TEXAS Calvary

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I know this is broad question BUT... Just how effective was the TEXAS Calvary? As in the TEXAS Brigade back east; the TEXAS soldiers had to live up to the legend (so to speak) of the rough and tumble TEXAN.
 
There were several; Texas units that gave outstanding service. the 8th TX Cav comes to mind as a good unit through thick and thin. The Texas Rifles out west embody everything that is Texas IMO, far more than the hard fighting eastern units IMO. They accomplished a LOT w/ no real support, there are those that would say they single handed kept the Commanche from running roughshod over a large part of texas and I think that is an accurate belief.
 
Terrys TEXAS Rangers are about the only outfit that is written about in mainstream books. I guess due to the overwhelming coverage the eastern war gets. I have a few books by (regional?) authors on the subject, and it makes for some very interesting reading.
 
If you're in East Texas, you have access to some very good archives at Sam Houston and at Hillsboro, among others. What about SF Austin? Sorry, I can't remember exactly what you're closest to! Check those out for less-published accounts that you may not have seen other places. Borderruffian has posted some Trans-Miss stuff that is local, just the other day. One more thought--I know a number of historians are currently working on more info on Texas troops. I think we're past the day of only concentrating on the East and the big names....I feel your pain. (Have you been to the archives in Austin? I wasn't looking for Civil War stuff when I was there, but I would think there might be some good stuff. That's at least where I got great-granddaddy's pension records)
 
This is a site connected to one of my favorite little books--I use it with my 7th graders--Oi! Callie, the letters of Brandt Badger, who was in Waul's Legion. I would look through it just because of the good links to other sources of information. I also encourage you to check the Hood's Brigade site and consider going to one of their conferences....amazing the folks you meet there who can turn you on to something you've been looking for.

http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bowen/legion/steverbook.html

http://www.hoodstexasbrigade.org/
 
I've contacted SFA and will be going up there to visit my daughter in a few weeks when she gets back from Haiti. My MaMa's side is from Nac and the library has quite a few documents on them I'd like to get copies of.
 
I've contacted SFA and will be going up there to visit my daughter in a few weeks when she gets back from Haiti. My MaMa's side is from Nac and the library has quite a few documents on them I'd like to get copies of.

Well, if you can ever stand to go over to "enemy territory" (Go Bearkats!) :) then mosey over to Huntsville and take a look. Palestine, Tyler, and several of those larger towns have excellent Texas history/genealogy sections in their libraries. As a matter of fact, so do some of the little places like Centerville (and excellent BBQ to boot). I know Dr. Susannah Ural's book should be ready at some point--she's been reading us excerpts from her research for a couple of years, so I'm expecting it--in which some of those units are included. (She's in Mississippi now). I think you would enjoy the Hood folks very much, and they would like to know you.
 
Fletcher's book is one of my all time favorites. My ancestor fought with the 3rd Texas Cavalry and the book about the 3rd Texas called Lone Star Defenders by Baron is a good read.

This is why we need new folks occasionally....to give us new recommendations about things we may have missed and broaden our horizons! Thanks!
 
Fletcher's book is one of my all time favorites. My ancestor fought with the 3rd Texas Cavalry and the book about the 3rd Texas called Lone Star Defenders by Baron is a good read.

If that is about the 3rd that was orginally Greer's Texas and South Kansas Cavalry I have been looking for some material on them and will most assuredly look into that book! Thanks!
 
This is why we need new folks occasionally....to give us new recommendations about things we may have missed and broaden our horizons! Thanks! - Quote Nathanb1 Your welcome :)

If that is about the 3rd that was orginally Greer's Texas and South Kansas Cavalry I have been looking for some material on them and will most assuredly look into that book! Thanks! - Boderruffian Your welcome, I have a copy of the 1983 Zenger reprint ( I don't think it has been reprinted after that). An easier title to find (and probably cheaper) concerning the 3rd Texas Cavalry is by Douglas Hale titled "The 3rd Texas Cavalry in the Civil War".

I belong to LibraryThing.com and you can upload your books to keep track of them. I paid $25.00 for a lifetime subscription. I presently have about 850 books loaded up with more to go....here is a link to my Texas titles that I've loaded up so far:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Marylandreb&tag=Texas
 

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