HISTORICAL NOTES: The Texas 3rd Cavalry Regiment, organized at Dallas, Texas, in June, 1861, contained men recruited at Marshall, Henderson, Ladonia, Greenville, and Dallas. It was also called "South Kansas-Texas Regiment" probably because it was organized to serve in Kansas. It fought at Wilson's Creek and in October, 1861 had 38 officers and 669 men present for duty. Later the unit fought at Chustenahlah and Elkhorn Tavern, then moved east of the Mississippi River. After participating in the Battles of Iuka and Corinth, it was assigned to Ross' Brigade and served with the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment skirmished in Tennessee and ended the war in Mississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. OFFICERS: Colonels Robert H. Cumby, Elkanah Greer, and Hinchie P. Mabry; Lieutenant Colonels Giles S. Boggess and Walter P. Lane; and Majors J.J.A. Barker, George W. Chilton, and Absalom B. Stone. ASSIGNMENTS: SERVICE: ROSTERS: BIBLIOGRAPHY: REFERENCES: REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army Researching this unit? Here's what's available. Roberts, Gov. Orin M. - Confederate Military History - Texas Volume - 267 pgs. Hardback $35.00 Paperback $25.00 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the 3rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (South Kansas-Texas Mounted Volunteers) Hardback $29.95 Paperback $19.95 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in Texas   CD-ROM $35.00 Rigdon, John C. Texas Civil War Soldiers Index   CD-ROM $12.00 The Southern Historical Society Papers   CD-ROM $69.95 The Civil War in Texas © - 2001 Eastern Digital Resources   The Civil War in Texas Index