COMPANY A NINETEENTH TEXAS INFANTRY

This work focuses on one of the most unique military units in Texas and possibly the Confederacy Company A of the Nineteenth Texas Infantry was one of the hardest fighting units of the Confederacys TransMississippi Department The men that formed the regiment during the spring of 1862 joined other Texas regiments in Arkansas and later became the core of the famous Walkers Texas Division Sharing the unique traits of Company A the division was the only such unit in the Confederacy that was comprised exclusively of Texans primarily recruited from Jefferson Texas Their experience challenges several stereotypes concerning Confederate soldiers Company A in the Lone Star tradition stands out as a true Texas anomaly The first chapter focuses on the creation of Company A and the Nineteenth Texas Infantry Members enlisted in partial reaction to the series of military setbacks experienced by the Confederacy and rumors of conscription The next two chapters discuss the military operations of Company A and multiple major engagements including Perkins Landing Millikens Bend Fort DeRussy Mansfield Pleasant Hill and Jenkins Ferry Colonel Richard Waterhouse the original commander of the regiment and other officers as well as enlisted men contributed to an impressive war record The last chapter chronicles the experiences and contributions these men made after they surrendered their arms and shed their Confederate uniforms An astounding number of these veterans left a record of civil service and entrepreneurship second to none Several illustrations the authors conclusion notes a bibliography and an index augment the narrative