Walker's Greyhounds was the popular name for a

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of 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 ...

under Major-General

John George Walker Major-General John George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served as a brigadier general under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, before commanding the Texas Division unit in ...

, composed exclusively of units from

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. It fought in the Western Theater and the

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 Mississ ...

, gaining its nickname because the men were able to move long distances rapidly on foot. Gen

Organization

Walker's Greyhounds, also known as Walker's Texas Division, was mustered at Camp Nelson,

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, in July 1862. It was placed under the command of

Maj. Gen. Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

in November 1862, and remained under his command until the end of the war. The division served exclusively in the

. When General Walker was given a district command in late 1864 the division was given to Maj. Gen.

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Composition

1st Brigade

Col. Overton C. Young
Brig. Gen. James M. Hawes
Brig. Gen. Thomas N. Waul
Brig. Gen. Wilburn H. King
Col. Richard B. Hubbard *

12th Texas Infantry Regiment The 12th Texas Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the 8th Texas Infantry, was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In spring 1862, the regiment was enrolled in Confede ...

- ''Also known as Young's 8th Regiment.'' *

18th Texas Infantry Regiment The 18th 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 was enrolled in Confederate service in May 1862 and always campaigned west of the M ...

- ''Transferred to the 4th Brigade in 1865.'' *

22nd Texas Infantry Regiment The 22nd Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In August 1862, the regiment was enrolled in Confederate service, and for its entire career serv ...

* 13th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted) *

29th Texas Cavalry Regiment The 29th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Newspaper publisher Charles DeMorse formed the regiment at Clarksville, Texas, in July 1862 and b ...

(Dismounted) - ''Joined brigade in 1865.'' * Halderman's Texas Battery

2nd Brigade

Brig. Gen.

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Brig. Gen. Robert Plunket Maclay *

11th Texas Infantry Regiment The 11th 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 organized in the winter of 1861–1862 and always served west of the Mississippi Ri ...

14th Texas Infantry Regiment The 14th 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 organized in the summer of 1862 and spent its entire existence west of the Mississi ...

* 28th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted) - ''Transferred to the 4th Brigade in 1865.'' * 6th (Gould's) Texas Cavalry Battalion (Dismounted) * Daniel's Texas Battery

3rd Brigade

Col. George M. Flournoy
Brig. Gen.

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Brig. Gen. William R. Scurry
Brig. Gen. Richard Waterhouse *

16th Texas Infantry Regiment The 16th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. George Flournoy, the former Attorney General of the state of Texas, organized the regiment at ...

- ''Transferred to the 4th Brigade in 1865.'' * 17th Texas Infantry Regiment *

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* 16th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted) * 2nd Texas Partisan Rangers Regiment - ''Joined brigade in 1865.'' * 3rd Texas Infantry Regiment - ''Served only during the Red River campaign.'' * 1st Texas Field Battery (Edgar's)

Original 4th Brigade

Brig. Gen.

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The original 4th Brigade was detached and captured at the

Battle of Arkansas Post The Battle of Arkansas Post, also known as Battle of Fort Hindman, was fought from January 9 to 11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederat ...

on January 11, 1863. * 10th Texas Infantry Regiment *

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(Dismounted) * 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted) * 25th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted)

4th Brigade (1865)

Brig. Gen. Wilburn H. King * 16th Texas Infantry Regiment * 18th Texas Infantry Regiment * 28th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Dismounted) *

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(Dismounted) * Wells' Texas Cavalry Regiment

Major engagements

Vicksburg Campaign

The Greyhounds fought at the

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and the Battle of Young's Point, incidental engagements of the

Vicksburg Campaign The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi Riv ...

, in June 1863. They remained in northern

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for several months, and then returned to Arkansas in late 1863.

Red River Campaign

Sent from Arkansas to Louisiana again in April 1864, they served as part of

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Richard Taylor's Army at the significant Confederate victories at the

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(April 8, 1864), and the

Battle of Pleasant Hill The Battle of Pleasant Hill occurred on April 9, 1864 and formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War when Union forces aimed to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport. The battle was essentially a continuation ...

(April 9, 1864), critical engagements in the Red River Campaign.

Camden Expedition

Rushed back to Arkansas by Tran-Mississippi Department Commander

Edmund Kirby Smith General Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824March 28, 1893) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department (comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the Indi ...

, they fought at the

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought on April 30, 1864, at Jenkins' Ferry, southwest of Little Rock (present-day Grant County, Arkansas), during the American Civil War. Although the battle en ...

on April 30, 1864, the last engagement of the

Camden Expedition The Camden Expedition (March 23 – May 3, 1864) was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army in Arkansas during the Civil War. The offensive was designed to cooperate with Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks' movement against Shrevepo ...

Mustered out

In March 1865, the division was ordered to Hempstead, Texas. The division was awaiting the arrival of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in order to make the Last Stand of the Confederacy at Hempstead, Texas. Davis failed to arrive, and with the war over and the main Confederate armies having surrendered, approximately 8,000 CS Soldiers constituting the remnants of the much depleted division simply went home from

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, in late May 1865.

References

Bibliography

* Lowe, Richard G., ''Walker's Texas Division'',

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, 2004. *

External links

* {{Texas Confederate units navbox Divisions of the Confederate States Army Texas in the American Civil War 1862 establishments in Arkansas