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The information in this list of Texas Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  
The information in this list of Texas Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  


=== Units A through Ba  ===
=== Units A through Ba  ===


*Alamo City Guards, see [[Edgar's_Company,_Texas_State_Troops_(Alamo_City_Guards)_(Confederate)|Edgar's Company, Texas State Troops]]<br>
*Allen's See [[17th_Regiment,_Texas_Infantry_(Allen's)_(Confederate)|17th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>
 
*Alexander's, see [[34th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Alexander's) (2nd Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|34th Regiment, Texas Cavalry]]<br>
 
*Allen's See [[17th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Allen's) (Confederate)|17th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>
 
*Anderson's, see [[Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Anderson's) (Confederate)|Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry]]<br>


*[[Anderson's Battalion, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Anderson's Battalion, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Anderson's Battalion, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Anderson's Battalion, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[Atkin's Company, Texas Infantry State Troops (Galveston Coast Guards) (Confederate)|Atkin's Company, Texas Infantry State Troops (Galveston Coast Guards) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Atkin's Company, Texas Infantry State Troops (Galveston Coast Guards) (Confederate)|Atkin's Company, Texas Infantry State Troops (Galveston Coast Guards) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*Austin City Light Infantry, see [[Carter's Company, Texas Infantry (Austin City Light Infantry) (Confederate)|Carter's Company, Texas Infantry]]<br>


*[[Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry (Confederate)|Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry (Confederate)|Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[Border's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Border's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Border's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Border's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Border Regiment, see [[Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Border Regiment) (Confederate)|Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry]]<br>


*[[Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Anderson's) (Confederate)|Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Anderson's) (Confederate]])<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Anderson's) (Confederate)|Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Anderson's) (Confederate]])<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>


*[[Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Border Regiment) (Confederate)|Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Border Regiment) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1863 and served in the Trans-Mississippi Department.<br>Surrendered in June 1865.<br>
*[[Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Border Regiment) (Confederate)|Bourland's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Border Regiment) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1863 and served in the Trans-Mississippi Department.<br>Surrendered in June 1865.<br>
*Bradford's, see [[Mann's_Regiment,_Texas_Cavalry_(Bradford's)_(Confederate)|Mann's Regiment, Texas Cavalry]]<br>


*[[Brazoria County Minutemen, Texas Infantry (Confederate)|Brazoria County Minutemen, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Brazoria County Minutemen, Texas Infantry (Confederate)|Brazoria County Minutemen, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>  
 
*Brown's, see&nbsp;[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]
*Brown's, see [[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>


*Burford's, see [[19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burford's) (Confederate)|19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>
*Burford's, see [[19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burford's) (Confederate)|19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>


*Burnett's, see [[1st Battalion, Texas Sharpshooters (Burnett's) (Confederate)|1st Battalion, Texas Sharpshooters (Confederate)]]<br>
*Burnett's, see [[1st Battalion, Texas Sharpshooters (Burnett's) (Confederate)|1st Battalion, Texas Sharpshooters (Confederate)]]<br>
*Burnett's, see [[13th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burnett's) (13th Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)|13th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>


*[[Byron's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Byron's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Byron's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Byron's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Christmas' Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)|Christmas' Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Christmas' Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)|Christmas' Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*Clark's, see [[14th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Clark's) (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>
*Clarksville Light Infantry, see [[Gould's Company, Texas State Troops (Clarksville Light Infantry) (Confederate)|Gould's Company, Texas State Troops]]<br>
*Clepper's Company, see [[Montgomery County Rifle Boys, Texas Home Guards|Montgomery County Rifle Boys, Texas Home Guards (Confederate)]]<ref>William Harley Gandy, ''A History of Montgomery County, Texas'', (Houston, Texas: University of Houston - Thesis, 1962)page 162. [http://archive.org/stream/AHistoryOfMontgomeryCountyTexas/gandy_a_history_of_montgomery_county_texas#page/n163/mode/2up Internet Archives]</ref> <br>


*[[Collins Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Collins Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Collins Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Collins Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Crescent Texas Infantry (Confederate)|Crescent Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Crescent Texas Infantry (Confederate)|Crescent Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>


*Crump's Batallion, see [[32nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Crump's Battalion, Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)]]<br>
*Crump's Batallion, see&nbsp;[[32nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Crump's Battalion, Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)]]<br>


*[[Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Lane's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Lane's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)]]<br>1st Regiment Partisan Rangers was formed during the summer of 1862 with about 1,000 men. Many were from San Augustine and Paris. The unit served in D. H. Cooper's, Major's, and Hardeman's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought at Prairie Grove, skirmished in Louisiana, and fought in the conflicts at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it continued the fight in Louisiana and in May, 1865, disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Walter P. Lane, Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Crump, and Majors A. D. Burns and W.P. Saufley. <br>
*[[Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Lane's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Lane's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)]]<br>1st Regiment Partisan Rangers was formed during the summer of 1862 with about 1,000 men. Many were from San Augustine and Paris. The unit served in D. H. Cooper's, Major's, and Hardeman's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought at Prairie Grove, skirmished in Louisiana, and fought in the conflicts at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it continued the fight in Louisiana and in May, 1865, disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Walter P. Lane, Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Crump, and Majors A. D. Burns and W.P. Saufley. <br>
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=== D Units  ===
=== D Units  ===
*Dallas Light Artillery, see [[Good's Company, Texas Light Artillery State Troops (Dallas Light Artillery) (Confederate)|Good's Company, Texas Light Artillery State Troops]]<br>


*[[Dallas Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Dallas Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Dallas Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Dallas Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Davis' Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Davis' Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Davis' Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Davis' Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Davis' Mounted Battalion, see [[26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)|26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry]]<br>


*[[Dawson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Dawson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Dawson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Dawson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>


*Debray's, see [[26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)|26th_Regiment,_Texas_Cavalry_(Davis'_Mounted_Battalion)_(Confederate)]]<br>
*Debray's, see&nbsp;[[26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)|26th_Regiment,_Texas_Cavalry_(Davis'_Mounted_Battalion)_(Confederate)]]<br>


*[[Dege's Battalion, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)|Dege's Battalion, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Dege's Battalion, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)|Dege's Battalion, Texas Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>


*DeMorse's, see [[29th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (DeMorse's) (Confederate)|29th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>
*DeMorse's, see&nbsp;[[29th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (DeMorse's) (Confederate)|29th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]
 
*[[Deshler's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Deshler's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Deshler's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Deshler's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Detailed Men, see [[Houston_Battalion,_Texas_Infantry_(Detailed_Men)_(Confederate)|Houston Battalion, Texas Infantry]]<br>


*[[Dewitts Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Dewitts Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Dewitts Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Dewitts Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Doughty's Company, Texas Cavalry State Troops (Refugio Spies) (Confederate)|Doughty's Company, Texas Cavalry State Troops (Refugio Spies) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Doughty's Company, Texas Cavalry State Troops (Refugio Spies) (Confederate)|Doughty's Company, Texas Cavalry State Troops (Refugio Spies) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>


*Duff's Partison Rangers, see [[33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Duff's Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>
*Duff's Partison Rangers, see&nbsp;[[33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Duff's Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>


*[[Duff's Texas Cavalry (33rd Cavalry) (Confederate)|Duff's Texas Cavalry (33rd Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>33rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in April, 1863, by using the 14th (Duff's) Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Its members were recruited at San Antonio, Port Lavaca, and Mt. Vernon, and in Kaufman County. This unit served in Gano's and Hardeman's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active along the lower Rio Grande. In April, 1864, it was near Bonham, Texas and contained 23 officers and 307 men. On June 2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonel James Duff, Lieutenant Colonel James R. Sweet, and Majors Santos Benavides and John T. Brackenridge.<br>
*[[Duff's Texas Cavalry (33rd Cavalry) (Confederate)|Duff's Texas Cavalry (33rd Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>33rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in April, 1863, by using the 14th (Duff's) Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Its members were recruited at San Antonio, Port Lavaca, and Mt. Vernon, and in Kaufman County. This unit served in Gano's and Hardeman's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active along the lower Rio Grande. In April, 1864, it was near Bonham, Texas and contained 23 officers and 307 men. On June 2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonel James Duff, Lieutenant Colonel James R. Sweet, and Majors Santos Benavides and John T. Brackenridge.<br>
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*[[Farr's Cavalry, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Farr's Cavalry, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Farr's Cavalry, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)|Farr's Cavalry, Texas Reserve Corps (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Fitzhugh's See [[16th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Fitzhugh's) (Confederate)|16th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>


*Flournoy's See [[16th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Flournoy's) (Confederate)|16th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>
*Flournoy's See [[16th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Flournoy's) (Confederate)|16th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>


*[[Ford's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Ford's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Ford's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Ford's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Fort Bend Scouts, see [[Perry's Company, Texas Local Defense Troops (Fort Bend Scouts) (Confederate)|Perry's Company, Texas Local Defense Troops]]<br>


*[[Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry (46th Regiment Cavalry) (Confederate)|Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry (46th Regiment Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>Frontier Cavalry Regiment [also called 46th Regiment] was organized in May, 1864. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department on the Texas frontier principally against Indians. It was formed with 1,240 men and in April, 1865, totalled only 102. The few remaining men disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James E. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Barry, and Major W. J. Alexander.<br>
*[[Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry (46th Regiment Cavalry) (Confederate)|Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry (46th Regiment Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>Frontier Cavalry Regiment [also called 46th Regiment] was organized in May, 1864. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department on the Texas frontier principally against Indians. It was formed with 1,240 men and in April, 1865, totalled only 102. The few remaining men disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James E. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Barry, and Major W. J. Alexander.<br>


*[[Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Fulcrod's Cadets) (Confederate)|Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Fulcrod's Cadets) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Fulcrod's Cadets) (Confederate)|Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Fulcrod's Cadets) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*Fulcrod's Cadets, see [[Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Fulcrod's Cadets) (Confederate)|Fulcrod's Battalion, Texas Cavalry]]<br>
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The information in this list of Texas Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units A through Ba[edit | edit source]


Units Be through Bi[edit | edit source]


Units Bo through By[edit | edit source]

C Units[edit | edit source]

  • Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Lane's) (1st Texas Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)
    1st Regiment Partisan Rangers was formed during the summer of 1862 with about 1,000 men. Many were from San Augustine and Paris. The unit served in D. H. Cooper's, Major's, and Hardeman's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It fought at Prairie Grove, skirmished in Louisiana, and fought in the conflicts at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Later it continued the fight in Louisiana and in May, 1865, disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Walter P. Lane, Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Crump, and Majors A. D. Burns and W.P. Saufley.

D Units[edit | edit source]

  • Duff's Texas Cavalry (33rd Cavalry) (Confederate)
    33rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in April, 1863, by using the 14th (Duff's) Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Its members were recruited at San Antonio, Port Lavaca, and Mt. Vernon, and in Kaufman County. This unit served in Gano's and Hardeman's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active along the lower Rio Grande. In April, 1864, it was near Bonham, Texas and contained 23 officers and 307 men. On June 2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonel James Duff, Lieutenant Colonel James R. Sweet, and Majors Santos Benavides and John T. Brackenridge.

Units E through F[edit | edit source]

  • Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry (46th Regiment Cavalry) (Confederate)
    Frontier Cavalry Regiment [also called 46th Regiment] was organized in May, 1864. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department on the Texas frontier principally against Indians. It was formed with 1,240 men and in April, 1865, totalled only 102. The few remaining men disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James E. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Barry, and Major W. J. Alexander.