17th Texas Infantry Regiment

17th Texas Infantry Regiment
The regiment lost 21 killed, 65 wounded, and 3 missing at the Battle of Milliken's Bend in June 1863.
Active	February 1862 – June 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Milliken's Bend (1863) Battle of Fort DeRussy (1864) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864) Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Robert T. P. Allen George Washington Jones

Military unit

Texas Infantry Regiments (Confederate)

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The 17th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment organized in March 1862 with West Point graduate Robert T. P. Allen as it first colonel. It spent its entire existence west of the Mississippi River in the Trans-Mississippi Department. After marching to Arkansas in August 1862, the regiment spent the winter at Camp Nelson where a large number of men died from disease. In fall 1862, the unit was assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the Texas infantry division later known as Walker's Greyhounds. The regiment fought at Milliken's Bend in June 1863. George Washington Jones assumed command of the regiment in November 1863. The unit was in action at Fort DeRussy, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry in 1864. The regiment marched to Texas and surrendered in June 1865.

References

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Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
Blessington, Joseph P. (1875). "The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division". New York, N.Y.: Lange, Little & Co. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
Clements, Derek A. (2017). "Engagement at Jenkins Ferry". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
Dobak, William A. (2011). "Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862–1867" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 193. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
Bumbalough, Bruce (2016). "Seventeenth Texas Infantry". Austin, Tex.: Handbook of Texas. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
"Battle of Milliken's Bend, June 7, 1863". National Park Service. 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

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