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Re: texas cavalry vs. missouri-arkansas cavalry

I agree that there's a difference, but I think the difference lies in MO and much of AR being occupied by the North so early in the war.
The MO and AR cavalry units raised after 1861 had little or no state government support behind them and had a hard time rising above the level of guerrilla units. In contrast, the Texas cavalry regiments had a state government to help with their equipment and organization, access to the arms captured in San Antonio in 1861, and better access to arms imported via Mexico.

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