7th Texas Cavalry Regiment

7th Texas Cavalry Regiment
File:WSteeleACW (cropped).jpg William Steele became the regiment's first colonel; he was later promoted to brigadier general.
Active	August 1861 – June 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Valverde (1862) Battle of Glorieta Pass (1862) Battle of Albuquerque (1862) Battle of Peralta (1862) Battle of Galveston (1863) 2nd Battle of Donaldsonville (1863) Battle of Kock's Plantation (1863) Battle of Bayou Bourbeux (1863) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	William Steele Philemon T. Herbert

The 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In the summer of 1861, the regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service. In November 1861, it was assigned to a brigade that was tasked with capturing New Mexico Territory. In 1862, the regiment served in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign. In 1863, it was in action at Galveston, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeux. In 1864, the regiment fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in the Red River Campaign. The unit disbanded while in Texas in May 1865.

See also

• List of Texas Civil War Confederate units

References

• Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
• Hamilton, Matthew K. (2011). "Seventh Texas Cavalry". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
• Thompson, Jerry (2019). "Sibley's Brigade". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.