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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.  
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.  
=== 1st Units ===


*[[1st Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Crump's) (Confederate)|1st Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Crump's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[1st Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Crump's) (Confederate)|1st Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Crump's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)|1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)]]&nbsp;(Confederate)<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)|1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)]]&nbsp;(Confederate)<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units 2nd through 3rd ===


*[[2nd Battalion, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 Months, 1863-64) (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 Months, 1863-64) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 Months, 1863-64) (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Texas Cavalry State Troops (6 Months, 1863-64) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[3rd Regiment, Texas State Cavalry (Richardson's) (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Texas State Cavalry (Richardson's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Texas State Cavalry (Richardson's) (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Texas State Cavalry (Richardson's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units 4th through 9th ===


*[[4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (4th Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (4th Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the late summer of 1861. During the spring of 1865 it was soon disbanded. <br>
*[[4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (4th Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (4th Mounted Volunteers) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the late summer of 1861. During the spring of 1865 it was soon disbanded. <br>
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*[[9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims') (Confederate)|9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims') (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in Grayson County, Texas, during the late summer of 1861. <br>
*[[9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims') (Confederate)|9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims') (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in Grayson County, Texas, during the late summer of 1861. <br>
=== Units 10th through 17th ===


*[[10th Battalion, Texas State Cavalry (Martin's) (Confederate)|10th Battalion, Texas State Cavalry (Martin's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[10th Battalion, Texas State Cavalry (Martin's) (Confederate)|10th Battalion, Texas State Cavalry (Martin's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[17th (Consolidated) Regiment, Texas Dismounted Cavalry (Confederate)|17th (Consolidated) Regiment, Texas Dismounted Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[17th (Consolidated) Regiment, Texas Dismounted Cavalry (Confederate)|17th (Consolidated) Regiment, Texas Dismounted Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units 18th through 26th ===


*[[18th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Darnell's) (Confederate)|18th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Darnell's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Dallas, Texas, during the spring of 1862. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>
*[[18th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Darnell's) (Confederate)|18th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Darnell's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Dallas, Texas, during the spring of 1862. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>
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*[[26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)|26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)]]<br>Formed in March, 1862, using the 7th Texas Cavalry Battlion as its nucleus. The 26th disbanded in May, 1865 in Houston, Texas. <br>
*[[26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)|26th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Debray's) (Davis' Mounted Battalion) (Confederate)]]<br>Formed in March, 1862, using the 7th Texas Cavalry Battlion as its nucleus. The 26th disbanded in May, 1865 in Houston, Texas. <br>
=== Units 27th through 35th ===


*[[27th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion) (1st Texas Legion) (Confederate)|27th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion) (1st Texas Legion) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1862 using Whitfield's 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Surrendered only a handful on May 4, 1865. <br>
*[[27th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion) (1st Texas Legion) (Confederate)|27th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion) (1st Texas Legion) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1862 using Whitfield's 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Surrendered only a handful on May 4, 1865. <br>
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*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>


*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in October, 1863. On June 2, 1865 it was included in the surrender. <br>
*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Brown's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in October, 1863. On June 2, 1865 it was included in the surrender.  


*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in October, 1863 by consolidating Likens' and Burns' Texas Cavalry Battalions. The regiment was included in the surrender in June, 1865. <br>
*[[35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (Confederate)|35th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Likens') (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in October, 1863 by consolidating Likens' and Burns' Texas Cavalry Battalions. The regiment was included in the surrender in June, 1865. <br>
=== Units 36th through 47th ===


*[[36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods') (Confederate)|36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods') (Confederate)]]<br>Completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. Surrendered in June, 1865 at Galveston, Texas. <br>
*[[36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods') (Confederate)|36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Woods') (Confederate)]]<br>Completed its organization in Boston, Texas, late in 1863. Surrendered in June, 1865 at Galveston, Texas. <br>
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*[[47th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|47th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[47th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|47th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== B Units ===


*[[Baird's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Showalter's) (4th Regiment, Arizona Brigade) (Confederate)|Baird's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Showalter's) (4th Regiment, Arizona Brigade) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Baird's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Showalter's) (4th Regiment, Arizona Brigade) (Confederate)|Baird's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Showalter's) (4th Regiment, Arizona Brigade) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[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>
=== C Units ===


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


*[[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>
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*[[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>
=== Units G through J ===


*[[Gano's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Gano's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Gano's Cavalry Battalion [also called Gano's Guards or Squadron] was organized with two companies during the fall of 1861. Sent to Kentucky the unit served in the Western Department and the Army of the Mississippi. In September, 1862, it merged into the 7th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Richard M. Gano was in command.<br>
*[[Gano's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Gano's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Gano's Cavalry Battalion [also called Gano's Guards or Squadron] was organized with two companies during the fall of 1861. Sent to Kentucky the unit served in the Western Department and the Army of the Mississippi. In September, 1862, it merged into the 7th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Richard M. Gano was in command.<br>
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*[[Johnson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Johnson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Johnson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Johnson's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units L through M ===


*[[Lavaca County Minutemen, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Lavaca County Minutemen, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Lavaca County Minutemen, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Lavaca County Minutemen, 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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*[[Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
=== Units N through P ===


*[[Nolan's Mounted Company, Texas Cavalry (Local Defense) (Confederate)|Nolan's Mounted Company, Texas Cavalry (Local Defense) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Nolan's Mounted Company, Texas Cavalry (Local Defense) (Confederate)|Nolan's Mounted Company, Texas Cavalry (Local Defense) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[Peere Battalion, Texas Independent Cavalry (Confederate)|Peere Battalion, Texas Independent Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Peere Battalion, Texas Independent Cavalry (Confederate)|Peere Battalion, Texas Independent Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
=== R Units ===


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


*[[Saufley's Scouting Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Saufley's Scouting Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Saufley's Scouting Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Saufley's Scouting 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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*[[Swain's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Swain's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Swain's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)|Swain's Texas Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units T through Z ===


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

1st Units[edit | edit source]

  • 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)
    Organized at Galveston, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862 using the 3rd Texas Artillery Battalion as its nucleus. The regiment was included in the surrender on June 2, 1865.

Units 2nd through 3rd[edit | edit source]

Units 4th through 9th[edit | edit source]

Units 10th through 17th[edit | edit source]

Units 18th through 26th[edit | edit source]

Units 27th through 35th[edit | edit source]

Units 36th through 47th[edit | edit source]

B Units[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.

Units D through F[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.
  • 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.

Units G through J[edit | edit source]

  • Gano's Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Confederate)
    Gano's Cavalry Battalion [also called Gano's Guards or Squadron] was organized with two companies during the fall of 1861. Sent to Kentucky the unit served in the Western Department and the Army of the Mississippi. In September, 1862, it merged into the 7th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Richard M. Gano was in command.

Units L through M[edit | edit source]

  • Mann's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Bradford's) (Confederate)
    Mann's Cavalry Regiment, formerly Bradford's Cavalry Regiment, was organized during January, 1865. This unit served in the defense of Galveston and in March contained 29 officers and 361 men. It was included in the surrender on June 2. The field officers were Colonel Walter E. Mann, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Upton, and Major John E. Oliver.

Units N through P[edit | edit source]

R Units[edit | edit source]

S Units[edit | edit source]

Units T through Z[edit | edit source]