1st Texas Cavalry Regiment (Union) explained

Unit Name:	1st Texas Cavalry Regiment
Dates:	November 6, 1862 – November 4, 1865
Branch:	Union Army
Type:	Regiment
Role:	Cavalry
Size:	8 companies (initially) 12 companies
Command Structure:	Department of the Gulf
Garrison:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Garrison Label:	Organized at
Battles:	American Civil War Second Bayou Teche Campaign Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War Battle of Brownsville Battle of Laredo
Notable Commanders:	Col. Edmund J. Davis Col. John L. Haynes

The 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Texas that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in Louisiana in 1862; it served in the Department of the Gulf and in Texas. It was consolidated with the 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment in November 1864.^[1] Afterwards it continued to serve until being disbanded in November 1865.^[2]

Commanders

• Col. Edmund J. Davis (promoted to Brigadier General)
• Col. John L. Haynes

See also

• List of Texas Civil War Union units
• Nueces massacre, one of the events leading to enlistment in the Regiment

Notes and References

1. Book: Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army for the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 . August 31, 1865 . Office of the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army . 1161 . Part IV . 22 June 2019.
2. Web site: 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry. National Park Service - Soldiers and Sailors System. 22 June 2019.