A Confederate camp during the Civil War
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The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Texas in the Civil War

Texas was raised overwhelmingly for the Confederacy. Of the 314 regiments recorded in Texas, 309 served the Confederate States and 5 the Union.

On the ground

Battles and engagements fought in Texas

Aubrey maps 46 documented Civil War engagements fought on Texas’s soil between 1861 and 1865, from decisive battles to the raids and skirmishes that filled the years between.

Every point below is placed from the source record, with the date, the units engaged, and the casualties reported exactly as the compiled histories give them.

1865 · Confederate victory
Palmito Ranch

Since March 1865, a gentleman's agreement precluded fighting between Union and Confederate forces on the Rio Grande. In spite of this agreement, Col. Theodore H. Barrett, commanding forces at Brazos Santiago, Texas, dispatched an expedition, composed of 250 men of the 62nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment and 50 men of the 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment under the command of Lt. Col. David Branson, to the mainland, on May 11, 1865, to attack reported Rebel outposts and camps. Prohibited by foul weather from crossing to Point Isabel as instructed, the expedition crossed to Boca Chica much later. At 2:00 am, on May 12, the expeditionary force surrounded the Rebel outpost at White's Ranch, but found no one there. Exhausted, having been up most of the night, Branson secreted his command in a thicket and among weeds on the banks of the Rio Grande and allowed his men to sleep. Around 8:30 am, people on the Mexican side of the river informed the Rebels of the Federals' whereabouts. Branson promptly led his men off to attack a Confederate camp at Palmito Ranch. After much skirmishing along the way, the Federals attacked the camp and scattered the Confederates. Branson and his men remained at the site to feed themselves and their horses but, at 3:00 pm, a sizable Confederate force appeared, influencing the Federals to retire to White's Ranch. He sent word of his predicament to Barrett, who reinforced Branson at daybreak, on the 13th, with 200 men of the 34th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The augmented force, now commanded by Barrett, started out towards Palmito Ranch, skirmishing most of the way. At Palmito Ranch, they destroyed the rest of the supplies not torched the day before and continued on. A few miles forward, they became involved in a sharp firefight. After the fighting stopped, Barrett led his force back to a bluff at Tulosa on the river where the men could prepare dinner and camp for the night. At 4:00 pm, a large Confederate cavalry force, commanded by Col. John S. "Rip" Ford, approached, and the Federals formed a battle line. The Rebels hammered the Union line with artillery. To preclude an enemy flanking movement, Barrett ordered a retreat. The retreat was orderly and skirmishers held the Rebels at a respectable distance. Returning to Boca Chica at 8:00 pm, the men embarked at 4:00 am, on the 14th. This was the last battle in the Civil War. Native, African, and Hispanic Americans were all involved in the fighting. Many combatants reported that firing came from the Mexican shore and that some Imperial Mexican forces crossed the Rio Grande but did not take part in the battle. These reports are unproven.

1862 · Union victory
Galveston

The U.S. Navy began a blockade of Galveston Harbor in July 1861, but the town remained in Confederate hands for the next 14 months. At 6:00 am on October 4, 1862, Cdr. W.B. Renshaw, commanding the blockading ships in the Galveston Bay area, sent Harriet Lane into the harbor, flying a flag of truce. The intention was to inform the military authorities in Galveston that if the town did not surrender, the U.S. Navy ships would attack; a one-hour reply would be demanded. Col. Joseph J. Cook, Confederate military commander in the area, would not come out to the Union ship or send an officer to receive the communication, so Harriet Lane weighed anchor and returned to the fleet. Four Union steamers, with a mortar boat in tow, entered the harbor and moved to the same area where Harriet Lane had anchored. Observing this activity, Confederates at Fort Point fired one or more shots and the U.S. Navy ships answered. Eventually, the Union ships disabled the one Confederate gun at Fort Point and fired at other targets. Two Rebel guns from another location opened on the Union ships. The boat that Col. Cook had dispatched now approached the Union vessels and two Confederate officers boarded U.S.S. Westfield. Renshaw demanded an unconditional surrender of Galveston or he would begin shelling. Cook refused Renshaw's terms, and conveyed to Renshaw that upon him rested the responsibility of destroying the town and killing women, children, and aliens. Renshaw threatened to resume the shelling and made preparations for towing the mortar boat into position. One of the Confederate officers then asked if he could be granted time to talk with Col. Cook again. This officer, a major, negotiated with Renshaw for a four-day truce to evacuate the women, children, and aliens from the city. Cook approved the truce but added a stipulation that if Renshaw would not move troops closer to Galveston, Cook would not permit his men to come below the city. The agreement was finalized but never written down, which later caused problems. The Confederates did evacuate, taking all of their weapons, ammunition, supplies, and whatever they could carry with them. Renshaw did not think that the agreement allowed for all this but, in the end, did nothing, due to the lack of a written document. The fall of Galveston meant that one more important Confederate port was closed to commerce. But the port of Galveston was not shut down for long.

1863 · Confederate victory
Sabine Pass II

About 6:00 am on the morning of September 8, 1863, a Union flotilla of four gunboats and seven troop transports steamed into Sabine Pass and up the Sabine River with the intention of reducing Fort Griffin and landing troops to begin occupying Texas. As the gunboats approached Fort Griffin, they came under accurate fire from six cannons. The Confederate gunners at Fort Griffin had been sent there as a punishment. To break the day-to-day monotony, the gunners practiced firing artillery at range markers placed in the river. Their practice paid off. Fort Griffin's small force of 44 men, under command of Lt. Richard W. Dowling, forced the Union flotilla to retire and captured the gunboat Clifton and about 200 prisoners. Further Union operations in the area ceased for about a month. The heroics at Fort Griffin-44 men stopping a Union expedition-inspired other Confederate soldiers.

1862 · Union victory
Sabine Pass

On September 23, 1862, the Union Steamer Kensington, Schooner Rachel Seaman, and Mortar Schooner Henry James appeared off the bar at Sabine Pass. The next morning, the two schooners crossed the bar, took position, and began firing on the Confederate shore battery. The shots from both land and shore fell far short of the targets. The ships then moved nearer until their projectiles began to fall amongst the Confederate guns. The Confederate cannons, however, still could not hit the ships. After dark, the Confederates evacuated, taking as much property as possible with them and spiking the four guns left behind. On the morning of the 25th, the schooners moved up to the battery and destroyed it while Acting Master Frederick Crocker, commander of the expedition, received the surrender of the town. Union control of Sabine Pass made later incursions into the interior possible.

1862
Capture of Galveston

The Battle of Galveston Harbor was fought at Galveston, Texas on October 4, 1862, during the American Civil War. After attempts to blockade the Texas coastline were unsuccessful, the Union navy decided to attempt to capture the port of Galveston. While Galveston was defended by Confederate forces, most of the cannons in the city's defenses were removed, as Galveston was thought to be indefensible. On October 4, five Union naval vessels commanded by Commander William B. Renshaw approached Galveston, and a single ship, USRC Harriet Lane was sent into Galveston Bay under a flag of truce.

1864 · Confederate victory
Attack on Laredo

The Battle of Laredo was fought during the American Civil War. Laredo, Texas was a main route to export cotton to Mexico on behalf of the Confederate States amid the Union blockade of ports along the Gulf of Mexico. On March 18, 1864, Major Alfred F. Holt led a Union force from Brownsville, Texas, to destroy 5,000 bales of cotton stacked at the San Agustín Plaza. Colonel Santos Benavides commanded 42 Confederate soldiers and repelled three Union attacks at Zacate Creek. Colonel Santos Benavides secured passage of the 5,000 cotton bales into Mexico.

Federally recognized battlefieldDocumented engagement44 of 46 placed on the map
EngagementYear ▲TypeResultUnion losses
Surrender at San Lucas Springs1861Battle--
Operations at Fort Inge1861Skirmish--
Burning of Royal Yatch, Galveston1861BattleConfederate victory1 killed, 8 wounded
Surrender at Indianola1861Battle--
Operations at Aransas Pass1862Skirmish--
Operations at Galveston1862Skirmish--
Affair, San Luis Pass1862Skirmish--
Bombardment, Corpus Christi1862Battle--
Occupation of Galveston1862SkirmishConfederate victory-
Galveston1862BattleUnion victoryNone
Affair, Velasco1862Skirmish--
Sabine Pass1862BattleUnion victoryUnknown
Operations at Flour Bluff near Corpus Christi1862Skirmish--
Engagement, Sabine Pass1862BattleUnion victory-
Capture of Galveston1862Skirmish--
Affair, Sabine Pass1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Expedition to Rio Grande City1863Skirmish--
Engagement, Galveston1863BattleConfederate victory-
Action, Sabine Pass1863SkirmishUnion victory200 missing/captured
Occupation of Brownsville1863SkirmishUnion victory-
Action, Sabine Pass1863SkirmishUnion victory1 killed, 5 wounded, 5 missing/captured
Action and capture, Fort Esperanza1863SkirmishUnion victory1 killed, 2 wounded
Galveston1863BattleConfederate victory650 total
Sabine Pass II1863BattleConfederate victory
Affair, Sabine Pass1863SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish, Cedar Bayou1863Skirmish--
Expedition to the Rio Grande1863Skirmish--
Action, Matagorda Peninsula1863Skirmish--
Skirmish, Galveston1863SkirmishConfederate victory-
Skirmish, Brownsville1863Skirmish--
Capture of Mustang Island, Aransas Pass1863Skirmish--
Affair, Lamar1864Skirmish--
Affair, Velasco1864Skirmish--
Skirmish, Elm Creek1864Skirmish--
Skirmish, Brownsville1864Skirmish--
Affair, Corpus Christi1864Skirmish--
Reconnaissance on Matagorda Peninsula1864Skirmish--
Affair, Corpus Christi1864Skirmish--
Action, Santa Rosa1864Skirmish--
Skirmishes, Brownsville1864Battle--
Affair, Indianola1864Skirmish--
Skirmish, Clarksville1864Skirmish--
Affair, Eagle Pass1864Skirmish--
Attack on Laredo1864BattleConfederate victory-
Action, Dove Creek1865Skirmish--
Palmito Ranch1865BattleConfederate victoryTotal unknown

Sources · Official Records & compiled regimental histories · American Battlefield Protection Program · Aubrey Historical Database

314
Regiments raised
163,122
Men in the records
309
Confederate
5
Union
0
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Texas, 0 of the 314 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Texas was the Waul's Texas Legion, with 4,388 men in the records.

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Confederate regiments raised in Texas

309 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • Waul's Texas Legion · Raised in Texas · 4,388 men
  • 13 Texas Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 3,500 men
  • 20 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 3,155 men
  • 1 Texas Heavy Artillery · Raised in Texas · 3,121 men
  • 2 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 3,050 men
  • 5 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,793 men
  • 4 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,618 men
  • 1 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,607 menFought at: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
  • 2 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,587 men
  • 25 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,361 men
  • 27 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,344 men
  • 3 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,299 men
  • 11 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,266 men
  • 4 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,257 men
  • 18 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,109 men
  • 8 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,100 men
  • 12 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 2,088 men
  • 24 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,084 men
  • 26 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,075 men
  • 15 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,007 men
  • 10 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,981 men
  • 17 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,970 men
  • 3 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,960 men
  • 7 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,949 men
  • 6 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,925 men
  • 13 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,918 men
  • 5 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,915 men
  • 10 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,893 men
  • 19 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,834 men
  • 6 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,825 men
  • 36 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,823 men
  • 7 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,791 men
  • 8 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,787 men
  • 28 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,737 men
  • 17 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,713 men
  • 9 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,712 men
  • 18 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,697 men
  • 9 (Young's) Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,695 men
  • 22 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,683 men
  • 35 Texas Cavalry (Brown's Regiment) · Raised in Texas · 1,664 men
  • 16 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,650 men
  • 12 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,625 men
  • 15 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,571 men
  • 32 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,562 men
  • 11 (Spaight's) Batt'n Texas Vols. · Raised in Texas · 1,533 men
  • 14 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,525 men
  • 14 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,510 men
  • 11 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,495 men
  • 33 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,441 men
  • 1 (Yager's) Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1,421 men
  • 22 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,418 men
  • 19 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,409 men
  • Timmons' Reg't Texas Inf. · Raised in Texas · 1,407 men
  • 9 (Nichols') Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,381 men
  • 21 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,305 men
  • McCord's Frontier Regiment Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,258 men
  • 23 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,249 men
  • Morgan's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,237 men
  • 29 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,209 men
  • Griffin's Batt'n Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,207 men
  • 16 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,202 men
  • Ragsdale's Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,193 men
  • 37 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,184 men
  • Waller's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,161 men
  • 20 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,143 men
  • 21 Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1,116 men
  • 31 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,110 men
  • 30 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,096 men
  • Border's Regiment Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1,043 men
  • 1 Regt. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 1,022 men
  • Martin's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 990 men
  • 1 (McCulloch's) Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 986 men
  • Baird's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 980 men
  • Benavides' Regiment Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 954 men
  • Mann's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 932 men
  • 34 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 884 men
  • 17 Consolidated Texas Dismounted Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 865 men
  • Bourland's Reg't Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 831 men
  • 2 Reg't Cav., Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 814 men
  • Hardeman's Reg't Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 772 men
  • Conscripts, Texas · Raised in Texas · 769 men
  • Baylor's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 746 men
  • Madison's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 736 men
  • 6 Battalion Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 719 men
  • 24 and 25 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 690 men
  • 3 (Yager's) Batt'n Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 686 men
  • Giddings' Batt'n Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 619 men
  • 8 (Taylor's) Batt'n Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 597 men
  • Wells' Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 594 men
  • Terry's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 498 men
  • 1 Regiment Cavalry, Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 478 men
  • 1 Batt'n Texas Sharp Shooters · Raised in Texas · 468 men
  • 4 Regiment Cavalry, Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 466 men
  • Granbury's Consolidated Texas Brigade · Raised in Texas · 440 men
  • 3 (Kirby's) Batt'n Texas Vols. · Raised in Texas · 428 men
  • Chisum's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 411 men
  • 4 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 372 men
  • 4 Battalion Texas Artillery · Raised in Texas · 362 men
  • 8 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 347 men
  • Dege's Batt'n Texas L. Art'y. · Raised in Texas · 315 men
  • Capt. Jones' Company Texas L. Art'y. · Raised in Texas · 308 men
  • 1 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 298 men
  • 2 State Troops, Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 294 men
  • 6 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 289 men
  • Good's Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 287 men
  • 2 Batt'n Cav., Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 286 men
  • Chambers' Battalion Texas Reserve Corps Infantry · Raised in Texas · 276 men
  • 1 Battalion Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 273 men
  • 9 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 270 men
  • 5 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 255 men
  • Capt. Hughes' Co. Texas Light Artillery · Raised in Texas · 243 men
  • 15 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 232 men
  • Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry · Raised in Texas · 231 men
  • Crump's Reg't Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 227 men
  • 3 State Troops, Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 225 men
  • Wells' Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 222 men
  • 1 Battalion Cavalry, Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 222 men
  • 7 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 215 men
  • 2 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 206 men
  • 10 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 206 men
  • 14 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 204 men
  • Capt. Douglas' Co. Texas Artillery · Raised in Texas · 203 men
  • 35 Texas Cavalry (Likens' Regiment) · Raised in Texas · 197 men
  • Capt. Rutherford's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 192 men
  • 3 Reg't Cav., Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 190 men
  • 4 Batt'n (Oswald's) Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 173 menFought at: Skirmish, Gaines Mill, Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
  • Mann's Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 153 men
  • Capt. Sutton's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 153 men
  • Gano's Squadron Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 151 men
  • Saufley's Scouting Battalion, Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 149 men
  • 20 Battalion Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 147 men
  • Houston Batt'n Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 145 men
  • 24 Battalion Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 141 men
  • 35 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 127 men
  • Texas Reserve Corps · Raised in Texas · 126 men
  • Capt. Currie's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 118 men
  • Capt. Teel's Co. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 116 men
  • Steele's Command, Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 111 men
  • Capt. Rainey's Co. Texas Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 109 men
  • Capt. Cunningham's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 108 men
  • 17 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 106 men
  • Capt. Hampton's Co. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 105 men
  • Capt. Arnold's Co. Texas Inf, Riflemen · Raised in Texas · 100 men
  • Capt. Whaley's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 97 men
  • Texas Legion · Raised in Texas · 93 men
  • 12 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 93 men
  • Capt. Edgar's Co. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 91 men
  • Capt. Cotton's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 81 men
  • Capt. Killough's Co., Texas Home Guards · Raised in Texas · 81 men
  • Capt. Duke's Co., Texas Vols. · Raised in Texas · 81 men
  • Capt. Watts Cameron's Co. Texas Inf. · Raised in Texas · 78 men
  • Frontier Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 76 men
  • Capt. Gould's Co. (Clarksville Light Inf.) Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 76 men
  • Capt. Benton's Co. Texas Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 74 men
  • Comal Reserves Texas · Raised in Texas · 73 men
  • Capt. Thomas' Company Partisan Rangers, Texas · Raised in Texas · 73 men
  • Capt. Maxey's Co. (Lamar Rifles) Texas Light Infantry and Riflemen · Raised in Texas · 70 men
  • Capt. Bone's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 70 men
  • Capt. Durant's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 68 men
  • Capt. Ragsdale's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 68 men
  • Carter's Co. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 67 men
  • Capt. Townsend's Company (Robertson Five Shooters) Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 64 men
  • Capt. L Trevinio s Co Texas Cav · Raised in Texas · 62 men
  • Capt. Yarbrough's Company (Smith County Light Infantry) Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 61 men
  • Capt. Coopwood's Spy Company Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 58 men
  • 6 and 15 (Consolidated) Texas Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 52 men
  • Capt. Teague's Company (Southern Rights Guards) Texas Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 52 men
  • Barnes Regt. Tex. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 47 men
  • Capt. Lilley's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 45 men
  • Lt. H. Van Buren's Co. Texas L. Art'y. · Raised in Texas · 44 men
  • Capt. Good's Co. Texas Art'y (State Troops) · Raised in Texas · 44 men
  • 11 Tex. Fld. Btry. · Raised in Texas · 43 men
  • Lavaca County Minute Men, Texas · Raised in Texas · 41 men
  • 16 Texas Field Battery · Raised in Texas · 37 men
  • Capt. Nolan's Mounted Company, Texas · Raised in Texas · 33 men
  • Capt. McDowell's Company Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 32 men
  • Cater's Bn. Tex. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 32 men
  • 3 Batt'n Cav., Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 31 men
  • Capt. Trevino's Squad Texas Partisan Mounted Volunteers · Raised in Texas · 28 men
  • Capt. Terry's Mounted Company, Texas · Raised in Texas · 28 men
  • Capt. McMinn's Co. - Texas · Raised in Texas · 27 men
  • Capt. Atkins' Co. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 27 men
  • Capt. Doughty's Company Cavalry, Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 26 men
  • Capt. Graham's Co. Mounted Coast Guards, Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 26 men
  • Capt. Merriman's Company (Orange County Coast Guards) Texas Local Defense Troops · Raised in Texas · 25 men
  • Capt. McNeel's Co. (McNeel Coast Guards) Texas Local Defense Troops · Raised in Texas · 22 men
  • Capt. Perry's Co. (Fort Bend Scouts) Texas Local Defense · Raised in Texas · 21 men
  • 9 Bn. Tex. Res. Corps · Raised in Texas · 21 men
  • Capt. Peareson's Company, Partisan Rangers, Texas · Raised in Texas · 20 men
  • Brazoria County Minute Men, Texas · Raised in Texas · 19 men
  • 1 Texas Reserves · Raised in Texas · 18 men
  • Bean's Battalion Texas Reserve Corps · Raised in Texas · 16 men
  • Capt. W. H. Randolph's Co. Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 14 men
  • Border's Batt'n Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 14 men
  • 1 Tex. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 13 men
  • Jamison Texas Reserve (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 10 men
  • Fords Tex. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 9 men
  • Bauvinghauser's Co. Tex. Res. Corps · Raised in Texas · 8 men
  • Robertson's Squadron Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 8 men
  • 30th Texas S. T. · Raised in Texas · 8 men
  • 1 Regt. Texas Rangers · Raised in Texas · 8 men
  • Evans Bn. Tex. Res. Corps · Raised in Texas · 8 men
  • 25 Reg't Texas Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 6 men
  • 28 Reg't Texas Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 6 men
  • 4 Texas Infantry (State Troops, 6 Mos., 1863-4) · Raised in Texas · 6 men
  • McGinnis' Batt'n Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • McNelly's Texas Scouts · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Capt Greer's Texas Rocket Battery · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Hunter's Regt. Texas State Militia · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Capt. Simms' Co. Texas Home Guards · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Kennard's Battn. Reserve Corps, Texas Misc. · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Deshler's Regt Texas (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 5 men
  • Jameson's Regt. Tex. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • Barne's Texas R Corps (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • Capt. Upton's Company Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • 2 Texas Rangers (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • 40 Regt. Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • Davis Batt'n Texas Cav · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • 5th Regt Texas Inf. (State Troops) · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • Collins Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • Kennard's Batt. Texas Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 4 men
  • 1st Batt'n Texas Legion (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • 3 Regt. Texas R. C. · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • Stiths Texas Reserve Corps (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • Jones Co. Tex. Res. Corps · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • Marine Service, Texas (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • Christmas Btty. Texas Arty. · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • 31 Texas Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • 42 Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 3 men
  • Anderson Battn. Res. Corps, Texas · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Love's Company, Cavalry, Texas Reserve Corps (Misc.) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Galveston Rifles Texas (Misc.) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • 1 Batt'n Texas (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Timmons' Regt. Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Norris Regt. Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • W. P. Lee's Regt. Texas (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Unattached Texas Rangers · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • 2 Regt. Texas Arty. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • 4 Regt. Texas Rangers (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Lindell's Texas Rangers (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Johnson's Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Barnes' Texas Inf. · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • 47 Reg't Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 2 men
  • Dukes Texas Reserve Corps · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Colton's Regt. Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Dawson's Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Horton's Texas Rangers (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Earl's Co., Texas State Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 11 Tex Inf. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Patillos Co. Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Crescent Texas Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Falls Texas Reserve Corps (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Pugh's Batt. Texas Art. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Wharton's Texas Scouts · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Roff's Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Moore's Co., Henderson's Bn. Texas Infantry · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Byron's Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Richardson's Co., Unattached Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 16 Bn. Texas S. T. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Goubles Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Lt. Farr's Cav. Reserve Corps, Texas Miscl. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Gen E. B. Hill's Texas Scouts · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 5 Texas Res Corps (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Paul Texas Cav., Regt. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Ray's Battn. Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Swain's Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Biours Texas Cav. Vols. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Shank's Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 6th Battalion Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Jones Texas State Militia · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Spears Co., Texas Reserves Misc. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Smith's Texas Reserves (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Fulcrod's Battn. Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Timmon's Texas R. Corps · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Haywood's Texas Rangers Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 30 Bn. Tex. S.T. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 3 Co., 13 Texas Light Artillery · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Peere Batt. Texas Ind. Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Eckhart's Batty. Artillery (Miscellaneous File) Texas · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Sayles' Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 9 Batt'n. Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Dewitts Battn. Tex. Cav. (Res. Corps) (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Glasgow Regiment, Texas Infantry (Miscl.) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Scotts Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous Files) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Q. M. Dept. Texas · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Panalosa's Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 1 Battalion Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 2 Texas Legion (Texas Cavalry, 2nd Reg't.) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 6 Regt Texas Scouts (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Spannes Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Robertson's Regiment Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Col. Robert's Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Mackadsons Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Simm's Batt. Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Dallas Reserve Corps Texas · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Richardson's Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 4th Brigade Texas State Troops (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 8 Texas Reserves · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • McCowan's Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 10 Batt. Texas State Troops · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 4 Texas Reserve Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • White's Batt. Texas Vol Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Coopers Bat. Tex. Vols. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Capt Spear's Co., Unattached Texas R. C. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Giddynight's Regt. Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • 2 Texas Reserves (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Farrises Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Shoemaker's Texas Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Texas · 1 men
  • Duffs' Texas Cav. · Raised in Texas · 1 men

Union regiments raised in Texas

5 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 1 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 2,781 men
  • 2 Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 1,080 men
  • 2 Texas Cavalry (1 Year, 1865) · Raised in Texas · 202 men
  • Indpt. Partisan Rangers, Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 88 men
  • Hamilton's Body Guard, Texas Cavalry · Raised in Texas · 50 men

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