6th Texas Cavalry Regiment

**6th Texas Cavalry Regiment**
6th Texas Cavalry Regiment
	L. Sullivan "Sul" Ross was a popular colonel.
Active	6 September 1861 – 4 May 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry and Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Chustenahlah (1861); Battle of Pea Ridge (1862); Siege of Corinth (1862); Battle of Corinth (1862); Battle of Hatchie's Bridge (1862); Holly Springs Raid (1862); Battle of Thompson's Station (1863); Atlanta campaign (1864); Franklin–Nashville Campaign (1864); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Lawrence Sullivan Ross

The 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment fought at Chustenahlah in 1861. The following year the unit fought at Pea Ridge, First Corinth, Second Corinth, Hatchie's Bridge, and Holly Springs. The 6th Texas Cavalry participated in the fighting at Thompson's Station in 1863, the Atlanta campaign, and the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in 1864. The regiment formally surrendered to Union forces in May 1865 and its remaining soldiers were paroled.