2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment

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2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment
Colonel John Salmon Ford, Confederate States of America Army (cropped).jpg
John S. "Rip" Ford was the regiment's first colonel.
ActiveMay 1861 – 2 June 1865
CountryFlag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg  Confederate States of America
AllegianceFlag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg  Confederate States of America, Flag of Texas.svg  Texas
BranchBattle flag of the Confederate States of America (1-1).svg  Confederate States Army
Type Cavalry
SizeRegiment (752 men, Nov. 1862) [1]
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John Salmon Ford

The 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry unit from Texas that fought in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized in May 1861 as the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. In early 1862, the regiment took part in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign before retreating to Texas. In April 1862 the unit reorganized at Austin, Texas, as the 2nd Texas Cavalry. In January 1863, part of the regiment helped recapture Galveston while another part was captured at Arkansas Post. After moving to Louisiana, the unit fought at LaFourche Crossing, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, Sterling's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeux. It returned to Texas in winter 1863 and remained there until the surrender in June 1865. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Derbes 2011.

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