27th Texas Cavalry Regiment

The 27th Texas Cavalry Regiment, at times also known as Whitfield's Legion or 1st Texas Legion or 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion, was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. First organized as the 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion or the 1st Texas Legion, the unit fought at Pea Ridge, First Corinth, Iuka, and Second Corinth. Additional companies from Texas were added and the unit was upgraded to a regiment in late 1862. The 27th Texas Cavalry fought at Holly Springs in 1862, Thompson's Station in 1863, and in the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, and Nashville in 1864. The regiment surrendered to Federal forces in May 1865 and its remaining soldiers were paroled.

27th Texas Cavalry Regiment Whitfield's Legion 1st Texas Legion 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
John Wilkins Whitfield was the first colonel.
Active	March 1862 – 4 May 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America,  Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry and Infantry
Size	Battalion, then Regiment
Nickname(s)	Whitfield's Legion, 1st Texas Legion, 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge (1862) Siege of Corinth (1862) Battle of Iuka (1862) Battle of Corinth (1862) Holly Springs Raid (1862) Battle of Thompson's Station (1863) Atlanta campaign (1864) Battle of Franklin (1864) Battle of Nashville (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. John Wilkins Whitfield

See also

• List of Texas Civil War Confederate units

References

• "The Battle of Thompson's Station". American Battlefield Trust. 2017.
• Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987 [1883]. ISBN 0-89009-572-8.
• Benner, Judith Ann: ROSS'S BRIGADE, C.S.A. from the Handbook of Texas Online (June 22, 2017). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
• Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cozzens, Peter (1997). The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2320-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cutrer, Thomas W.: WHITFIELD'S LEGION from the Handbook of Texas Online (March 8, 2011). Retrieved March 17, 2020.
• Hathcock, James A.: TWENTY-SEVENTH TEXAS CAVALRY from the Handbook of Texas Online (April 7, 2011). Retrieved March 17, 2020.
• Shea, William L.; Hess, Earl J. (1992). Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-4669-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Thompson's Station". National Park Service. 2017b.
• "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXXVI". Washington, D.C.: United States War Dept. 1889. Retrieved June 18, 2020.