20th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Elmore's) - Confederate Army
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Company K
20th Regiment, Texas
Infantry (Elmore's)
was organized at
Galveston, Texas, during the early summer of 1862 with a high percentage
of middle-aged men. They were from Hempstead, Houston, Austin, Kaufman,
Galveston, and Huntsville, and Walker County. The regiment was assigned
to the Trans-Mississippi Department and served in Texas. It performed
guard duty along the coast from Galveston to the Sabine River and in
April, 1864, reported 21 officers and 622 men present for duty. On June
2, 1865, it was included in the surrender. Its commanders were Colonel
Henry M. Elmore, Lieutenant Colonel Leonard A. Abercrombie, and Major
Robert E. Bell.
Information compiled by David Vardiman
from the
National Park Service's
Sailors and Soldiers surname search database and
Jack Vardaman's narrative. |
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