On this day in 1863 - The First Texas Cavalry left New Orleans for South Texas. The move was an effort to interfere in the trade between Confederate Texas and Mexico. FIRST TEXAS CAVALRY, USA. During the Civil War Texas contributed two regiments and two battalions of cavalry to the federal army. A total of 1,915 men from Texas served the Union; of these 141 died, 12 in action. One source states that the strength of the Texas Federal Regiments consisted primarily of Mexicans, Germans, and Irishmen. While it is true that the regiment had a high proportion of Spanish-speaking Texans and first-generation immigrants, among them German Unionists from the Hill Country, the officer cadre was mostly mainstream southern in background. The larger of the two Texas units was the First Texas Cavalry Regiment. It was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 6, 1862 Read the rest here: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qlf03
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