Mary,
Here is a little info. for you.
CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS
2nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (2nd Mounted Rifles)
2nd Cavalry Regiment, about 1,200 strong, was organized in May, 1861, under the designation of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. It was reorganized in April, 1862, as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. The men were recruited in San Antonio, Houston, Marshall, and Beeville, and the counties of Anderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, and Cherokee. Serving in the Trans-Mississippi Department, it was active in various conflicts in the New Mexico Territory and Louisiana, then saw action in the defense of Galveston. In November, 1862, the unit totalled 752 effectives, had 19 officers and 167 men in July, 1864, and about 150 present in April, 1865. Although it was included in the surrender on June 2, it had previously disbanded. The field officers were Colonels John S. Ford and Charles L. Pyron; Lieutenant Colonels John R. Baylor and James Walker; and Majors John Donelson, Matthew Nolan, William A. Spencer, and Edward Waller, Jr.
Sifakis lists battles for this unit to be,
San Lucas Springs (squadron) May 9th 1861
Mesilla July 25th 1861
San Augustine Springs July 27th 1861
Fort Stanton Aug. 2nd 1861
Fort Craig Aug. 25th 1861
Operations about Ft. Stanton vs. Indians - Co D. Aug.-Sept. 1861
Near FT. Bliss vs. Indians (skirmish)Aug. 1861
Ft.Thorn (Detachments)Aug. 1861
Canada Alamosa (detachments) Sept. 1861
Operations from Camp Robledo vs. Indians (detachment)Sept-Oct. 1861
Operations from Ft. Ingle vs. Indians (detachment) Oct. 1861
New Mexico Campaign January-April 1862
Valverde Feb. 21, 1862
Nueces River, near Ft. Clark Aug. 10th 1862
Galveston Island Jan. 1st 1863
Attack on Blockading Squadron at Sabine Pass Jan. 21st, 1863
I see two Koonce men in this Company, more kin?
2nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (2nd Mounted Rifles)
No. Soldier Name Company Rank In Rank Out
1
Koonce, Amando
G
Private
Private
2
Koonce, Christopher C.
G
Private
Private
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I hope this is of some help to you.
Thanks,
Gary D. Bray