2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment

The 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry unit from Texas that fought in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized in May 1861 as the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. In early 1862, the regiment took part in the unsuccessful New Mexico Campaign before retreating to Texas. In April 1862 the unit reorganized at Austin, Texas, as the 2nd Texas Cavalry. In January 1863, part of the regiment helped recapture Galveston while another part was captured at Arkansas Post. After moving to Louisiana, the unit fought at LaFourche Crossing, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, Sterling's Plantation, and Bayou Bourbeux. It returned to Texas in winter 1863 and remained there until the surrender in June 1865.

2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment
John S. "Rip" Ford was the regiment's first colonel.
Active	May 1861 – 2 June 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment (752 men, Nov. 1862)
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Valverde (1862) Battle of Glorieta Pass (1862) Battle of Galveston (1863) Battle of Arkansas Post (1863) Battle of LaFourche Crossing (1863) 2nd Battle of Donaldsonville (1863) Battle of Kock's Plantation (1863) Battle of Stirling's Plantation (1863) Battle of Bayou Bourbeux (1863)
Commanders
Notable commanders	John Salmon Ford

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.
• Derbes, Brett J. (2011). "Second Texas Cavalry". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
• Thompson, Jerry (2019). "Sibley's Brigade". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 17, 2022.