urn:taro:utexas.cah.01573 A Guide to the Terry's Texas Rangers Papers, 1882, 1907 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Terry's Texas Rangers Terry's Texas Rangers Papers 1882, 1907 Materials are written in English. 4 1/4 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Newspaper articles, poems, muster roll, and scrapbook concerning the Terry’s Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment which served the Confederacy in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia from 1861-1865. Historical Sketch

Benjamin Franklin Terry organized and served as first commander of The Eighth Texas Cavalry, a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate Army, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, in August of 1861. The regiment started immediately for Virginia but was redirected to Nashville and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Rangers are famous for their performances at the battles of Shiloh (April 6–8, 1862), Perryville (October 8, 1862), Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863), Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863), and Chattanooga (November 24–25, 1863); as well as in the Atlanta campaign (May 1–September 2, 1864); and as raiders in Kentucky and Tennessee under Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who took over after Terry was killed in battle. The Eighth Texas Cavalry was one of the most effective and well-known Texas units to serve in the Civil War.

Source: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Eighth Texas Cavalry [Terry’s Texas Rangers], http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/EE/qke2.html (accessed June 2, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

The Terry’s Texas Rangers Papers, 1882, 1907, include newspaper articles, poems, a scrapbook, and a printed copy (1882) of the muster roll of Terry's Texas Rangers. The papers specifically relate to the 36th Annual Convention of Terry's Texas Rangers held in Austin (1907), at which time the Pompeo Coppini Texas Rangers statue was unveiled. In addition, the papers include speeches about the history of the Civil War regiment.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Terry, Benjamin Franklin, 1821-1861 Giles, L. B. Littlefield, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1920 Walker, Ida Walker, John George, 1822-1893 Wharton, John A. (John Austin), 1806-1838 Subjects (Organizations) Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 8th Subjects Military service, Voluntary--United States Places Brazoria County (Tex.) Fort Bend County (Tex.) Houston (Tex.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Preferred Citation

Terry's Texas Rangers Papers, 1882, 1907, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2N229 Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers, With Historical Remarks, compiled by John M. Claiborne, 1882 2Q491 Muster roll 2R206 Newspaper stories about Terry's Texas Rangers 2R206 Newspaper account of the thirty-sixth annual convention held in Austin, 1907 3M6 Scrapbook