Higher Headquarters During the War
The 6thTexas Cavalry Regiment was ordered to Fort Smith, Arkansas, in late
November 1861. It was assigned west of the Mississippi until the spring of
1862. After that time it was to be assigned east of the Mississippi for the rest
of the war. This a list of headquarters to which it was assigned.
Garrison, Ft Smith, Arkansas& #
Dec. 21, 1861
Department of
Arkansas
First Brigade, Provisional Forces
Jan. 1, 1861
Western
Arkansas
First Brigade, McCulloch's Division
Jan. 31, 1861
Department of Arkansas
Cavalry Brigade, First Division
Mar. 17, 1862
Army of the
West
Third Brigade, Jones Division
Apr. 29, 1862
Army of the
West
Phifer's Brigade, Maurys Division
Oct. 1, 1862
Army of the
West
Whitfield's Brigade, Van Dorn's
Dec. 5, 1862
Division, Department of
Mississippi
And East
Louisiana
Third Brigade, Cavalry Corps
&# Jan. 20, 1863
Department of
Mississippi
And East
Louisiana
Second Brigade, Second Division
July, 2 1863
Cavalry Corps, Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana
Second Brigade, Jackson's Division
  Sep. 4, 1863
Cavalry Corps, Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana
Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Division
Dec. 24, 1863
Cavalry Corps, Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana
Second Brigade, Jackson's Division
Jan. 20, 1864
Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama
Mississippi and East Louisiana
Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Division
May 20, 1864
Army of Tennessee
Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry
Dec. 30, 1864
Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana