The 20th Texas Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
.
Service
The 20th Texas Infantry was composed mainly of middle-aged men and commanded by Colonel Henry M. Elmore. It was part of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, also known as the Third Corps under General
John B. Magruder. Their main purpose was to guard the
Sabine River and to protect the city of
Galveston, Texas. They saw little action until the
Battle of Galveston
The Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
After the loss of ...
in January 1863, in which they served with distinction, for which their action were commended by Confederate President
Jefferson Davis.
On May 26, 1865, at New Orleans, the 20th Texas Infantry was surrendered to Federal forces as part of General
Edmund Kirby Smith's Confederate
Trans-Mississippi Department
The Trans-Mississippi Department was a geographical subdivision of the Confederate States Army comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the Indian Territory; i.e. all of the Confederacy west of the Mississi ...
, with Lt. Gen.
Simon B. Buckner acting in Smiths name.
Commanders
*Colonel
Henry M. Elmore
*Lieutenant Colonel
Leonard A. Abercrombie
*Major Robert E. Bell
See also
*
Texas Civil War Confederate Units
This is a list of Texas American Civil War Confederate Units. The Texas Union Army units are listed separately.
Confederate States Army
Major Formations
* Walker's Texas Division (Walker's Greyhounds)
* Texas Brigade
Infantry
* 1st Texas Infa ...
*
Texas in the American Civil War
Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. As with ...
Notes
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas