1st. Texas Cavalry (Union)

[Southern Son]

The 1st.Texas Cavalry,whose name makes strange showing on the roster of the Union cavalry regiments, was made up mostly of Comanche Indians under white officers.
On Gen. J.W.Davidson's Novemver to December,1864,raid to destroy the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, the 1st.Texas cavalrymen were detailed as foragers and caught enough steers with their lassos to keep the 4000-man expedition supplied with beef.
Didn't find more about this regiment.How many Indian regiments fought for the union or the confederate side?

 

[M E Wolf]

Dear Southern_Son;

As to how many Native American Indians served in the Union; according to Dyer's
Dyer's Compendium, Pt. 1 (Campaigns etc.)
Summary of Losses During the War of the Rebellion
STATESANDTERRITORIES. KilledandMortallyWounded. Died ofDisease. Died asPrisonersof War. DeathsfromAccident,etc. Deaths,All CausesExceptBattle. TotalDeaths.

Alabama 50 228 22 5 40 345
Arkansas 305 1,254 8 25 121 1,713
California 108 344 .... 62 59 573
Colorado 153 120 .... 25 25 323
Connecticut 1,947 2,542 526 101 238 5,354
Dakota 2 4 .... .... .... 6
Delaware 383 356 75 21 47 882
District of Columbia 41 150 44 10 45 290
Florida 18 189 .... .... 8 215
Georgia .... 13 .... .... 2 15
Illinois 9,884 21,065 1,721 1,028 1,126 34,834
Indiana 7,243 16,663 1,152 791 853 26,672
owa 3,540 8,498 515 227 221 13,001
Kansas 737 1,638 36 104 115 2,630
Kentucky 2,478 6,383 860 454 599 10,774
Louisiana 214 624 15 36 56 945
Maine 3,184 5,257 541 118 298 9,393
Maryland 909 1,160 647 98 168 2,982
Massachusetts 6,115 5,530 1,483 257 557 13,942
Michigan 4,448 8,269 1,268 339 429 14,753
Minnesota 626 1,677 159 43 79 2,584
Mississippi 3 66 .... 1 8 78
Missouri 3,317 9,243 225 487 613 13,885
Nebraska 35 159 1 23 21 239
Nevada 2 29 .... 1 1 33
New Hampshire 1,903 2,427 294 76 182 4,882
New Jersey 2,578 2,415 419 134 208 5,754
New Mexico 73 144 .... 19 41 277
New York 19,085 19,835 4,710 914 1,990 46,534
North Carolina 43 216 49 3 49 360
Ohio 11,588 19,365 2,356 1,168 998 35,475
Oregon 11 21 .... 7 6 46
Pennsylvania 15,265 11,782 4,119 636 1,381 33,183
Rhode Island 460 648 84 69 60 1,321
Tennessee 744 4,086 1,150 375 422 6,777
Texas 12 101 1 6 21 141
Vermont 1,809 2,597 486 70 262 5,224
Virginia 10 16 13 2 1 42
Washington .... 12 .... 5 5 22
West Virginia 1,247 1,878 617 150 125 4,017
Wisconsin 3,802 7,464 604 212 219 12,301
Indian Nations 107 775 .... 10 126 1,018
Regular Army 2,283 2,552 540 197 116 5,798
Colored Troops 2,894 29,658 98 576 3,621 36,847
Veteran Volunteers 1 82 .... 14 9 106
U.S. Volunteers(*) 12 202 .... 11 18 243
U.S. Sharpshooters 263 247 25 6 11 552
Veteran Reserves 27 1,424 .... 131 90 1,672
Generals and Staffs 85 142 1 10 1 239
Miscellaneous--Bands, etc 16 200 2 1 13 232
110,070 199,720 24,866 9,058 15,814 359,528
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Dyer's Compendium, Pt. 1 (Campaigns etc.)
Union Regimental Index--Texas
1st REGIMENT CAVALRY.— Org. at New Orleans, La., Nov., 1862. Nov., 1862, Indpt. Command, Dept. Gulf. Jany., 1863, Def. New Orleans, La. May, 1863, Cav., 19 Corps, Dept. Gulf. July, 1863, Def. New Orleans, La. Oct., 1863, Unatt., Cav., 13 Corps, Gulf. June, 1864, Cav. Brig., U.S. Forces, Tex. June, 1864, Dist. Morganza, La., Gulf. Aug., 1864, Separate Cav. Brig., 19 Corps, Gulf. Nov., 1864, 2nd Separate Cav. Brig., 19 Corps, Gulf. Dec., 1864, Separate Cav. Brig., Res. Corps, Mil. Div. West Miss. Feby., 1865, Cav. Brig., Dist. Baton Rouge, La, Gulf. July, 1865, Dept. Tex. Mustered out Nov. 4, 1865.
2nd REGIMENT CAVALRY.—Org. at Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 15, 1863. Dec., 1863, Unatt., Cav., 13 Corps, Tex., Dept. Gulf. June, 1864, Cav. Brig., U.S. Forces, Tex. June, 1864, Dist. Morganza, La., Dept. Gulf. Aug., 1864, Separate Cav. Brig., 19 Corps, Gulf. Consolidated with 1st Tex. Cav., Sept. 10, 1864
2nd BATTALION CAVALRY.—Org. at Brazos Santiago, Tex., March, 1865. Duty in Dept. Tex. Mustered out November 10, 1865.
INDEPENDENT COMPANY PARTISAN RANGERS.—Org. at Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 10, 1863. Duty in Tex. Mustered out July 21, 1864.
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Dyer's Compendium, Pt. 1 (Campaigns etc.)
Union Regimental Index--U.S. Volunteers--Indian Troops
1st REGIMENT INDIAN HOME GUARD.—Org. at Leroy, Kan., May 22, 1862. May, 1862, Dept. Kan. Aug., 1862, 3 Brig., Dept. Kan. Oct., 1862, 3 Brig., 1 Div., Army Frontier. Feby., 1863, Dist. Northwest Ark., Dept. Mo. June, 1863, Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Dec., 1863, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Jany., 1864, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Dept. Ark. Feby., 1864, Indian Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Ark. Feby., 1865, 3 Brig., 3 Div., 7 Corps. Mustered out May 31, 1865.
2nd REGIMENT INDIAN HOME GUARD.—Org. at Big Creek and 5-Mile Creek, Kan., June 22 to July 18, 1862. June, 1862, Dept. Kan. Aug., 1862, 1 Brig., Dept. Kan. Oct., 1862, 3 Brig., 1 Div., Army Frontier. Feby., 1863, Dist. Northwest Ark., Dept. Mo. June, 1863, Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Dec., 1863, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Jany., 1864, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Ark. Feby., 1864, Indian Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Ark. Feby., 1865, 3 Brig., 3 Div., 7 Corps. Mustered out May 31, 1866.
3rd REGIMENT INDIAN HOME GUARD.—Org. at Big Creek and 6-Mile Creek, Kan., June 22 to July 18, 1862. June, 1862, Dept. Kan. Aug., 1862, 1 Brig., Dept. Kan. Oct., 1862, 3 Brig., 1 Div., Army Frontier. Feby., 1863, Dist. Northwest Ark., Dept. Mo. June, 1863, Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Dec., 1863, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, Dept. Mo. Jany., 1864, 1 Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Ark. Feby., 1864, Indian Brig., Dist. Frontier, 7 Corps, Ark. Feby., 1866, 3 Brig., 3 Div., 7 Corps. Mustered out May 31, 1866.
4th REGIMENT INDIAN HOME GUARD.—Org. commenced but not completed. Men transferred to other organizations.
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I haven't found Confederate Army index for Native American Indians serving--yet. Still digging (1-8-2009).

Colonel Stand Waite, to whom would rise to Brigadier General;

Name WATIE, Stand
Born December 12 1806, near the site of Rome GA
Died September 9 1871, Delaware Cty OK
Pre-War Profession Planter, newspaper publisher, signed a treaty which gave up Cherokee lands in Georgia to move to Oklahoma.
War Service 1861 induced Cherokees to side with Confederacy after Wilson's Creek, raised the Cherokee Mounted Rifles, appointed Col., Elkhorn Tavern, waged guerilla warfare in Indian Territory, May 1864 Brig. Gen., captured the steamer "J R Williams", surrendered June 1865.
Post War Career Planter, businessman.
Notes The last Confederate general to surrender his command.
Further reading
Cunningham, Frank General Stand Watie's Confederate Indians San Antonio, Naylor Co. 1959
Knight, Wilfred Red Fox : Stand Watie and the Confederate Indian nations during the Civil War years in Indian territory Glendale CA, A.H. Clark Co. 1988
Narasingarajan, B Stand Watie : an analytical study Bangalore, India, Mayflower

There were many other NAIs that served in the Confederate Army however, they kept poor records and lack in details, even with their losses in all their army organizations. Only see mentioned in official records General Cloud and a few others. Union was a bit better about it but--not much. Brig. General Ely Parker (the penman to the Appomattox Surrender document (formal version)...was the highest ranking NAI on the Union side.

This site might be better:
Native Americans in the Civil War
At a time when fear of removal from tribal homelands permeated Native American communities, many native people served in the military during the Civil War. ...

www.nativeamericans.com/CivilWar.htm - 41k - Similar pages

http://www.nativeamericans.com/CivilWar.htm

The US Library of Congress had a photograph of Indians serving as sharpshooters from Delaware at the Battle of Fredericksburg. I haven't recrossed it yet. However, they seemingly were not with the "Home Guard" at that time--in Western theaters. But, it is believed that the Delaware Indian Tribe volunteered immediately and were first to join the Union cause.


Respectfully submitted,
M. E. Wolf

 

[Southern Son]

Mr.Wolf, Sir,
you are a 'well of knowledge'.
Thanks again.
I read that Stand Watie, also called De Gata GA, was among the last of all Confederate officers to surrender, not doing so until June 23, 1865.

 

[M E Wolf]

Dear Southern_Son;

With all due respects sir; the Cherokee spelling of Stand Watie's name is in correct syllables De-ga-ta-ga, or "he stands" (To spell it otherwise would be a whole different word in Cherokee). He was also known as:
He also was known as Isaac S. Watie.

Before the Civil War; the Cherokee Nation was set up similar to a organized government; and Stand Watie was a clerk for the Cherokee Surpreme Court.

And, correct sir -- he was the last to surrender Confederate forces.

Confederate Military History, Vol. 10
BIOGRAPHICAL
Brigadier-General Stand Watie, of white and Indian blood, was a prominent man in the Cherokee nation and intensely Southern in sentiment. From the beginning of the war between the North and South, efforts were made by Ben McCulloch and Albert Pike to secure for the Confederacy the alliance of the tribes of the Indian Territory. Stand Watie and others of his class were anxious to form this alliance, but John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokees, hesitated. After the decisive victory of the Confederates at Wilson's Creek, the party represented by Watie succeeded in persuading Ross to join the South. Before that time General McCulloch had employed some of the Cherokees, and Stand Watie, whom he had appointed colonel, to assist in protecting the northern borders of the Cherokees from the raids of the "Jayhawkers" of Kansas. When the Cherokees joined the South they offered the Confederate government a regiment. This offer was accepted, and in October, 1861, the first Cherokee regiment was organized, and Stand Watie was commissioned colonel. In December, 1861, he was engaged in a battle with some hostile Indians at Chusto-Talasah, in which the Confederate Indians defeated a considerable force of the hostiles. Colonel Watie pursued the enemy, overtook him, had a running fight and killed 15 without the loss of a man. He participated also in the battle of Pea Ridge, March 6 and 7, 1862. Gen. Albert Pike, in his report of this battle, said: "My whole command consisted of about 1,000 men, all Indians except one squadron. The enemy opened fire into the woods where we were, the fence in front of us was thrown down, and the Indians (Watie's regiment on foot and Drew's on horseback), with part of Sim's regiment, gallantly led by Lieutenant-Colonel Quayle, charged full in front through the woods and into the open grounds with loud yells, took the battery, fired upon and pursued the enemy retreating through the fenced field on our right, and held the battery, which I afterward had drawn by the Cherokees into the woods." But though the Indians were so good on a sudden charge they were easily thrown into confusion when the Federal artillery opened upon them, and it required the greatest exertion on the part of their officers to keep them under fire. There was considerable fear after this battle lest the Indian Territory should be entirely lost to the Confederacy, but Watie and his regiment were firm in their adherence. Gen. William Steele, in his report of the operations in the Indian Territory, in 1863, says of Colonel Watie that he found him to be a gallant and daring officer. On April 1, 1863, he was authorized to raise a brigade, to consist of such force as was already in the service of the Confederate States from the Cherokee nation and such additional force as could be obtained from the contiguous States. In June, 1864, he captured the steamboat Williams with 150 barrels of flour and 16,000 pounds of bacon, which he says was, however, a disadvantage to the command, because a great portion of the Creeks and Seminoles immediately broke off to carry their booty home. In the summer of 1864, Colonel Watie was commissioned a brigadier-general, his commission dating from May 10th. In September he attacked and captured a Federal train of 250 wagons on Cabin creek and repulsed an attempt to retake it. At the end of the year 1864 General Watie's brigade of cavalry consisted of the First Cherokee regiment, a Cherokee battalion, First and Second Creek regiments, a squadron of Creeks, First Osage battalion, and First Seminole battalion. To the end General Watie stood by his colors. He survived the war several years, and died in August, 1877.





Respectfully submitted for consideration,
M. E. Wolf

 

[Southern Son]

Mr. Wolf,Sir
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[M E Wolf]

Dear Southern_Son;

My goodness sir! Such cute..umm icons.

I am thankful to be of service sir but, no need to go overboard sir.

Respectfully submitted for consideration,
M. E. Wolf

 

[tomsfiretruck]

The 1st.Texas Cavalry,whose name makes strange showing on the roster of the Union cavalry regiments, was made up mostly of Comanche Indians under white officers.
On Gen. J.W.Davidson's Novemver to December,1864,raid to destroy the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, the 1st.Texas cavalrymen were detailed as foragers and caught enough steers with their lassos to keep the 4000-man expedition supplied with beef.
Didn't find more about this regiment.How many Indian regiments fought for the union or the confederate side?

I do not think that is correct. My understanding is that the 1st Tex Cav, US was made up mostly of Mexicans with many Germans and Irish.

Regards.Tom in Temple TX
Always open to future enlightment

 

[NedBaldwin]

I do not think that is correct. My understanding is that the 1st Tex Cav, US was made up mostly of Mexicans with many Germans and Irish.

Regards.Tom in Temple TX
Always open to future enlightment

What I have read agrees with you, Tom.