7th Texas Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the 7th Texas Infantry Battalion (erroneously)
- December 7, 1861 - Organized with 7 companies
- March 17, 1862 - Increased to a regiment and re-designated the 26th Texas Cavalry
- This unit does not appear separately in the index to the Official Records series
- January 1, 1863 - Galveston Island
- March-May 1864 -
The Red River Campaign- April 8, 1864 - Mansfield
- April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- December 1861-February 1862 - Department of Texas
- February-March 1862 - Department of Texas / Eastern District
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Xavier Blanchard Debray (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Samuel B. Davis (Major)
- John J. Myers (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 56-57, 83)
