1st Texas Sharpshooter Battalion

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)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: James Burnett (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Texas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 105-106)