The 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from

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that fought in the

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during the

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. In the summer of 1861, the regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service. In November 1861, it was assigned to a brigade that was tasked with capturing

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. In 1862, the regiment served in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign. In 1863, it was in action at

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, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeau. In 1864, the regiment fought at

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and Pleasant Hill in the Red River Campaign. The unit disbanded while in Texas in May 1865.

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