8th Texas Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• February 1863 - Organized by the consolidation of the 8th Texas Infantry Battalion and the 4th Texas Artillery Battalion
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• August 16-18, 1862 - Corpus Chrisite
• May 3, 1863 - Saint Joseph's Island
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Western Sub-district (February-June 1863)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Western Sub-district (or Bee's Division) / 1st Brigade (June-October 1863)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-district (or Slaughter's Division) / Waul's Brigade (December 1863-March 1864)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Eastern Sub-district (or 1st) (April-September 1864)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / 2nd (Hébert's) Texas Division / 6th (Hébert's) Texas Brigade (September 1864-April 1865)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona / Maxey's Division / Robertson's Brigade (April-May 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Alfred M. Hobby (Colonel)
• John Ireland (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Daniel D. Shea (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John A. Vernon (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. (Page 119)