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This is a list of Texas American Civil War Confederate Units. The Texas Union Army units are listed separately.
Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Texas. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served.
12 sie 2024 · The collection consists of Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Texas for the years 1861 to 1865. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records: Muster rolls. Returns. Rosters. Payrolls. Appointment books. Hospital registers.
Index of soldiers who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865 culled from 6.3 million soldier records in the General Index Cards to the Compiled Military Service Records in the National Archives.
Some Texan military units fought in the Civil War east of the Mississippi River, but Texas was more useful for supplying soldiers and horses for the Confederate Army. Texas' supply role lasted until mid-1863, when Union gunboats started to control the Mississippi River , which prevented large transfers of men, horses, or cattle.
The Civil War came to an end in Texas. Soldiers fought the last land battle at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville more than a month after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Handbook of Civil War Texas. At 4:30 on the morning of April 12, 1861—one hundred and fifty years ago this spring (2011)—Confederate States of America artillery opened fire on United States troops in Fort Sumter, South Carolina, beginning the American Civil War.
