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Texas 1st Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES: The Texas 1st Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in August, 1861, with ten companies from Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, and Nacogdoches counties. Later two companies from Galveston and Trinity County were added to the command. The regiment fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Appomattox except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was involved in the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit had 477 effectives in April, 1862 and lost eighty-two percent of the 226 engaged at Sharpsburg and more than twenty percent of the 426 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 16 officers and 133 men.

FIELD OFFICERS: Colonels:
Frederick S. Bass
Hugh McLeod
Alexis T. Rainey
Louis T. Wigfall
Lieutenant Colonels:
Harvey H. Black
Albert G. Clopton
R.J. Harding
P.A. Work
Majors:
Matt. Dale
John R. Woodward

ASSIGNMENTS: Part of Hood's Texas Brigade, it served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and J.Gregg.

BATTLES: • Eltham Landing (May 7, 1862)
• Seven Pines (May 31-June 1, 1862)
• Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
• Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
• Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
• Freeman's Ford (August 22, 1862)
• 2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
• South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
• Antietam (September 17, 1862)
• Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
• Suffolk Campaign (April 1863)
• Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
• Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863)
• Chattanooga Siege (September-November 1863)
• Wauhatchie (October 28-29, 1863)
• Knoxville Siege (November-December 1863)
• The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
• Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
• North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
• Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
• Petersburg Siege (June 1864-July 1864)
• Richmond Siege (July 1864-April 1865)
• Chaffin's Farm (September 29, 1864)
• Williamsburg Road (October 27, 1865)
• Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

ROSTERS: The Texas 1st Infantry Regiment was formed with ten companies from Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, and Nacogdoches counties. Later two companies from Galveston and Trinity County were added to the command.
Company A "Marion Rifles", Marion County
Company B "Livingston Guards", Livingston & Polk Counties
Company C "Palmer Guards", Harris County
Company D "Star Rifles", Marion County Picture
Company E "Marshall Guards", Harrison County
Company F "Woodville Rifles", Tyler County
Company G "Reagan Guards", Anderson County
Company H "Texas Guards", Anderson County
Company I "Crockett Southrons", Houston County
Company K "Texas Invincibles", San Augustine County
Company L "Lone Star Rifles", Galveston County Picture
Company M "Sumter Light Infantry", Trinity County

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