21st Texas Infantry Battalion
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- Spring 1862 - Organized with 6 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- January 1, 1863 - Galveston Island
- April 18, 1863 - Sabine Pass [detachment]
- September 8, 1863 - Sabine Pass (Companies D/F)
- May 6, 1864 - Calcasieu Pass
- November 1864 - Consolidated with the 11th Cavalry and Infantry Battalion and designated the 21st Texas Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Texas / Eastern District of Texas (April-May 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department (May-August 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas / Eastern Sub-District (August-December 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona (December 1862-January 1863)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-District (February-June 1863)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-District (or Scurry's Division) / Luckett's Brigade (June-December 1863)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-District / Rainey's Brigade (December 1863-January 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-District (or Slaughter's Division) / Rainey's Brigade (January-September 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 3rd Corps / 2nd (Hébert's) Texas Division / 6th (Hébert's) Texas Brigade (September-November 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William H. Griffin (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- H.A. Hammer (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Texas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 131)