1st Texas Sharpshooter Battalion

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • 1862 - Organized with 5 companies in Grayson County, Texas
    • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
    • When serving west of the Mississippi River this battalion served mounted at times
  • February 24, 1863 - Capture of the U.S.S. Indianola
  • May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
  • July 1863 - Siege of Jackson
  • May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

  • Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Maxey's Brigade (March-May 1863)
  • Department of the West / Loring's Division / Maxey's Brigade (May-June 1863)
  • Department of the West / French's Division / Maxey's Brigade (June-July 1863)
  • Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / French's Division / Maxey's Brigade (July-September 1863)
  • Department of the Gulf / Quarles' Brigade (September-November 1863)
  • Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Indian Territory / Unattached (February-July 1864)
  • Trans-Mississippi Department / District of the Indian Territory / Unattached (July-September 1864)
  • Trans-Mississippi Department / Cooper's Indian Cavalry Division / Unattached (September 1864-May 1865)

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