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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Soldiers from Texas served in both the Union and Confederate armies, though the majority served in the Confederate armies. Texas seceded from the United States on February 1, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Sam Houston, then governor, was replaced when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_in_the_American_Civil_War Texas in the American Civil War], (accessed 2 July 2011).</ref><br> | Soldiers from Texas served in both the Union and Confederate armies, though the majority served in the Confederate armies. Texas seceded from the United States on February 1, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Sam Houston, then governor, was replaced when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_in_the_American_Civil_War Texas in the American Civil War], (accessed 2 July 2011).</ref><br> | ||
*Wright, comp., Marcus J.; edited and notes by Harold B. Simpson, ''Texas in the war, 1861-1865'' Hillsboro, Texas: Hill Junior College Press, 1965 {{FSC|189586|item|disp=FS Library 976.4 M2t}} | |||
=== Texas Military Units === | === Texas Military Units === | ||
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Most units were numbered, however, many were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units. <br> | Most units were numbered, however, many were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units. <br> | ||
The information in the lists of Texas Military Units comes from the [ | The information in the lists of Texas Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier. | ||
<center>'''Texas Units by Number or by Name'''</center><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 30px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 5th|1st-5th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 6th through 17th|6th-17th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 18th through 47th|18th-47th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units A through F|A-F]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units G through M|G-M]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units N through Z|N-Z]]</div><div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><br><center>'''Texas Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 30px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Infantry Confederate Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Cavalry Confederate Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Artillery Confederate Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Reserve Units|Reserve Units]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate State Troops|State Troops]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Other Confederate Units|Other]]</div><div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><br></div></div> | <center>'''Texas Units by Number or by Name'''</center><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 30px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 5th|1st-5th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 6th through 17th|6th-17th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units 18th through 47th|18th-47th]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units A through F|A-F]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units G through M|G-M]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Units N through Z|N-Z]]</div><div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><br><center>'''Texas Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 30px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"></div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; color: black; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Infantry Confederate Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Cavalry Confederate Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Artillery Confederate Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate Reserve Units|Reserve Units]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Confederate State Troops|State Troops]]</div><div style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin: 4px; width: 60px; height: 40px; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); text-align: center;">[[Texas Civil War Other Confederate Units|Other]]</div><div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><br></div></div> | ||
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Additional unit history information may be found in: | |||
*Joseph H. Crute, Jr.. ''Units of the Confederate States Army'' Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987. {{FSC|590033|item|disp= FS Library Books973 M2crua}} | |||
*Stewart Sifakis. ''Compendium of the Confederate armies'' 10 vols. New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995 {{FSC|476605|item| disp=FS Library Book 975 M2ss}} | |||
*F.Ray Sibley, Jr., ed. ''Confederate artillery organizations : an alphabetical listing of the officers and batteries of the Confederacy, 1861-1865'' El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing and Savas Beatie LLC, ©2014 {{FSC|3227325|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2sfr}} | |||
*W. J. Tancig, comp. ''Confederate military land units, 1861-1865'' New York, New York: Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 {{FSC|284841|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2wj}} | |||
=== | === Confederate Records === | ||
==== Service Records ==== | ==== Service Records ==== | ||
*[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers | *[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] links to information about the records with a link to the search box for the online records. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. | ||
Texas Confederate soldiers '''service records''' are also available at the National Archives, the Texas State Library, and the | Texas Confederate soldiers '''service records''' are also available at the National Archives, the Texas State Library, and the FamilySearch Library. Several different indexes exist to help you locate your Confederate ancestor and the unit where he served. Find the unit and company of your soldier served in one of the following indexes: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] | ||
*''Confederate Index: Confederate Soldiers of the State of Texas.'' {{ | *''Confederate Index: Confederate Soldiers of the State of Texas.'' {{FSC|227483|film}} | ||
*Index to compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas {{ | *Index to compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas {{FSC|880014|film}} | ||
If you cannot find your soldier in these indexes, use variant surname spellings and first initials for given names. Make a note of which unit and company he served with. Then find the unit (such as 29th Infantry, Company K) in Service Records for Confederate Soldiers from Texas. {{ | If you cannot find your soldier in these indexes, use variant surname spellings and first initials for given names. Make a note of which unit and company he served with. Then find the unit (such as 29th Infantry, Company K) in Service Records for Confederate Soldiers from Texas. {{FSC|1501077 |film}} The service records usually include each soldier's name, enlistment date and place, discharge date and place, age, and sometimes residence, and physical description. | ||
'''Compiled Service Records Online''' | '''Compiled Service Records Online''' | ||
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932381|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index See also [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Texas]] | |||
*A digitized copy of the [https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=compiled%20service%20records%20of%20confederate%20soldiers Consolidated <u>index</u> to compiled service records] is available online from Archive.org. Images digitized from multiple microfilm rolls. | |||
*The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | |||
==== Pension Records ==== | |||
==== | A Confederate '''pension''' index is maintained by the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.php Texas State Library and Archives]. Additionally there is a published index to Confederate pension papers by John M. Kinney, Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions, Rev. ed. Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1977. {{FSC|976.4 M22k|book}} {{FSC|928040|film}} {{FSC|6019976|film}} Both approved and rejected pension applications are included in the FS Library Texas pension collection {{FSC|960279|film}} Approved pensions are arranged by application number. Rejected applications are arranged alphabetically.<br> | ||
==== Confederate Prisoners of War ==== | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at Findmypast - Index | |||
==== Confederate Regimental Rosters ==== | ==== Confederate Regimental Rosters ==== | ||
A published roster of some Texas regiments is Martin Hardwick Hall, ''The Confederate Army of New Mexico.'' Austin, Texas: Presidial Press, 1978. {{ | A published roster of some Texas regiments is Martin Hardwick Hall, ''The Confederate Army of New Mexico.'' Austin, Texas: Presidial Press, 1978. {{FSC|978.9 M2ha|book}} {{FSC|6087304|film}} This lists soldiers of Texas stationed in New Mexico during the war. | ||
*Williams, James E. 'A revised list of Texas Confederate regiments, battalions, field officers, and local designations.' (Cameron, Texas : J.E. Williams, 2007), {{FSC|1803432|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.4 M2wj}}. | |||
===== Widows and Dependents ===== | ===== Widows and Dependents ===== | ||
Additionally, the Texas Legislature approved funds to support widows and indigent families and dependents of soldiers serving in State or Confederate forces. | Additionally, the Texas Legislature approved funds to support widows and indigent families and dependents of soldiers serving in State or Confederate forces. Lists were submitted between 1863-1865 by Chief Justices of the counties. This index can be accessed online at the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/cif/index.html Texas State Library and Archives.] Not all counties are represented in the index. These records are transcribed in Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865 by Linda Mearse. {{FSC|976.4 M2mL|book}} | ||
==== Confederate Texas State Troops ==== | ==== Confederate Texas State Troops ==== | ||
During the War Between the States, Texas supported its own fighting force, Texas State Troops (TST) also known as the Texas Rangers, to protect white settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Some of the TST were incorporated into the Confederate States of America (CSA) in March, 1864, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians until about 1874 when the attacks ceased. In 1873 they were incorporated into the Texas Rangers.<ref>Patricia Adkins-Rochette, ''Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, and the Wichita Mountains''. Broken Arrow, OK: s.n., 2005.</ref> | During the War Between the States, Texas supported its own fighting force, Texas State Troops (TST) also known as the Texas Rangers, to protect white settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Some of the TST were incorporated into the Confederate States of America (CSA) in March, 1864, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians until about 1874 when the attacks ceased. In 1873 they were incorporated into the Texas Rangers.<ref>Patricia Adkins-Rochette, ''Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, and the Wichita Mountains''. Broken Arrow, OK: s.n., 2005.</ref> | ||
=== | === Union Records === | ||
==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules ==== | ==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules ==== | ||
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There were relatively few Union units from Texas. | There were relatively few Union units from Texas. | ||
*[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers | *[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] has information about the records with a link to the search box for the online records. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. <br> | ||
Other indexes to Union soldier '''service records''' are: | Other indexes to Union soldier '''service records''' are: | ||
*[ | *{{RecordSearch|1932425|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} — index | ||
*Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA M393) {{ | *[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] | ||
*Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA M393) {{FSC|881592|film}} | |||
If you cannot find your soldier on the index, use variant surname spellings and initials only for given names. When you find the name of the unit where your soldier served, make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas {{FSC|1292646|film}} (NARA M0402) | |||
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | |||
' | *Wooster, Ralph A. 'Texas and texans in the Civil War.' (Austin, Texas : Eakin Press, c1995), {{FSC|759277|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.4 M2wra}}. | ||
==== Union Pension Records ==== | ==== Union Pension Records ==== | ||
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=== Other Sources<br> === | === Other Sources<br> === | ||
*Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station | *Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station : Texas A and M University Press, ©1992). Besides the Union, Texas residents also were concerned with protecting themselves from the Plains Indians. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/frontier-defense-in-the-civil-war-texas-rangers-and-rebels/oclc/23732492&referer=brief_results Libraries with book (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ||
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In 1888 there were 17 posts and 487 members in the state of Texas | In 1888 there were 17 posts and 487 members in the state of Texas | ||
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/tx.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Texas] | [http://www.suvcw.org/garrecords/garposts/tx.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Texas] | ||
The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Texas+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Texas+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Texas Grand Army of the Republic]. | The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Texas+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Texas+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Texas Grand Army of the Republic]. | ||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ||