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Active | November 6, 1862 – November 4, 1865 |
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Branch | Union Army |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Cavalry |
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Part of | Department of the Gulf |
Organized at New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Texas U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Texas that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1] [2] This regiment, composed of eight companies, was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana from November 6, 1862, to February 26, 1864, to serve three years. [note 1] It served in the Department of the Gulf and in Texas. It was increased to twelve companies on September 10, 1864, by the consolidation of the 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment. [3] Afterwards, it continued to serve until it was mustered out of service November 4, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department. [2]
Attached to: [4]
The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part: [4]
Detailed service is as follows: [5]