John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Texas 3rd Cavalry Regiment John C Rigdon

The Texas 3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized at Dallas on June 13, 1861 and mustered into Confederate service at Dallas on June 13, 1861. It was dismounted in April 1862 and remounted in late October 1862. After participating in the Battles of Iuka and Corinth, it was assigned to Ross' Brigade and served with the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment skirmished in Tennessee and ended the war in Mississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. Company A: Captain Thomas W. Winston, Eastern Harrison Co, Texas Company B: Captain Robert H. Cumby, Rusk County Company C: Captain Francis M. Taylor, Cherokee County Company D: Captain Stephen M. Hale, Hunt & Fannin Counties Company E: Captain Daniel M. Short, San Augustine & Shelby Counties Company F: Captain Isham Chism, Kauffman & Dallas Counties Company G: Captain Hinche P. Mabry, Jefferson County Company H: Captain Jonathan L. Russell, Upshur County Company I: Captain John Author Bryan, Cass County Company K: Captain David Y Gains, Smith County