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Contributed by Robert
Allen, Sept 29, 2007
His Great grandfather, C. Y. Allen, served in E. Company Baylor's Regiment. C.
Y. Allen is buried in Carrington Pasture Cemetery near Leona with a CSA Marker.
Second Texas (Arizona Brigade) Cavalry
The
Second Texas (Arizona Brigade) Cavalry was organized by the consolidation of two
battalions created to serve with Sibley in his invasion of the Territories of
Arizona and New Mexico. These two battalions, the second Texas Cavalry
Battalion and Mullen's Texas Cavalry Battalion, had been mustered into
Confederate service only a few weeks before their consolidation.
After the consolidation, the unit was still short companies to constitute a
regiment and a number of additional men were recruited in and around San Antonio
to bring the unit up to strength.
Information of five of
the regiment's companies has been located. This material appears below.
"B" nicknamed the German company; most men from San Antonio;
almost all members were German speaking
"D" men from Leon County
"E" nicknamed the Texas Rangers; most men had seen prior
service in the Texas Rangers
"F" nicknamed the Texas Mounted Riflemen
"H" nicknamed the Texas Mounted Rifles
In the
beginning of 1862, two companies were attached to the regiment. These two
companies - Coopwood's Texas Cavalry Company (q.v.) and the Arizona Guards
Cavalry Company - served with the unit at least through the middle of 1862.
The latter of these two companies was composed entirely of men from the Arizona
Territory
As was
the case with almost all Civil War units, the Second Texas (Arizona Brigade)
Cavalry was frequently known by an alternate designation derived from the name
of its commanding officer. Names of this type identified as having been
used by or for the regiment are listed below
George W. Baylor's Cavalry
Sherod Hunter's Cavalry
John W. Mullen's Cavalry
D. C. Carrington's Cavalry
The
regiment served in the Trans-Mississippi Department throughout its career.
Listed below are the specific higher command assignments of the regiment.
Jan 1, 1862
Attached, Army of New Mexico
April 23, 1863
Cavalry, Eastern Sub-District of Texas, District of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona, Trans Mississippi Department
Dec 31, 1863
First Brigade, First Division, Western Sub-District, D strict of Texas, New
Mexico, and Arizona, Trans-Mississippi Dept.
Jan 31, 1864
Cavalry, Virginia Point, Eastern Sub-District, District of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona, Trans-Mississippi Department
Sept 30, 1864
Second Texas Cavalry Brigade, First Texas Cavalry Division, Second Corps, Army
of Trans-Mississippi
The
Second Texas (Arizona Brigade) Cavalry participated in more than thirty various
type engagements during its career. The list below identifies these.
Numbers following the events locate them on the map after this history
(1) Engagement, Valverde, N. M. Terr.
Feb 21, 1862
(2) Skirmish, Apache Canon, Near Santa Fe, N. M. Terr
March 26, 1862
(3) Engagement, Glorietta (Pigeon Ranch), N. M. Terr.
March 28, 1862
(4) Skirmish near Fort Craig, N. M. Terr. (detachment)
May 23, 1862
(5) Skirmish, Des Allemands, LA (detachment)
Sept 9, 1862
(6) Engagement, Galveston, Tex. (detachment)
Jan 1, 1863
Skirmish, Jackson's Cross Roads, La
June 20, 1863
(7) Skirmish, Vidalia, La
Sept 14, 1863
Skirmish, Cross Bayou, La
Sept 14, 1863
Capaign in Western LA and Operations in The
Teche Country
Oct 3 - Nov 30, 1863
Skirmish, Los Patricios, Texas (detachment)
Mar 13, 1864
Operations against Banks' Red River,
Campaign
Mar 13 - May 22, 1864
(8) Engagement, Wilson's Farm Apr 7, 1864
(9) near Pleasant Hill La. April 8, & 9th 1864
(10)Skirmish, Bayou de Paul (Carroll's Mills)
April 8, 1864
(11)Battle, Sabine Cross Roads
April 8, 1864
(12) Mansfield
April 8, 1864
(13)Skirmish, Cloutiersville, La
April 23 - 24, 1864
(14)Skirmish, Alexandria, La
April 27 - 29, 1864; May 13, 1864
Skirmish, David's Ferry La
May 3, 1864
Action, Graham's Plantation, La May 5, 1864
Skirmish, Bayou LaMourie, La May 6, 1864
(15)Operations against the Retreat from Alexandria to Morganza, La May 13 - 20, 1864
(16)Engagement, Yellow Bayou, Bayou de Glaze Norwood's Plantation (Old Oaks) La
May 18, 1864
Action, Steamer "City Belle", La
May 30, 1864
(17)Affair, Eagle Pass, Tex. (detachment)
June 19, 1864
(18)Skirmish, Rancho Las rinas, Tex. (detachment)
June 25, 1864
(19)Skirmish, Palmetto Ranch near Brazos Santiago, Tex.
Sept 6, 1864
(20)Skirmish, Bocca Chico Pass, Tex
Oct 14, 1864
(6) Surrender, Galveston, Tex
June 2, 1865
The Second Texas (Arizona Brigade)
Cavalry was included among the
Confederate Trans-Mississippi troops
surrendered at Galveston in early
June, 1865. The unit probably
ceased to exist by that time, however.
The regiment was reported stationed near
Houston in April 1865, and it probably
disbanded there in May when the news of
the surrender of eastern Confederate
forces reached the Trans-Mississippi
Department.
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