The 19th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in
Texas that fought in the
Confederate States Army during the
American Civil War. The regiment began organizing in February 1862 and elected its officers in May 1862. It spent its entire existence west of the
Mississippi River in the
Trans-Mississippi Department. In fall 1862, the unit was assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the Texas infantry division known as
Walker's Greyhounds and fought at
Milliken's Bend in June 1863. The unit was in action at
Mansfield
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,
Pleasant Hill, and
Jenkins' Ferry in 1864. The last units in the Trans-Mississippi surrendered in June 1865, but the 19th Regiment had already disbanded before that date.
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas
1862 establishments in Texas
Military units and formations established in 1862
1865 disestablishments in Texas
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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