Texas 1st Heavy Artillery (Confederate)
7/1/61
Organized - Texas 1st Heavy Artillery - Texas
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne
8/30/62
Battle - Richmond, Kentucky - Madison County, Kentucky
In Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, encountered Union troopers on August 29th and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area…READ MORE
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
5/26/65
Mustered Out - Texas 1st Heavy Artillery - Texas
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