The 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from
Texas that fought in the
Confederate States 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. In April 1862 the unit reorganized at
Austin, Texas, as the 2nd Texas Cavalry. In January 1863, part of the regiment helped recapture
Galveston while another part was captured at
Arkansas Post
The Arkansas Post (french: Poste de Arkansea) (Spanish: ''Puesto de Arkansas''), formally the Arkansas Post National Memorial, was the first European settlement in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and present-day U.S. state of Arkansas. In 168 ...
. After moving to Louisiana, the unit fought at
LaFourche Crossing,
Second Donaldsonville,
Kock's Plantation,
Sterling's Plantation, and
Bayou Bourbeux. It returned to Texas in winter 1863 and remained there until the surrender in June 1865.
See also
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List of Texas Civil War Confederate units
Notes
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas
1861 establishments in Texas
1865 disestablishments in Texas
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Military units and formations established in 1861
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