1st Texas Cavalry Regiment (Union)

1st Texas Cavalry Regiment Flag of Texas.svg November 6, 1862 – November 4, 1865 United States of America 1862 Texas Union Army Regiment Cavalry 8 companies (initially) 12 companies Department of the Gulf New Orleans, Louisiana Organized at New Orleans Second Bayou Teche Campaign Battle of Irish Bend Battle of Fort Bisland Army of the Gulf South Texas Expedition Battle of Brownsville Battle of Laredo Col. Edmund J. Davis Col. John L. HaynesTexas U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 N/A 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment (Union) The 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Texas that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. CWA, 1st Regiment Cavalry 2016NPS 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry 2007 This regiment, composed of eight companies, was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana from November 6, 1862, to February 26, 1864, to serve three years.The core of the regiment were survivors of the Nueces Massacre and other refugees from the German immigrant and Tejano population of the Texas Hill Country. For more information see the Nueces massacre. It served in the Department of the Gulf and in Texas. It was increased to twelve companies on September 10, 1864, by the consolidation of the 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment.Official Army Register 1865 1161 Afterwards, it continued to serve until it was mustered out of service November 4, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department.NPS 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry 2007 Affiliations, battle honors, detailed service, and casualties Organizational affiliation Attached to:Dyer 1908 1086 Attached as an independent command, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863 Defenses of New Orleans to May, 1863 Cavalry, XIX Corps, Army of the Gulf, to July, 1863 Defenses of New Orleans to October 1863 Unattached Cavalry, XIII Corps, Army of the Gulf, to June, 1864 Cavalry Brigade, United States Forces, Texas, to July 1864 District of Morganza, LA, Department of the Gulf, to August 1864 Cavalry Brigade, XIX Corps, Army of the Gulf, to November 1864 2nd Separate Cavalry Brigade, XIX Corps, Army of the Gulf, to December 1864 Separate Cavalry Brigade, Reserve Corps, Department of the Gulf, to February 1865 Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, to July 1865 Department of Texas to November. 1865 List of battles The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part:Dyer 1908 1086 40em Second Bayou Teche Campaign Army of the Gulf South Texas Expedition Battle of Brownsville Battle of Laredo Detailed service 40em Detailed service is as follows:Dyer 1908 1248 1862 Duty in the Defences of New Orleans, La., till September, 1863 1863 Sabine Pass Expedition September 4–11 Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign October 3–17 Nelson's Bridge, near New Iberia, October 4 Vermillion Bayou October 9–10 Carrion Crow Bayou October 14–15 Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 17 Expedition to the Rio Grande, Texas, October 23-December 2On this expedition, they fought the 3rd Texas Cavalry which was commanded by Col. Duff who had commanded the unit that committed the Nueces Massacre. Occupation of Brazos Santiago November 2, and of Brownsville November 6 Duty at Brownsville and on line of the Rio Grande till July, 1864 1864 Rancho las Rinas June 26, 1864 (Cos. "A" and "C") Ordered to New Orleans July, thence to Morganza, LA August 6 Duty Morganza till November. (A Detachment remained in Texas at Brownsville till January, 1865 and participated in skirmish at Palmetto Ranch September 6, 1864) Operations about Morganza September 16–25, 1864 Williamsport September 16 Atchafalaya River September 17 Bayou Alabama and Morgan's Ferry September 20 Ordered to Baton Rouge November 19 Davidson's Expedition against Mobile & Ohio Railroad November 27-December 13 Ordered to Lakeport December 17 United States Forces at mouth of White River and at Baton Rouge, till May, 1865 1865 Expedition to Clinton and the Comite River March 30-April 2, 1865 Ordered to Vidalia, District of Natchez, MS, May 23, 1865 Duty Natchez till June 29 Ordered to Military District of the Southwest and duty in Texas till November Mustered out November 4, 1865. Commanders Col. Edmund J. Davis (promoted to Brigadier General) Col. John L. Haynes See also List of Texas Civil War Union units Nueces Massacre, one of the events leading to enlistment in the Regiment References Footnotes Citations Sources Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. 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