CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS

8th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Terry's) (1st Rangers) (8th Rangers)

8th Cavalry Regiment, usually called Terry's Texas Rangers, was organized with 1,170 men at Houston, Texas, in Deptember, 1861. Its members were raised in Houston, Richmond, Columbus, Gonzales, and Wharton, and Bastrop County. The regiment was one of the hardest fighting cavalry units in the war. It was assigned to Wheeler's, Wharton's, and T. Harrison's Brigade, and fought at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. Later it was active in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with about 30 men. The field officers were Colonels Gustave Cook, Thomas Harrison, Thomas S. Lubbock, Ben. Franklin Terry, and John A. Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel P. Christian, Marcus L. Evans, Stephen C. Ferrill, and John G. Walker; and Majors William R. Jarmon and Leander M. Rayburn.

Engagements:

• Battle of Shiloh
• Battle of Perryville
• Battle of Murfreesboro
• Battle of Fort Pillow
• Battles of Chattanooga
• Battle of Chickamauga

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Terry's Texas Rangers Links:

The Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

The Handbook of Texas Online: 8th Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers)

Staff & Rosters

Campaign History

Wikipedia: Terry's Texas Rangers

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd : Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers

Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers