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20th Texas Cavalry
http://history-sites.com/civilwar/units/20txcav/20txhist.htm
Assignments:

Cooper's Brigade, Roane's Division, 1st Corps, Army of the West, Trans-Mississippi Department (September-December 1862)

Bradfute's Brigade, Roane's Division, 1st Corps, Army of the West, Trans-Mississippi Department (December 1862-January 1863)

Cabell's Brigade, Steele's Division, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department (April-June 1863)

Cooper's Brigade, Steele's Division, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department (June-December 1863)

Unattached, District of the Indian Territory, Trans-Mississippi Department (December 1863-September 1864)

Unattached, Cooper's Indian Division, Cavalry Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department (September 1864-May 1865)

Battles: Honey Springs Depot, I. T. (July 17, 1863)

1st Texas sharpshooter battalion
http://gen.1starnet.com/civilwar/burnhist.htm

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 272.

ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Richmond, Va., November 16, 1863.

The First Texas Battalion Sharpshooters, Maj. James Burnet commanding, is transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and will report to Lieut. Gen. E. K. Smith, commanding, at Shreveport, La. Quartermasters and commissaries will furnish the necessary transportation and subsistence.

By command of the Secretary of War:

JOHN WITHERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.3

On 17 Dec 1863, the Battalion was transported back across the Mississippi River, the command being ferried across the river by small boats and skiffs between Federal naval patrols. Once returned to the Trans-Mississippi Dept, the unit served in Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Some time in 1864, the Battalion was mounted.4

February - July, 1864, Unattached, Indian Territory, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department.4

1864, late spring and early summer the battalion served on Provost duty at Marshall, TX.4

July - September 1864, Unattached, Indian Territory, District of the Indian Territory, Trans-Mississippi Department.2

July 1 - 31, 1864, participated in operations in Arkansas.4

Company C, July 1, 1864, Left Camp Cooper [Throckmorton Co., TX] arrived at camp on Cedar Creek same day, distance 6 miles.6

Company C, Left camp on Cedar Creek July 7 [1864], arrived at camp on Brazil Creek same day, distance 20 miles.6

Company C, Left camp on Brazil Creek July 8 [1864], arrived at Camp Kin Caid July 20.6

Company C, Left Camp Kin Caid August 1 [1864], arrived at Boggy Depot August 18, 1864, distance 125 miles.6

July 14 , 1864, skirmishes at Fair's Mills, AR and Bayou des Arc, AR 4

July 26 - 31, 1864, saw action at Wallace's Ferry, Big Creek, AR (N of Fort Smith), Massard's Prairie near Fort Smith, and Fort Smith, AR.4

September 1864 - May 1865, Unattached, Cooper’s Indian Cavalry Division, Trans-Mississippi Department.2

Sept. 11 - 25, 1864, participated in operations in the Indian Territory.1

Sept. 14, 1864, saw action at Prior Creek, I.T.1

Sept. 16 - 18, 1864, saw action at Fort Gibson, I.T.1

Sept. 19, 1864, saw action at Cabin Creek, I.T.1

November, 1864, Co. C received clothing at Boggy Depot, C.N. [I.T.]5

Dec. 31, 1864, Capt. A. Wirt Smith’s Company C inspected by Maj. Burnet in camp near Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, I.T.7

June 23, 1865, the Battalion was surrendered in Indian Territory at Doaksville.4 Another source shows the Battalion was surrendered on May 26, 1865 by Gen. E. K. Smith.2

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