Fitzhugh's Regiment

Welcome to the new site for the 16th Texas Cavalry Dismounted, Fitzhugh’s Regiment. The 16th Texas Cavalry was a Confederate Regiment during the Civil War, raised in northeast Texas, mainly from the Counties of Collin, Grayson, and Cooke. The regiment was formed in the Spring of 1862, and served in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department for most of its existence. It was engaged in the battles of Cotton Plant, or Round Hill, Arkansas, Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana, Mansfield (also known as Sabine Crossroads), and Pleasant Hill. The regiment was attached to Walker’s Texas Division from winter 1862 until the close of the war. On May 20, 1865, it was disbanded at Camp Groce, near Hempstead, Texas. The post-war years saw a good many of the veterans of the regiment involved in State and local politics, and in their respective communities. In this way, they have left a clear, but often overlooked impression on history in Texas, and in other States.