8th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Hobby's)
8th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 by consolidating the 8th Texas Infantry Battalion and Shea's Texas Artillery Battalion. The unit contained one cavalry, four infantry, and five artillery companies, and served in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It confronted the Federals primarily in Texas but saw action at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in Louisiana. In July, 1864, the regiment had 368 effectives and in April 1865, there were 294 present. However, only a handful surrendered on June 2. The field officers were Colonel A. M. Hobby, Lieutenant Colonels John Ireland and Daniel D. Shea, and Major John A. Vernon.
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Reben/Ruben/Renben/Reuben/Reabon/Raibon Goin, age 20, Private,enlisted May 14, 1862 in Capt. Angel Navarro's Company, Texas Mounted Volunteers,* at San Antonio by Lt. A. Navarro for the duration of the war, recorded on the March, 1863 Regimental Return as absent, "Detailed with Lt. Erasmo J. Chavez," surrendered at New Orleans May 26, 1865 and paroled, n.d., n.p., his record contains correspondence from the Adjutant General, War Department, to the Oklahoma Board of Pension Commissioners dated September 3, 1915
* This company subsequently became Company H, 8th Regiment Texas Infantry. It was transferred to Benavides' Regiment Texas Cavalry about May 1864
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Raibon Goin, age 23, Private, Capt. Angel Navarro's Company Texas Mounted Volunteers, enlisted May 14, 1862 at San Antonio by Lt. A. Navarro, recorded on the March, 1863 muster roll as absent, "Detailed with Lt. Erasmo J. Chavez," next month as "Detailed to Garrison Fort Clark under the command of 2nd Bvt. Lieutenant Erasmo J. Chaves by order of Brig. Gen. H. P. Bee of Jany. 5, 1863," no further records
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Reabon Goen, Private, Company E, Benavides' Regiment of Texas Cavalry, resident of San Antonio, Texas, surrendered at New Orleans with the regiment May 26, 1865, no other records
M445: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas