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6th Texas Cavalry Regiment
L. Sullivan "Sul" Ross was a popular colonel.
Active6 September 1861 – 4 May 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Confederate States of America,  Texas
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeCavalry and Infantry
SizeRegiment
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Col. Lawrence Sullivan Ross

The 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Chustenahlah in 1861. The following year the unit fought at Pea Ridge, First Corinth, Second Corinth, and Holly Springs. The 6th Texas Cavalry participated in the fighting at Thompson's Station in 1863, and in the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, and Nashville in 1864. The regiment formally surrendered to Federal forces in May 1865 and its remaining 160 soldiers were paroled.

Formation

The 6th Texas Cavalry mustered into the Confederate Army at Camp Bartow near Dallas on 6 September 1861. The regiment counted 1,150 officers and men formed into 10 companies. The soldiers enlisted for one year, but the Confederate Conscription Act of 1862 extended this term of service. The field officers were Colonel Barton Warren Stone, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John Summerfield Griffith, and Major Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross. The companies were organized as follows.[1]

Recruitment Areas of the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment[1]
Company Captain Recruitment Area
A A. J. Hardin Kaufman County
B John Summerfield Griffith Kaufman County
C Fayette Smith Dallas County
D Thomas H. Bowen Collin County
E Jack Wharton Van Zandt County
F Robert S. Guy Dallas County
G Peter F. Ross McLennan County
H Robert M. White Bell County
I Henry W. Bridges Henderson County
K James W. Throckmorton Collin County

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Bridges 2011.

References

  • "The Battle of Thompson's Station". American Battlefield Trust. 2017.
  • Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987 [1883]. ISBN 0-89009-572-8.
  • Benner, Judith Ann: ROSS'S BRIGADE, C.S.A. from the Handbook of Texas Online (June 22, 2017). Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Bridges, Jennifer: SIXTH TEXAS CAVALRY from the Handbook of Texas Online (April 8, 2011). Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Cozzens, Peter (1997). The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2320-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Perez, Joan Jenkins: STONE, BARTON WARREN, JR. from the Handbook of Texas Online (November 2, 2011). Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Shea, William L.; Hess, Earl J. (1992). Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-4669-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • "Thompson's Station". National Park Service. 2017b.
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