Texas 8th Cavalry (Confederate)
1861-09-09
Organized - Texas 8th Cavalry - Texas
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John A. Wharton
ColonelJohn A. Wharton
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-12-31
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Stones River
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
1863-10-07
Battle - Farmington - Farmington, Tennessee
Farmington
The Battle of Farmington, Tennessee was fought October 7, 1863 in Farmington, Marshall County, Tennessee as part of Confederate Major General Joseph Wheeler's October 1863 Raid in the American Civil War. The battle was fought as Wheeler was retreating back to the Confederate lines. Following a Union cavalry charge, the Confederates were routed, with an entire regiment deserting.READ MORE
1865-04-26
Mustered Out - Texas 8th Cavalry - Texas
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