Good's Battalion, Texas Cavalry
HISTORICAL NOTES:
On October 29, 1863, Col. Chaplin Good received authority, per Special Order No. 176 from headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Department, to raise a cavalry company north of the Arkansas River. Good was instructed to raise a battalion of cavalry if the necessary men could be recruited. In the summer of 1864 Good had recruited and organized a battalion-sized cavalry unit and was assigned the rank of colonel of Good's Texas Cavalry Battalion.
From August to September 1864 Good's Cavalry Battalion was assigned to the Northern Sub-district, District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, Trans-Mississippi Department. From September 1864 to January 1865 the unit was assigned to the Fifth Texas Cavalry Brigade. However, in early 1865 Good's battalion was combined with Wells's Texas Battalion and Levi Gillette's Cavalry Battalion and designated Wells's Cavalry Regiment. Good was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
Apparently unwilling to relinquish his command to John W. Wells, Good requested a commission in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Good's request, however, was not granted, and he was present for an April 1865 roll call in Hempstead, Texas. It is entirely likely that he surrendered along with the rest of Wells's Cavalry Regiment in June.
OFFICERS:
Col. Chaplin Good
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assigned to the Northern Sub-district, District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, Trans-Mississippi Department.
Assigned to the Fifth Texas Cavalry Brigade from September 1864 to January 1865
SERVICE:
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 287 men.
From August to September 1864 Good's Cavalry Battalion was assigned to the Northern Sub-district, District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, Trans-Mississippi Department. From September 1864 to January 1865 the unit was assigned to the Fifth Texas Cavalry Brigade. However, in early 1865 Good's battalion was combined with Wells's Texas Battalion and Levi Gillette's Cavalry Battalion and designated Wells's Cavalry Regiment. Good was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
Apparently unwilling to relinquish his command to John W. Wells, Good requested a commission in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Good's request, however, was not granted, and he was present for an April 1865 roll call in Hempstead, Texas. It is entirely likely that he surrendered along with the rest of Wells's Cavalry Regiment in June.
- Red River County
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