12th Texas Infantry Regiment

12th Texas Infantry Regiment File:Walker's Texas Division Battle Flag.jpg 250 Battle flag of Walker's Texas Division Spring 1862 – 26 May 1865 Confederate States of America Confederate States of America, Texas Young's Regiment, 8th Regiment CSA Infantry Regiment Overton Young American Civil War Battle of Milliken's Bend (1863) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864) Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (1864) Texas Infantry Regiments (Confederate) 11th Texas Infantry 13th Texas Infantry The 12th Texas Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the 8th Texas Infantry, was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In spring 1862, the regiment was enrolled in Confederate service at Waco, Texas, and always remained west of the Mississippi River in the area known as the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit was assigned to the all-Texas infantry division known as Walker's Greyhounds. In 1863, the regiment played a minor role at Milliken's Bend. In April 1864, the regiment fought in three major battles at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry. The Trans-Mississippi's formal surrender occurred on 26 May 1865, but most of the soldiers dispersed to their homes before that date. References Battles & Leaders 1987 Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 4 1987 1883 Castle Secaucus, N.J. 0-89009-572-8 Blessington Joseph P. The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division 1875 Lange, Little & Co. New York, N.Y. July 12, 2022 https://archive.org/details/05296883.3325.emory.edu/page/n53/mode/2up Clements Derek A. Engagement at Jenkins Ferry 2017 Encyclopedia of Arkansas https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/engagement-at-jenkins-ferry-1136/ July 12, 2022 Dobak William A. Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862–1867 2011 Center of Military History, U.S. Army Washington, D.C. July 12, 2022 https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-24/CMH_Pub_30-24.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120921032617/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-24/CMH_Pub_30-24.pdf dead September 21, 2012 193 Hathcock James A. Twelfth Texas Infantry 2011 Handbook of Texas Austin, Tex. July 12, 2022 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/twelfth-texas-infantry National Park Service 2022 Battle of Milliken's Bend, June 7, 1863 National Park Service 2022 July 12, 2022 https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/battle-of-millikens-bend-june-7-1863.htm Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas Category:1862 establishments in Texas Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:1865 disestablishments in Texas Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865