6th Texas Infantry
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- November 1861 - Organized
- November 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Camp Henry E. McCulloch near Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- January 4-11, 1863 - Arkansas Post
- January 11, 1863 - Surrendered at Arkansas Post
- April 1863 - Paroled and declared exchanged
- July 1863-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with:
- 10th Texas Infantry
- 15th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
- 10th Infantry detached sometime between January-April 1864
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia - September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign - May 27, 1864 - Pickett's Mill
- June 27, 1864 - New Hope Church
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign - March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Consolidated at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina with the following units:
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Texas (December 1861-February 1862)
- Department of Texas / Western District (February-May 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the West / Jones' Division / Maury's Brigade (May-July 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas (August-September 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Garland' Brigade (September-December 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 2nd Corps / Churchill's Division / Garland' Brigade (December 1862-January 1863)
- Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Cleburne's Division / Churchill's/Deshler's/Smith's/Granbury's Brigade (July-November 1863)
- Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Granbury's Brigade (November 1863-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Robert R. Garland (Colonel)
- Thomas S. Anderson (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Rhoads Fisher (Major)
- Alexander M. Haskell (Major)
- Alexander H. Phillips (Jr.) (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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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. (Pages 116-117)
