamphoefner/ Helbich: German in the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 456]).

 

Literatur:

- Spencer, John W.: Terrell's Texas Cavalry (Burnet, Texas, 1982)

 

 

Wharton's Texas Cavalry Regiment:

s. 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment

 

 

Welch’s Texas Cavalry Squadron:

s. Captain Otis G. *Welch

 

Die Einheit gehörte zu BrigGen Albert J. Pikes Brigade, McCulloch‘s Division in Van Dorn‘s Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 336); Battle of Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862; Teilnahme am Skirmish bei Forster‘s Farm (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 101)

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

1st Regiment, Texas Heavy Artillery:

s. Color Bearer C. M. *Seymour (Co. B)

 

Overview:

1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was organized at Galveston, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 using the 3rd Texas Artillery Batta­lion as its nucleus. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department primarily at Galveston and along the upper Texas coast. Company F was stationed at Sabine Pass during September, 1863, and was prominent in the surrender of two Federal gunboats, the Sachem and Clifton. In April, 1864, it was stationed at Galveston Island with 23 officers and 462 men, and in April, 1865, there were 430 present for duty. The regiment was included in the surrender on June 2. Its commanders were Colonel Joseph J. Cook, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Manly, and Major Edward Von Harten.

 

 

 

4th Battalion, Texas Artillery (Shea's):

s. Musician Gustav *Lehmann (Co. B)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Field Battery Texas Light Artillery:

s. Pvt H. *Lehmann; Pvt J. *Lehmann

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Field Battery, Texas Light Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Field Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Howell's Company):

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Howell's Battery was organized during the spring of 1862. The unit primarily served in the Indian Territory attached to the Trans-Mississippi Department. It reported 2 casualties at Newtonia and 22 at Old Fort Wayne, and in December, 1863, about 75 effectives were present. Later the company was assigned to the 6th Artillery Battalion and ended the war at Doaksville in June, 1865. Its com­mander was Captain Sylvanus Howell.

 

 

12th Field Battery, Texas Light Artillery:

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

13th Battery Texas Heavy Artillery:

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Douglas Texas Battery:

s. Captain (?) James P. *Douglas

 

eingesetzt während der Pea Ridge Campaign 1862 (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 350 Anm. 30).

 

Literatur:

- Douglas, James P.: Douglas' Texas Battery, CSA; ed. Lucia Rutherford Douglas (Tyler / Texas: Smith County Historical Society, 1966).

 

 

Good’s Texas Battery:

s. Captain John J. *Good

 

Good‘s Battery umfaßte im Frühjahr 1862 vier 12-pounder Guns und zwei 12-pounder Howitzers (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte Good‘s Texas Battery zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 335). Teilnahme am Battle of Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862 (vgl. Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, a.a.O., S. 97).

 

Literatur:

- Fitzhugh, Lester N. (ed.): Cannon Smoke: The Letters of Captain John J. Good, Good-Douglas Texas Battery, CSA (Hillsboro, Texas, 1971)

 

 

Jones' Company, Texas Light Artillery:

s. Pvt Matthew *Seymour

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

e. Sonstige Einheiten:

 

Waul's Texas Legion:

s. LtCol Leonidas *Willis; Major Otto *Nathusius; Captain Robert *Voigt (Co. C); Sergeant C. W. *Hander; Drummer Moritz *Lehmann (Co. D); Pvt Ernst *Lehmann (Co. D); Pvt G. *Lehmann (Co. B); Pvt Hermann *Lehmann (Co. A); Pvt Julius *Lehmann (Co. A oder B); Pvt Hermann *Mueller (Co. D)

 

Waul's Legion completed its organization at Brenham, Texas, during the summer of 1862. Waul’s Legion numbered 2,000 soldiers and contained a cavalry battalion and an in­fantry regiment and a six gun battery under the command of Captain William Edgar. However, the legion did not serve as one command. The cavalry battalion contained six companies, later increased to seven. It served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, skirmished in Mississippi, then fought with Forrest in We­stern Tennessee and Kentucky. The unit returned to Mississippi, saw action in Hood's operations in Northern Georgia, and ended the war in Alabama. In October, 1863, it had 450 men present, but few surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel L. Willis; and Majors H. S. Parker, John R. Smith, and Benjamin F. Weeks. The infantry regiment contained twelve companies and served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought in the Vicksburg Campaign and was captured on July 4, 1863. Here the unit reported 47 killed, 190 wounded, and 8 missing of the 381 engaged. After being exchanged and reorganized in Texas, it was stationed at Galveston attached to the Trans-Mississippi De­partment. In December, 1864, the regiment had 14 officers and 204 men, and in April, 1865, totalled 315 effectives. During May it disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Barnard Timmons and Thomas N. Waul; Lieutenant Colonels O. Steele and James Wrigley; and Majors E. S. Bollong, Allen Cameron, and Otto *Nathusius.

 

Captain Edgar’s First Texas Field Battery only served under Waul until it was transferred to the command of Brigadier General Hen­ry McCulloch in the fall of 1862, who at the time was organizing a new division for the Trans-Mississippi department (vgl. Franke, Brandon: Waul's Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg; in: East Texas Journal, Volume 53, Issue 1, 10.3.2015).

 

Waul's Texas Legion, the only true legion of Texas troops in the Confederate States army, was raised in and around Brenham in spring of 1862 by Thomas Neville Waul. It originally consisted of twelve companies of infantry, six companies of cavalry, and a six-gun battery of field artillery with a total complement of 2,000 men. The first infantry battalion was originally commanded by Lt. Col. Barnard Timmons and the second by Lt. Col. James Wrigley. The cavalry battalion was first led by Lt. Col. Leonidas *Willis and the artillery battery by Capt. William Edgar. The legion was assigned first to Arkansas and Louisiana. There, owing to the difficulty associated with commanding mixed arms, it was stripped of its cavalry and artillery components. In October 1862 the infantry companies were transferred to Mississippi and reorganized into two battalions of six companies each. Attached to Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, the legion played a stalwart role in that city's defense. With the exception of a single company, then on detached duty, it was captured with the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Paroled by mid-July, the members of the legion reorganized in Houston and were assigned to duty protecting the Texas coast in the region of Galveston. With Waul's promotion to brigadier general, Timmons was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the legion, serving in that capacity until the end of the war (vgl. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qkw02).

 

Photo:

Vicksburg, Monument located on Confederate Avenue south of the Texas State Memorial at Railroad Redoubt (Park Tour Stop 13)

 

Literatur:

- Franke, Brandon: Waul's Texas Legion: Towards Vickburg; in: East Texas Journal, Volume 53, Issue 1, 10.3.2015 (http:// scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ethj)

- Hasskarl, Robert A.: Waul’s Texas Legion, 1862-1865 (Ada: The Book Bindery, 1976)