The 17th Texas Cav. and the 6th Texas Inf. were men that made up Grandbury's Texas Brigrade but some actually never fought under Grandbury . All though much of Grandbury's Texas Brigrade was captured at Arkansas Post some were not even there and some escaped capture in the confusion at close of battle. Some of these remaining men in the spring of 1863 formed what was known as 17th Consolidated Regiment of Texas Cavalry(Dismounted)and eventually became part of Gen. Camille Polignac's Brigrade .