4th Texas Cavalry Regiment

4th Texas Cavalry Regiment
William R. Scurry became the regiment's second colonel and 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 (810 men, Oct. 1861)
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) Battle of Fort Bisland (1863) Battle of Irish Bend (1863) 2nd Battle of Donaldsonville (1863) Battle of Kock's Plantation (1863) Battle of Stirling's Plantation (1863) Battle of Bayou Bourbeau (1863) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	William Read Scurry

The 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers from Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized in September 1861 with the aim of seizing New Mexico Territory. In 1862, the regiment served in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign. In 1863, it was in action at Galveston, Fort Bisland, Irish Bend, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, Sterling's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeau. In 1864, the regiment fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in the Red River Campaign. The unit surrendered 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.
• Cutrer, Thomas W. (2011). "Fourth Texas Cavalry". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
• Cutrer, Thomas W. (1995). "William Read Scurry". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
• Thompson, Jerry (2019). "Sibley's Brigade". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 14, 2022.