Category: 7th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (7th Mounted Volunteers), United States Civil War

Categories: Texas, United States Civil War | Confederate Army Regiments, United States Civil War

7th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (7th Mounted Volunteers) about 1,000 strong, was organized at Victoria, Texas, during the summer of 1861. Many of the men were from San Antonio and Palestine, and Angelina County. After serving in the Army of New Mexico, the unit was assigned to Green's and Hardeman's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It participated in various conflicts in Louisiana and reported 6 killed, 35 wounded, and 34 missing at Cox's Plantation, and 2 wounded at Bayou Bourbeau. The regiment was included in the surrender on June 2, 1865.

Officers: Colonels Arthur P Bagby and William Steele; Lieutenant Colonels P T Herbert, Powhatan Jordan, and J S Sutton; and Major Gustave Hoffmann.

References:

• Company D, 7th Texas Cavalry
• National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.
• '7th Texas Cavalry, Texas State Historical Association, accessed December 3, 2018.

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