23rd Texas Cavalry Regiment

23rd Texas Cavalry Regiment
The regiment was assigned to Hamilton P. Bee's cavalry brigade. [1]
Active	Spring 1862 – June 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America,   Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864) Battle of Blair's Landing (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nicholas C. Gould

The 23rd Texas Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 2nd Texas Lancers, was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The unit first organized in spring 1862, but did not complete its 10-company organization until October 1862. Before being added to the regiment, one company was captured at Fort Donelson and was part of a prisoner exchange. ^[1] The regiment became part of a brigade led by Hamilton Bee that was headquartered at Brownsville, Texas, and guarded the Texas Gulf Coast. ^[2] In 1864, the brigade transferred to Louisiana and fought at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Blair's Landing in the Red River Campaign. The regiment was dismounted to serve as infantry in February 1865 and surrendered to Federal forces in May 1865. ^[1]

See also

• List of Texas Civil War Confederate units

Notes

1. Hamilton 2011.
2. Cutrer 2020.

References

• Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN   0-679-50013-8.
• Cutrer, Thomas W. (2020). "Bee, Hamilton Prioleau". Handbook of Texas Online . Retrieved November 15, 2022.
• Oates, Stephen B. (1994) [1961]. Confederate Cavalry West of the River. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press. ISBN   0-292-71152-2.
• Hamilton, Matthew K. (2011). "Twenty-Third Texas Cavalry". Handbook of Texas Online . Retrieved November 15, 2022.