Terry's Texas Rangers
Benjamin Franklin Terry organized and served as first commander of The Eighth Texas Cavalry, a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate Army, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, in August of 1861. The regiment started immediately for Virginia but was redirected to Nashville and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Rangers are famous for their performances at the battles of Shiloh (April 6–8, 1862), Perryville (October 8, 1862), Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863), Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863), and Chattanooga (November 24–25, 1863); as well as in the Atlanta campaign (May 1–September 2, 1864); and as raiders in Kentucky and Tennessee under Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who took over after Terry was killed in battle. The Eighth Texas Cavalry was one of the most effective and well-known Texas units to serve in the Civil War.
Source : Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Eighth Texas Cavalry [Terry’s Texas Rangers], http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/EE/qke2.html (accessed June 2, 2010).
From the guide to the Terry's Texas Rangers Papers, 1882, 1907, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Benjamin Franklin Terry organized and served as first commander of The Eighth Texas Cavalry, a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate Army, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, in August of 1861.
The regiment started immediately for Virginia but was redirected to Nashville and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Rangers are famous for their performances at the battles of Shiloh (April 6-8, 1862), Perryville (October 8, 1862), Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863), Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863), and Chattanooga (November 24-25, 1863); as well as in the Atlanta campaign (May 1-September 2, 1864); and as raiders in Kentucky and Tennessee under Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who took over after Terry was killed in battle. The Eighth Texas Cavalry was one of the most effective and well-known Texas units to serve in the Civil War.
From the description of Terry's Texas Rangers Papers, 1882, 1907 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 777391607
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| associatedWith | Giles, L. B. | person |
| associatedWith | Littlefield, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1920 | person |
| associatedWith | Terry, Benjamin Franklin, 1821-1861 | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, Ida | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, Ida. | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, John George, 1822-1893 | person |
| associatedWith | Wharton, John A. (John Austin), 1806-1838 | person |
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