Bill,
The US Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks list the following in their bibliography for the unit. I would also suggest you conduct a Goggle search for the 6th Texas.
George Martin
Title: 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment
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6th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 15: Texas. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot,
1989. E484C65.1987v15.
Contains numerous, scattered references to Texas units.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent, 1987. Ref.
See p. 326 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
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. 14 (1 photocopied page) for a list of officers.
Keen, Newton A. Living & Fighting With the Texas 6th Cavalry. Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut,
1986. 101 p. E605K43.
Leuschner, Charles A. The Civil War Diary of.... [Ed. by Charles D. Spurlin] Austin, TX: Eakin
Pr, 1992. 120 p. E580.5.6th.S68.
Rose, Victor M. Ross' Texas Brigade. Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal, 1881. 185 p. E580.4R6R68.
Scott, Joe M. Four Years' Service in the Southern Army. Fayetteville, AR: Wash Cty Hist Soc,
1992. 55 p. E605S36.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Texas. NY: Facts on File, 1995.
pp. 55-56 (2 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, 1987 reprint of 1901 ed. 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.
United States Army Heritage and Education Center
950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013-5021
6th Texas Cavalry Regiment, "Living and Fighting with the Texas Sixth Cavalry," by Newton Asbury Keen, 6th Texas Cavalry. This heretofore, unpublished narrative by a Texas Confederate Cavalryman is perhaps one of the most interesting, realistic and informative descriptions available of Confederate military service and the war in the Western Theater. The author, Newton Asbury Keen, was a 17 year old in 1861. Born in Indiana, he moved to Texas in an early age. Keen came of age at the beginning of the war and soon saw heavy fighting at Elkhorn Tavern, and later as a distinguished Cavalryman in the bloody battle of Corinth. Keen's disparaging remarks concerning Confederate General Earl Van Dorn is an excellent example of the strong-willed opinions that the author holds. Suffering his share of illness including fevers and mumps, Keens recovered and survived the short rations and exhaustive skirmishing of the Vicksburg Campaign. His exciting and detailed accounts of combat and hair-breadth escapes fill these pages with Civil War history at its realistic best. Keen's story continues through the spring campaign of 1864 in Georgia which eventually leads to his capture and imprisonment at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois. He then provides a vivid portrayal of that infamous Northern prison and all its horror and finishes with a poignant account of his gradual return to his home after being released in June, 1865. Published by Olde Soldier Books, 100 pages, cost $ 15.00.
And these two folks are listed in Carol Botteron's CW Units as knowledgable of the 6th.
6th Texas Cavalry 1861-5 jsanders@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
6th TX Cav. Co. F procyon@prodigy.net (Judy Baugh)
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