12th Infantry

J. W. Hawes of Freestone Co. TX  served in this Infantry Regiment. I noticed it was not listed. I am forwarding what I found as I noticed this unit is not in the listing. Thank you for all your hard work. I really am grateful for the information I find.

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Organization

The 12th Texas Confederate Infantry Regiment (also known as the 8th Infantry Regiment and Young's Regiment) was organized in early 1862 and surrendered in May 1865.

Engagements

• Young's Point, June 7, 1863
• Red River Campaign, March 10 - May 22, 1864
• Camden Expedition, March 23 - May 3, 1864
• Mansfield, April 8, 1864
• Pleasant Hill, April 9, 1864
• Jenkins Ferry, April 30, 1864

Regimental Field and Staff

Original Regimental Officers:

• Overton Young - Colonel February1862. Promoted to Brigadier General September 1862.

Other Regimental Officers:

• William Clark - Lt. Colonel
• Benjamin A. Philpott - Lt. Colonel
• James W. Raine - Major, Lt. Colonel
• Erastus W. Smith - Major

Regimental Journal

• February 1862 - May 1862
  • Assigned to the Eastern District of Texas, Department of Texas
• May - August 1862
  • Assigned to Eastern District of Texas, Trans - Mississippi Department
• August 8, 1862
  • Ordered to Little Rock, Arkansas by Brigadier General P.O. Herbert
• September 17,1862
  • Assigned to Colonel Young's First Brigade at Austin, Arkansas
• September 28, 1862 - January 1863
  • Young's First Brigade assigned to Brigadier General Henry McCulloch's First Division, II Corps, Trans - Mississippi Department
• January 14, 1863
  • General McCulloch's Division separated from Trans - Mississippi Department, assigned to General E. Kirby Smith's Southwestern Army
• February - March 1863
  • Assigned to Young's - Hawe's Brigade, McCulloch's - Walker's Division, District of Arkansas, Trans - Mississippi Department
• May 1863 - April 1864
  • Assigned to Hawe's - Waul's Brigade. McCulloch's - Walker's Division, District of Arkansas, Trans - Mississippi Department
• June 9, 1863
  • Battle of Young's Point
• March 10 - May 22, 1864
  • Red River Campaign
• March 13, 1864
  • Hawes' Brigade marches to Long Bridge near Mansuro, Louisiana
• March 15,1864
  • Hawes' Brigade marches to Tolbert's Bridge, seven miles below Cheneyville, Louisiana
• March 23 - May 3, 1864
  • Camden Expedition
• April - September 1864
  • Assigned to Waul's Brigade, Walker's Division, District of Arkansas, Trans - Mississippi Department
• April 8, 1864
  • Battle of Mansfield
• April 9, 1864
  • Battle of Pleasant Hill
• April 30, 1864
  • Battle of Jenkins Ferry
• May 23, 1864
  • Colonel Young recommended for promotion to Brigadier General, he and Brigade cited for bravery in General Waul's official report on Jenkin's Ferry
• September 1864 - May 1865
  • Assigned to Waul's First Brigade, Forney's First Division, II Corps, Trans - Mississippi Department
• May 26, 1865
  • Surrendered by Lt. General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans - Mississippi Department

Bibliography:

1. The War of the Rebellion, 128 vols.

2. Amman, William. Personnel of the Civil War. 2 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961.

3. Sifakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Texas

Original Journal by: Kevin Martin