9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims')
9th Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,050 men in Grayson County, Texas, during the late summer of 1861. Its members were recruited in Clarksville, Sherman, Mt. Pleasant, Avinger, and Paris. After participating in various conflicts in the Indian Territory, it moved east of the Mississippi River and in the spring of 1862, contained 657 effectives. Later it fought at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge and reported 19 killed, 57 wounded, and 41 missing. The regiment continued the fight in Mississippi, joined Ross' Brigade, then was active in the Atlanta Campaign and the operations in Tennessee. It ended the war in Mississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Dudley W. Jones, William B. Sims, and N.W. Townes; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas G. Berry, J. N. Dodson, and William Quayle; and Major James C. Bate [NPS Soldier's & Sailors System]
Ninth Texas Cavalry
Report of Lieut. Col. D. W. Jones, Ninth Texas Cavalry.
CAMP TWO MILES FROM SPRING HILL, TENN.,
On Franklin Road, March 7, 1863.
COL.: About 8 o'clock on the morning of the 5th instant, in
obedience to orders, I formed my regiment in line of battle, and ordered
the men to dismount, leaving the horses in charge of the unarmed men.
I moved up and formed on the left of our brigade, which was forming
on foot near the top of the hill in front of our encampment. As I was
moving up, I was called upon to send two companies to the front as
skirmishers. Companies A and H, commanded by Capt. Thomas G.
Berry and Lieut. S. A. Griffith, respectively, were ordered out and
posted some 250 yards in front of the regiment.
About 9 o'clock I received orders to move my regiment and the position
behind a stone fence running north and south some 200 yards from the
railroad. I moved up directly behind a church which stood near the
fence, and ordered the men to file off one at a time and take their
positions, causing them to stoop down when they left the church to
avoid being seen by the enemy's skirmishers, who were then visible in
front. I threw our skirmishers in front, and let them remain there until
two Federal regiments came down and drove them in.
In the mean time one of our guns, which had been planted near my left,
opened fire upon the enemy, which caused several shot and shell to be
thrown by them near my line, but without doing and damage. The
Federals formed a line of battle behind the depot and other houses, and
remained there a short time, when they attempted to cross the railroad.
When they were close enough to be within range of our guns, I ordered
my men to fire upon them. They fell back in disorder, and again formed
behind the houses. I soon after received orders when the regimen on my
left charged to charge with them. When they commenced the charge I
ordered my regiment forward and joined them. Capt. Berry and
Lieut. Griffith, seeing the regiment advancing, moved forward and
joined it. With other regiments of the brigade, I crossed the railroad,
advanced through a field, and approached the top of the hill, where we
found the enemy strongly re-enforced, and were forced to fall back. We
fell back as far as the railroad, reformed the regiment, and advanced up
the hill again. Finding the Federals posted as before, we were again
forced to retire in tolerably good orders. We halted in rear of one of our
batteries, and remained there until the announcement of the surrender of
the enemy.
Respectfully submitted.
D. W. JONES,
Lieut.-Col., Cmdg. Ninth Texas Cavalry.
Col. JOHN W. WHITFIELD,
Cmdg. Brigade.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. XXXV.] ENGAGEMENT AT THOMPSON'S STATION, TENN. PAGE 124-34
[Series I. Vol. 23. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 34.]
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APRIL 19, 1864.--Operations against Unionists in Marion County, Ala.
Report of Col. Dud. W. Jones, Ninth Texas Cavalry.
HDQRS. DETACHMENT TEXAS BRIGADE,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 27, 1864.
CAPT.: I have the honor to report to Brig.-Gen. Armstrong,
commanding division, that in obedience to orders from Gen. Jackson
I left Tuscaloosa on the morning of the 19th instant in command of
detachments from the Sixth and Ninth Texas Cavalry Regiments
(commanded by Lieut.-Col. Ross and Maj. Bates, respectively),
and Capt. Lee's squadron, from the Third Texas Cavalry, amounting
in all to about 300 men. I proceeded according to instructions to operate
against the tories, who were reported to be in open resistance in Marion
County, Ala. On the route a small party of my men were fired into by
a party of men dressed in Federal uniform. The tories immediately fled
and were hotly pursued, but getting into the hills they made their
escape. I learned on my return that on of these men was a captain in the
Federal army, and down there on recruiting service. The others
were tories belonging to the Yankee army and at home on furlough.
When I reached Marion County I found that the reports in regard to the
tories had been greatly exaggerated, and that there were none of them
in open resistance. There are a great many deserters there in the woods
and a good many of them are armed, and I learned that secret
organizations existed among them, but saw no evidence of an open
resistance.
In regard to the case of Capt. Woodward, which I was ordered to
investigate, I found the captain with an order to recruit and organize a
battalion, given him by Col. Patterson, commanding a brigade in
Gen. Roddey's command, and a letter of instructions from the same,
which I herewith transmit. Deeming his authority in sufficing, I brought
Capt. Woodward and all of the men that he had with him in with me.
Finding that I could not longer remain in Marion County, owing to the
great scarcity of forage, after remaining two days I determined to report
with my command at Tuscaloosa.
I captured a good many conscripts and deserters, and succeeded in
reaching this place with about 50 men whom I found absent from their
commands without proper authority.
Respectfully submitted.
DUD. W. JONES,
Col. Ninth Texas Cavalry, Cmdg. Detachment Texas
Brig. Jackson's Cav. Div.
Capt. THOMAS B. SYKES,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen., Jackson's Division.
Source: Official Records
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http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/Historical/Mark103.htm
The following is taken from their unit bibliography at the U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa
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9th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Bates, James C. A Texas Cavalry Officer’s Civil War: The Diary and Letters of …. [Ed by Richard
Lowe] Baton Rouge: LSU, 1999. 366 p. E580.6.9th.B37.
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 15: Texas. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot,
1989. E484C65.1987v15.
Contains numerous, scattered references to Texas units.
Crabb, Martha L. All Afire to Fight: The Untold Tale of the Civil War’s Ninth Texas Cavalry.
NY: Avon, 2000. 423 p. E580.6.9th.C33.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent, 1987. Ref.
See p. 328 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Davis, Jim. The Cypress Rangers in the Civil War: The Experiences of 85 Confederate Cavalrymen
From Texas. Texarkana, TX: Heritage Oak Pr, 1992. 157 p. E580.6.9th.D38.
Co F.
Fitzhugh, Lester N. Texas Batteries, Battalions, Regiments, Commanders and Field Officers,
Confederate States Army, l86l l865. Midlothian, TX: Mirror Pr, 1959. E580.3F5.
See p. 15 (1 photocopied page) for a list of officers.
Griscom, George L. Fighting With Ross' Texas Cavalry Brigade, C.S.A.: The Diary of...,
Adjutant, 9th Texas Cavalry Regiment. [Ed by Homer L. Kerr] Hillsboro, TX: Hill JR. Coll Pr, 1976. 255 p. E580.4R6G75.
Hodgson, Matthew. "Bampson of Bampson's Legion, an Informal Study of Confederate Command."
CW Hist (Jun 1960): pp. 157 69 (13 photocopied pages). Per.
Rose, Victor M. Ross' Texas Brigade: Being a Narrative of Events Connected With Its Service in
the Late War Between the States. Louisville, KY: Courier Journal, l88l. 185 p. E580.4R6R68.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Texas. NY: Facts on File, 1995.
pp. 61-63 (3 photocopied pages). E580S53. (Unit organizational history).
Sparks, A. W. The War Between the States, As I Saw It: Reminiscent Historical and Personal.
Longview, TX: D&D Pub, l987. 393 p. E580.4R6S62.
Wright, Marcus J., comp. Texas in the War, l86l l865. [Ed. by Harold B. Simpson] Hillsboro,
TX: Hill Jr Coll Pr, l965. E5809W7.
Contains numerous references to Texas units.