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The 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry unit from Texas that fought in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized in May 1861 as the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. In early 1862, the regiment took part in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign before retreating to Texas.
Private Benjamin W. Varnell of Co. B, 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment with plumed had. 1st (McCulloch's) Mounted RiflemenState service, March 4, 1861 - mid-April 1861. Confederate service, mid-April 1861 - mid-April 1862 as the First Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, also known as the First Texas Mounted Rifles (mustered out at the expiration of the enlistme
The 5th Texas Cavalry Regiment or 5th Texas Mounted Rifles was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized at San Antonio in August 1861 for the purpose of invading New Mexico Territory.
Original Flag of the Texas 11th Cavalry, Camp Reeves. Texas Civil War Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas Historical Marker to 11th Texas Cavalry, Sherman, Texas. In May 1861 with the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter less than a month old, Reeves organized a company within the 11th Regiment of the Texas Cavalry. Despite Grayson County voting ...
Alamo Rifles; Palestine Rifles; Texas Reserve Militia, 1905-1913; Texas Home Guard, 1914-1918 (World War I) Texas Reserve Militia, 1919-1940 Royal Irish Regiment; Texas Defense/State Guard, 1941-45 (World War II) 1st Training and Research Unit; 2nd Training and Research Unit; First Naval Battalion; Air Corps [20] [21] Texas State Guard Reserve ...
The long gun description includes rifles, shotguns, carbines and even submachine guns. This means that Texans 18 years of age can legally purchase an AR-15. How easy is it to buy an AR-15 rifle in ...
In April 1862, the unit was reduced to five companies and renamed the 8th Texas Cavalry Battalion. [1] On 2 May 1862, William Overall Yager 's 3rd Texas Cavalry Battalion was consolidated with the 8th Cavalry Battalion to form a new 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment under Colonel Augustus Buchel , [ 2 ] a German soldier of fortune who emigrated to ...
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") [2] is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.