12th Texas Cavalry Regiment
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The 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was enrolled in state service
At Blair's Landing on the Red River, the Confederates tried to stop a Federal flotilla without success.
Private Japhet Collins after enlisting with the 4th Texas Dragoons. He served in the war and was paroled at Brenham, Texas in September 1865.
Thomas C. Hindman
Thomas Green
The 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A number of the soldiers were college students and graduates, an
12th Texas Cavalry Regiment
…and forced part of Hovey's troops to retreat. But when the Texas cavalry galloped after their enemies, they were ambushed by three companies of the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment concealed in a cornfield. After a lull, 200 Union troops and two more cannons arrived as reinforcements to push back the Texans. Later in the day another…
Monument to the 33rd Illinois is located at Vicksburg National Military Park near the Iowa state monument and across the ravine from the Railroad Redoubt.
Charles E. Hovey
John C. McNeel, from White Oak, McLean County, Illinois, served in the 33rd Illinois