27TH TEXAS  CAVALRY REGIMENT
            CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Also known as
Whitfield's Legion - 1st Texas Legion
Whitfield's Cavalry; Hawkin's Cavalry; Broock's Cavalry
Holman's Cavalry; Norsworthy's Cavalry; Patterson's Cavalry
West's Cavalry; Smith's Cavalry; Bivin's Caval
Though it had been called a Legion, it never had assigned  Infantry units or Artillery units which would actually make it a Legion.
At times it did have supporting Artillery and it dismounted  Companies as Infantry.
It strength at reorganization the November of 1862 was twelve Cavalry companies
Organization and History
Whitfield's Legion, also known as the First Texas Legion and as the  Twenty-seventh Texas Cavalry, was one of the two legions that Texas provided to  the Confederate States Army. The other was Waul's Legion.qv  Though a legion was properly a regiment of mixed arms, generally composed of  infantry, cavalry, and artillery battalions, Whitfield's was purely a cavalry  unit. Its nucleus was a company recruited in Lavaca County in 1861 by Capt. John  Wilkins Whitfieldqv and assigned to Brig. Gen.  Benjamin McCulloch'sqv Army of the West at  Fort Smith, Arkansas. There it was combined with three other independent cavalry  companies from Texas-Capt. E. R. Hawkins's from Hunt County, Capt. John H.  Broocks'sqv from Saint Augustine County, and  Capt. B. H. Norsworth's from Jasper County-and with one company from Arkansas to  form Whitfield's Battalion, sometimes called the Fourth Texas Cavalry Battalion.  Whitfield was promoted to major and assigned as the battalion's commander. After  its participation in the battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas, on  March 7-8, 1862, the battalion was dismounted and transferred east of the  Mississippi River.  Later that year the battalion was augmented by the  recruiting of eight new companies from Texas. The Arkansas company was  transferred to an Arkansas regiment, and the battalion was re-designated as  Whitfield's Legion or the Twenty-seventh Texas Cavalry. Its first field-grade  officers were Whitfield as colonel, Hawkins as lieutenant colonel, and Broocks,  Cyrus K. Holman, and John T. Whitfield as majors. There it was assigned to the  Army of West Tennessee and fought as infantry in the battles of Iuka (September  19, 1862),Corinth (October 3-4, 1862) and Hatchie Bridge (October 5, 1862). The regiment was then remounted and  assigned to a brigade consisting of the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 27th Texas Cavalry  Regiments. It's first engagement in this new configuration was a raid on the  Union Depot at Holly Springs, MS. Colonel Whitfield was supposed to be  promoted to brigadier general and was given command of the Texas Brigade  of General Van Dorn's Cavalry Division. For several months until his health  failed Whitfield commanded what would become one of the western theater's most  famous units. It later became Brig. Gen. Lawrence Sullivan Ross'sqv  brigade, the famed Ross's Texas Cavalry Brigade (see ROSS'S BRIGADE,  C.S.A. in the Handbook of Texas Online) of the Army of Tennessee. There it  fought in all of the principal battles in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia during  1863 and 1864. Whitfield was finally promoted to brigadier general on May 9,  1863, and assigned to the trans Mississippi department. Hawkins was promoted to  colonel and elevated to command of the regiment. The Legion fought throughout  the war in the Texas Brigade and at one point was in continuous combat with  Union elements of Sherman's Army. After the fall of Atlanta the brigade became  part of General Hood's Army of Tennessee and continued on till the end of the  war. When thy surrendered only about 150 men who were left.
Organized by the increase of the four companies of the 4th Cavalry Battalion  to a regiment of 12 companies in May 1862 recruiting men from Clarksville, Red  River County, Daingerfield, Titus County, and Paris, Lamar County, Texas
27th Texas Cavalry Regiment by Company
Handbook Of Texas on Whitfield's Legion
Co. A, named the Titus Invincibles, from Daingerfield and Morris County
Master Roster from Ron Brothers
Co. B, previously Co. A, 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
Co. C, previously Co. B, 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
Co. D, previously Co. C, 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
Co. E, named Lone Star Rangers, from Clarksville and Red River County
Co. F, enlistees from Clarksville and Red River County
Co. G, enlistees from Paris, Lamar County
Co. H, enlistees from Clarksville and Red River County
Co. I, named Titus Rangers from Titus County
Co. K, previously Co. D, 4th Texas Cavalry Battalion
Co. L, unknown
Co. M, unknown
Co. N, unknow
Field & Service Compa
Surrendered by Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, commanding the Department  of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, at Citronelle, Alabama on May 4,  18
Officers
First Commander
John Wilkins Whitfield (Colonel, Brigadier General
Field Officers
John H. Broocks (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
Edwin R. Hawkins (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Cyrus K. Holman (Major)
B. H. Norsworthy (Major)
John T. Whitfield (Major)
George W. Patterson
Edward West
Francis M. Smith
John M. Bivi
Assignments
April 1862 -             Hobert's Brigade, Price's Division, Trans-Mississippi District,  Department #
April - July 1862 -   Hobert's Brigade, Price's-Little's Division, Army of the  West, Department #
September - October 1862 - Hobert's Brigade, Little's-Hobert's-Green's  Division, Price's Corps, Army of West Tennessee, Department #
October - December 1862 - Griffith's, Whitfield's Cavalry Brigade, Maury's  Division, Price's Corps, Army of West Tennessee, Department of Mississippi and  East Louisian
January - February 1863 - Whitfield's Brigade, 2nd Division, Van Dorn's  Cavalry Corps,
Department of Mississippi and East Louisian
February - May 1863 - Whitfield's Brigade, Jackson's Division, Van Dom's  Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennesse
February 1863 - Whitfield's Brigade, jackson's Division, Van Dom's Cavalry  Corps,
Department of Mississippi and East Louisian
June - July 1863 - Whitfield's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division,  Department of the Wes
July - August 1863 - Whitfield's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division,  Department of Mississippi and East Louisian
August 1863 - January 1864 - Whitfield's - Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Division,  Lee's Cavalry Corps,
Department of Mississippi and East Louisian
January - May 1864 - Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, 
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisian
July 1864 - February 1865 - Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army  of Mississipp
May - July 1864 - Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of  Tennesse
February - May 1865 - Ross' Brigade, Jackson's Division, Forrest's Cavalry  Corps,
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisian
Battles and Engagements
March 6 - 8 1862, Pea Ridge, Bentonville, LeeTown and Elkhorn Tavern, AR
April - June 1862, Corinth Campaign, MS
September 19, 1862,Battle at  Iuka, MS
October 3 - 4, 1862, Battle of Corinth, MS
October 5 - 12, 1862, retreated to Hatchie River, MS
October 31, 1862 - Jan. 10, 1863, operations on the Mississippi R.R. from  Bolivar, TN to Coffeeville, MS
December 3, 1862, skirmish at Oakland, MS
December 7, 1862, Engagement at Oakland, MS
December 20, 1862, Raid Against Union Depot at Holly Springs, MS
December 21, 1862, Davis' Mills, MS
December 24, 1862, Middleburg, TN
February 16 - 19, 1863, Yazoo Pass, MS
March 5, 1863, Thompson's Station [or Spring Hill, TN]
May - July 1863, Vicksburg Campaign, MS
May 5, 1863, skirmish at Big Sandy Creek, MS
May 8, 1863, skirmish at Big Sandy Creek, MS
May 9, 1863, skirmish near Big Sandy Creek, MS
May 9 - 10, 1863, skirmish at Utica, MS
July 8, 1863, skirmish near Clinton, MS
July 9, 1863, skirmish near Jackson, MS
July 10 - 17, 1863, Jackson Siege, MS
July 20 - 21, 1863, operations against Scout from Memphis, TN
September 27, 1863, skirmish at Yazoo City, MS
September 28, 1863, skirmish by a detachment at Brownsville, MS
September 28, 1863, skirmish by a detachment at Canton, MS
September 29, 1863, skirmish by a detachment at Moore's Ford near Benton, MS
October 6, 1863, Garrison's Creek near Fosterville, TN
October 15, 1863, skirmish at Brownsville, MS
October 15 - 16, 1863, skirmish at Canton Road near Brownsville, MS
October 16, 1863, skirmish at Treadwell's Plantation near Clinton and Vernon  Cross Roads, MS
October 16 - 18, 1863, skirmish at Brownsville, MS
October 17, 1863, skirmish at Clinton, MS
October 17, 1863, action at Bogue Chitto Creek, MS
October 18, 1863, skirmish at Livingston Road near Clinton, MS
October 19, 1863, skirmish at Smith's Bridge, MS
October 20, 1863, skirmish at Treadwell's Plantation near Clinton, MS
October 22, 1863, skirmish at Brownsville, MS
October 31, 1863, skirmish near Yazoo City, MS
January 16 - 18, 1864, skirmish at Grand Gulf, MS
February - March 1864, Meridian Campaign, MS, operations against the  Expedition up the Yazoo River
February 3, 1864, action at Liverpool Heights, Yazoo River, MS
February 4, 1864, skirmish at Liverpool Heights, Yazoo River, MS
February 5, 1864 - March 2, 1864, operations against advance from Vicksburg  to Meridian, MS
February 28, 1864, skirmish near Yazoo City, MS
March 5, 1864, action at Yazoo City, MS
March 22, 1864, engagement near Okolona, Ivey's Hill [farm], MS
April 20, 1864, skirmish near Mechanicsburg, MS
May 15, - September 8, 1864, Atlanta Campaign, GA
May 18 - 19, 1864, combat near Kingston, GA
May 26 - Jun 1, 1864, combats in and around Dallas, GA
June 10 - July 2, 1864, operations around Marietta and against Kenesaw  Mountain, GA
June 15, 1864, combat at Brush Mountain, GA
June 20, 1864, combat at Powder Springs, Lattimer's Mills, and Noonday Creek,  GA
July - September 1864, Atlanta Siege, GA
July 2 - 5, 1864, operations on the line of Nickajack Creek, GA
July 4, 1864, combat at Ruff's Station (Neal-Dow's Station), Smyrna, GA
July 5, 1864, skirmish at Nickajack Creek, GA
July 5 - 10, 1864, operations on the line of the Chattahoochee River, GA
July 6 - 8, 1864, skirmish at Nickajack Creek, GA
July 9- 10, 1864, skirmish at Nickajack Creek, GA
July 18, 1864, skirmish at Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, GA
July 22 - 24, 1864, operations against Garrard's Raid to Covington, GA
July 22 - 24, 1864, action at Covington, GA
July 23 - Aug 25, 1864, siege of Atlanta, GA
July 27 - 31, 1864, Operations against McCook's Raid on the Atlanta and West  Point R. R. and the
                                  Macon and Western R. R. in GA
July 28, 1864, Flat Shoals, [Flat Rock Bridge, GA?]
July 29, 1864, action at Lovejoy Station, GA
July 29, 1864, action at Smith's Cross Roads, GA
July 30, 1864, action at Clear Creek, GA
July 30, 1864, combat at Macon, GA
August 16 - 22, 1864, operations about Kilpatrick's Raid on Atlanta, GA
August 18, 1864, combat at Camp Creek, GA
August 19, 1864, combat at Jonesborough, GA
August 19, 1864, combat at Red Oak, GA
August 19, 1864, combat at Flint River, GA
August 20, 1864, combat at Lovejoy Station on the Macon and Western R.R., GA
August 27 - 28, 1864, action at Fairburn, GA
September 29 - November 3, 1864, Hood's operations in Northern GA and  Northern AL
September 30, 1864, skirmish at Camp Creek, GA
October 9 - 10, 1864, skirmish near Van Wert, GA
October 1864 - January 1865, Franklin - Nashville Campaign, TN
November 22, 1864, action at Lawrenceburg, TN
November 24, 1864, action at Campbellsville, TN
November 24, 1864, action at Lynnville, TN
November 24 - 27, 1864, skirmishes near Colombia, TN
November 28, 1864, skirmish at Duck River crossing, TN
November 29, 1864, action at Columbia Ford, TN
November 29, 1864, skirmish at Thompson's Station, TN
December 1, 1864, action at Owen's Cross Roads, TN
December 5 - 7, 1864, demonstrations on Murfreesborough, TN
December 24, 1864, action at Richland Creek, TN
December 24, 1864, action at Lynnville, TN
December 25, 1864, action at King's Gap (Anthony's Gap, Devil's Gap) near  Pulaski, TN
January 19, 1865, skirmish at Corinth, MS
February 17 - 18, 1865, operations against the Expedition from Eastport to  Iuka, MS
May 4, 1865, surrender at Citronelle,
Bibliograp
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies - Texas, (New  York: Facts on File, Inc., 1995), p. 84 - 85
E. B. Long, The Civil War Day By Day, (Garden City NY: Doubleday  Inc, 1971.
27th Texas Cavalry File, Confederate Research Center, Hillsboro, TX, 1997. 
Marcus J. Wright, comp., and Harold B.  Simpson, ed., Texas in the War, 1861-1865
(Hillsboro, Texas: Hill Junior  College Press, 1965).
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