Wauls texas legion book

History of the texas legion by michael steinman author, 2019. Waul s texas legion, the only true legion of texas troops in the confederate states army, was raised in and around brenham in spring of 1862 by thomas neville waul. Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning cwba might get a commission from purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. Confederate service, midapril 1861 midapril 1862 as the first regiment, texas mounted riflemen, also known as the first texas mounted rifles mustered out at the expiration of the enlistment period. A son, louis thomas robertson, also served in the texas state militia.

Wauls legion completed its organization at brenham, texas, during the summer of 1862. If his family ever had any information about his service, it was lost with time. Learn more about american legion baseball by visiting the american. After reading the book and examining the muster roll i found that the name of my greatgrandfather, hiram richard bartlett, was missing. Sons of confederate veterans camp 2103, waul s texas legion. Wauls texas legion andor second texas infantry regiment. Wauls texas legion battle unit details the civil war us. List of texas civil war confederate units wikipedia.

Wauls texas legion sons of confederate veterans camp 2103. Waul s legion was a combined arms force from texas that fought for the confederate states of america during the american civil war. Mar 18, 2012 field of wildflowers on a historic road in the rolling fields between houston and austin, texas. Legion, tx the handbook of texas online texas state. Robert hasskarls book, waul s texas legion, 18621865. Steinman s book is a large, 8 12 x 11 inch softcover 346 pages in length. River texans thev timber took town transmississippi department trinity river union vicksburg wagons walkers texas. Wauls texas legion the handbook of texas online texas. Cook and the battle of sabine pass letters of george millan mccormick, sergeant, company d, waul s texas legion diary of james t. Camp waul, a confederate training camp, was at old gay hill, seven miles north of brenham in washington county.

This discovery created as many questions as it answered. Johnson, which is how his name often appears in most documents ive found. Message boards topics military civil war texas waul s texas legion csa waul s legion willis battalion texas cavalry website search for content in message boards names or keywords. Waul s texas legion, genealogy, history, regimental histories, registers, registers of births, soldiers, texas civil war, 18611865, united states civil war, 18611865 places texas, united states. Lenerts memorandum book documenting his experiences as a member of wauls texas legion at the battle of vicksburg, mississippi. As the author began searching for some trace of his greatgreatgrandfather, he discovered that he belonged to company a, waul s texas legion. The organization and service history narrative is brief at around 50 pages. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. River union vicksburg wagons walkers texas division wauls legion wauls texas legion wounded. Information for all american legion posts about the paycheck protection program under the cares act and how to file. With waul s promotion to brigadier general, timmons was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the legion, serving in that capacity until the end of the war. Legion, now in the southeastern part of kerrville, is on the guadalupe river in east central kerr county.

As the author began searching for some trace of his greatgreatgrandfather, he discovered that he belonged to company a, wauls texas legion. Robert hasskarl, in his study of the legion, contended that in texas, only two legions were formed during the civil war, and wauls legion was the only one that met the true requirements of this designation. In the 88 year history of american legion baseball, no team from texas has ever won the american legion baseball world series. Lenerts memorandum book documenting his experiences as a member of waul s texas legion at the battle of vicksburg, mississippi. To preserve, perpetuate and sanctify the true history of the south and the confederacy. Theres also a more recently published book on a company of german immigrants in the legion, captain voigts company of wauls texas legion. Terry phillips at 9039002863 also contact jerry walden at. Ive never read it but the only history of waul s legion i know of is waul s texas legion, 18621865 by robert a. It contained a cavalry battalion and an infantry regiment. Buy waul s texas legion, 18621865 by hasskarl, robert a isbn. The only true legion of texas troops in the confederate states army, was raised in and around brenham in spring of 1862 by thomas neville waul. The cavalry battalion contained six companies, later increased to seven. In his quest for more information, the author discovered that very little had been written about the legion. Waul s texas legion was a large, brigadesize unit composed of combined units of infantry, artillery and 6 companies of cavalry.

Colonel wauls unique command contained two infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, and an artillery batteryall of which had a company a. It originally consisted of twelve companies of infantry, six companies of cavalry, and a sixgun battery of field artillery. Germantexans in the confederate army paperback april 26, 2017 by mr. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Wauls texas legion, 18621865 1985 edition open library. Wauls legion vicksburg 1863 texas military forces museum. The cavalry was separated from the legion and became willis texas cavalry under the command of colonel leonidas willis.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Given the large number of officers and men that fought with waul s texas legion and the wide breadth of their war service, theres little doubt that enough source material exists to produce a truly comprehensive narrative history of the units civil war career. Waul s texas legion sons of confederate veterans camp 2103, katy, tx. He also favored a constitutional guarantee of the right to import slaves from any location except africa. Jones iii texas photography collection contains a comprehensive overview of texas photography, ca. The sons of confederate veterans is a voluntary association of male descendants of those who served the confederate states of america in the confederate army or navy. Roster of company c, 1st battalion infantry, wauls texas legion. Lenert memorandum book the portal to texas history. This book represents the most complete and comprehensive account of. These letters piqued my interest because of their fluid style and their observations.

It originally consisted of twelve companies of infantry, six companies of cavalry, and a sixgun battery of field artillery with a total complement of 2,000 men. He enlisted in 1861 and served four years in the willis cavalry regiment of the wauls texas legion, csa. The confederate army considered the unit too large for maneuver on the battlefield. Waul returned to brenham and in the spring of 1862 recruited waul s legion, for which he was commissioned colonel on may 17. History of the texas legion by michael steinman at the best online prices at ebay. Wauls legion was a combined arms force from texas that fought for the confederate states of america during the american civil war. My greatgrandfather was samuel parsons johnson who hailed from carroll county, ms. Oct 30, 2019 instead, it was attached to walker s texas division and marched and fought all over arkansas and louisiana. History of the texas legion attempts to rectify this deficiency with a multipurpose history and reference guide. Hogue s battery company b did cross into mississippi with the rest of legion. Germantexans in the confederate army vonmaszewski, mr. Raised in the spring of 1862 at the glenblythe plantation near gay hill, washington county, texas by brigadier general thomas neville waul, the legion originally consisted of twelve infantry companies, six cavalry companies, and a sixgun battery of artillery.

Texas citiescounties civil war muster rolls, genealogical, and other information, recorded in the tx genweb texas regimental field officers name and unit texas regimental nicknames local designations texas artillery units. Wauls texas legion, the only true legion of texas troops in the confederate states army, was raised in and around brenham in spring of 1862 by thomas neville waul. A legion is a military unit composed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery components. Wauls texas legion living history association home. Theres also a more recently published book on a company of german immigrants in the legion, captain voigts company of waul s texas legion. Buy wauls texas legion, 18621865 by robert a hasskarl isbn. This transcription includes only the narrative portions of the memorandum book describing military experiences and is not formatted to match the original. Towards vicksburg by brandon franke on may 1862, thomas neville waul received his commission as colonel in the army of the confederacy and was given orders to organize a legion from and around washington county, texas.

Hasskarl is the author of waul s texas legion, 18621865 4. Waul, the unit was captured at vicksburg, paroled and reorganized and then served on the texas coast and in the red river campaign. American legion baseball is the only youth baseball program that pays for travel, lodging and meals at the state, regional and world series tournaments. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This book represents the most complete and comprehensive account of its formation and activities during the civil war. The national park service is modifying its operations on a parkbypark basis in accordance with the latest. Letters of benjamin marshall baker, sergeant, company b, 5th texas infantry material concerning richard v. After waul s legion was organized at brenham on may, 1862, it trained at camp waul until it was ordered out of state on. Wauls texas legion confederate genealogy familysearch wiki.

Waller county was created by a special act of the th texas state legislature, passed on april 28, 1873. Several years ago i was approached to translate from german into english a couple of letters written by a participant in the civil war. He fought for the confederacy in wauls texas legion, willis battalion, company f. The area became known as legion in the early 1920s when the texas department of the american legion for a short time owned the land and the unfinished buildings that later became the united states veteran s administration hospital, legion branch, kerrville. After its vicksburg parole and exchange, it was disbanded in february 1864, the remaining men reassigned to the mcmahan s battery 2nd texas field artillery. Buy wauls texas legion, 18621865 by hasskarl, robert a isbn. The dugout delivers american legion baseball news, events, updates and special offers directly to your email inbox. Roster of company c, 1st battalion infantry, wauls texas. Wauls texas legion sons of confederate veterans camp 2103, katy, tx.

The article features a battle flag of the waul s texas legion of texas confederates. Lenert memorandum book transcription text linebyline typed transcription of the text portion of a. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Waul returned to brenham and in the spring of 1862 recruited wauls legion, for which he was commissioned colonel on may 17. Wrigleys and nichols units were combine into waul s texas legion. Dont believe there are any family stories which survived but i will check. Camp waul the handbook of texas online texas state. Wauls texas legion living history association posts facebook. Colonel waul s unique command contained two infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, and an artillery batteryall of which had a company a. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Bill oxford will award his national commander membership excellence. The flag may have been issued to waul s legion, the second texas infantry regiment, or identical type flags may have been given to both and other units in the brigade. Pettus, sergeant, company f, 8th texas cavalry terry s texas rangers.

A foundation for the future incentive pin to any legion family member who obtains three new members into the american legion. They were all captured, 2 were eventually paroled the third was in a pow camp for awhile befor switching sides and fighting for the 32nd indiana regt. Waul s legion completed its organization at brenham, texas, during the summer of 1862. American legion baseball the american legion department. Steinmans book is a large, 8 12 x 11 inch softcover 346 pages in length. A military designation of legion mixed the best of all three types of units. Jones assembled his collection over more than 30 years from the 1970s to 2008. History of the texas legion by michael steinman for free with a 30 day free trial. He ran for a seat in the confederate senate in november 1861 but was defeated. Letters of george millan mccormick, sergeant, company d, waul.