22ND TEXAS CAV./1ST TEXAS INDIAN CAVALRY RELEASE OF A SOLDIER

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22nd TEXAS CAVALRY, 1ST TEXAS INDIAN CAVALRY – SKU 2301
7 x 8” manuscript ordering Captain William Patterson to release Moses Nussbaum from his custody as he is discharged from his regiment. October 20
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, 1863, Collin County, Texas. The document states Nussbaum was a member of Captain J.J. Stephen’s [actually Stevens]regiment and was discharged. The judge states that Nussbaum was released from military duty for the period of his enlistment by a discharge. It is apparent Nussbaum was arrested by Patterson as a deserter and appealed to the court for satisfaction. Signed by Judge R.S. Waddill.
TWENTY-SECOND TEXAS CAVALRY
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In late 1861 and early 1862, the Twenty-second Texas organized under Col. Robert H. Taylor. The soldiers enlisted from Fannin, Grayson, Collin, and nearby North Texas counties. Their views on the war varied since some had opposed secession. In early 1862 the regiment moved into the Indian Territory and in July formed a cavalry brigade, with the Thirty-first Texas and the Thirty-fourth Texas, under Col. D. H. Cooper. Col. James G. Stevens led the regiment in a successful engagement at Newtonia, Missouri, on September 30. After falling back into Arkansas, illness and changes in commanders led to confusion and orders converting the regiment to infantry, which further demoralized the men. Nevertheless, the Twenty-second Texas Dismounted Cavalry fought at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, on December 7. The regiment then moved to Fort Smith in January 1863 and marched through snow to the Red River in February. Later the regiment fought extensively in Louisiana. Blue paper, excellent manuscript.