7th_Texas_Cavalry_Regiment

7th Texas Cavalry Regiment

7th Texas Cavalry Regiment

Military unit

The 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In the summer of 1861, the regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service. In November 1861, it was assigned to a brigade that was tasked with capturing New Mexico Territory. In 1862, the regiment served in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign. In 1863, it was in action at Galveston, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeux. In 1864, the regiment fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in the Red River Campaign. The unit disbanded while in Texas in May 1865.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Hamilton 2011.

References

  • Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
  • Hamilton, Matthew K. (2011). "Seventh Texas Cavalry". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  • Thompson, Jerry (2019). "Sibley's Brigade". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.


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