List of Texas Civil War Union units
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American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. The Confederate civil war units are listed separately. Although Texas seceded in 1861, there was a pro-Union minority within the state that organized several units for the
Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
. It is estimated that some 2,000 Texans served the Union during the war. * 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment *2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment (merged with 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment in 1864) *2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment (1865) *
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Body Guard, Texas Cavalry *Independent Partisan Rangers, Texas Cavalry


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Texas in the American Civil War Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. As with t ...
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List of American Civil War regiments by state A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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Southern Unionists In the United States, Southern Unionists were white Southerners living in the Confederate States of America opposed to secession. Many fought for the Union during the Civil War. These people are also referred to as Southern Loyalists, Union Loy ...


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National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Website
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Civil War Union units