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THIRTY-FIFTH (LIKENS') TEXAS
CAVALRY
Contributed by William Bozic
Two
Texas cavalry regiments bore
the numerical designation of
the Thirty-Fifth cavalry. To
distinguish one from the
other, the name of the
unit's commanding officer is
usually shown following the
numeric designation.
The
Thirty-Fifth (Likens') Texas
Cavalry was organized in
late 1863 by the
consolidation of two Texas
cavalry battalions, Likens
Texas Cavalry Battalion and
Burns' Texas Cavalry
Battalion. The unit was
organized at Galveston and
Hempstead, Texas.
More detailed information
has been found on eight of
the regiment's companies.
This material is listed
below.
"A"
men from Houston County
"B"
men from Jefferson County
"C"
men from Hopkins County
"D"
men from Hopkins County
"E"
men from Eutaw, Limestone
County and northwest
Robertson County
"F"
men from Cherokee County
"G"
men from Upshur County
"H"
men from Smith County
"I"
men from Cherokee County
Like almost all Civil War
Units, the Thirty-Fifth
(Likens') Texas Calvary was
often known by an alternate
designation derived from the
name of its commanding
officer. Unofficial names of
this type used by or for the
regiment are listed below.
James B. Likens' Cavalry
James R.Burns' Cavalry
William A. Wortham's Cavalry
William W. Dawson's Cavalry
Gustave Warren's Cavalry
John S. Irvine's Cavalry
Soon after being mustered
into Confederate service,
the regiment was reported
serving in the
Trans-Mississippi
Department. The unit served
in that command and in the
Army of Trans-Mississippi
throughout its career. The
list below identifies the
specific higher command
assignments of the regiment.
Dec. 31, 1863 First Brigade,
First Division, Eastern Sub-
District, District of Texas,
New Mexico, and Arizona,
Trans-Mississippi Department
Jan. 31, 1864 Cavalry, Camp
near San Bernard, Eastern
Sub- District, District of
Texas, New Mexico, and
Arizona, Trans-Mississippi
Department
Sept. 30, 1864 Fourth Texas
Cavalry Brigade, Second
Texas Cavalry Division,
Cavalry Corps, Army of
Trans-Mississippi
The
Thirty-Fifth (Likens') Texas
Cavalry participated in a
number of various type
engagements during its
career. The list below
identifies these. Numbers
after the events locate them
on the following map.
Operations against
Reconnaisance on Matagorda
Peninsula, Tex. (1) Jan. 21
- 25, 1864
Operations against Banks'
Red River Campaign, La.
March 10 - May 22, 1864
Skirmishes, Monett's Ferry
(2) and Cloutersville (3),
La. March 30, 1864
Action, Natchitoches, La.
(4) March 31, 1864
Skirmish, Crump's Hill,
Piney Woods, La. (5) April
2, 1864
Skirmishes, Bayou de Paul
(Carroll's Hill) (6) near
Pleasant Hill (7), La. April
8, 1864
Battle, Sabine Cross Roads
(8), Mansfield (9) near
Pleasant Hill (7), La. April
8, 1864
Engagement, Pleasant Hill,
La. (7) April 9, 1864
Engagement, Monett's Ferry
(Cane River Crossing), April
23, 1864
Skirmishes, Bayou Rapides
Bridge and McNutt"s Hill.,
Alexandria (10), La, April
26, 1864
Skirmishes, Red River Road,
La. May 3-7, 1864
Skirmish, Boyce's
Plantation, La. May 6, 1864
Skirmish, Wells Plantation,
La May
6, 1864
Operations against Retreat
from Alexandria (10) to
Morganza (11), La. May
13-20, 1864
Action near Moreauville,
Bayou de Glaze, La. (14) May
17,1864
Engagement, Yellow Bayou,
Bayou de Glaze (14) Wood's
Plantation (Old Oaks), La.
May 18,1864
Operations against
Expedition from Morganza
(11) to the Atchafalaya
(15), La. May 30 - June 5
1864
Skirmish, Williamsport, La.
(16) Sept. 16, 1864
Operations near Morganza,
La. (11)
Sept. 17 - 25, 1864
Skirmish, Atchafalaya Bayou,
La. (15)
Sept. 17, 1864
Skirmishes, Bayou Alabama
and Morgan's Perry, La.
Sept. 20, 1864
Skirmish, Atchafalaya Bayou,
La.(15)
Sept. 20,1864
Skirmish near Morganza, La.
(11) Sept. 21,1864
Operations against Scout
from Bayou Goule (17) to the
Grand River (18), La.
Jan. 29 - Feb 1865
Skirmish, Richland
Plantation, La. Jan. 30,1865
In
mid-February, 1865, the
Thirty-Fifth (Likens') Texas
Cavalry was ordered to
Beaumont, Texas. The unit
remained on duty there for
the rest of its career.
Although officially included
among the Confederate
Trans-Mississippi troops
surrendered at Galveston on
June 2, 1865.
A
Brief History of the 35 TX
Cavalry, CSA
Submitted by Lars Gjertveit
In
1863, James B. Likens
(former commander of the
short-lived 6th Texas
Infantry Battalion)
organized a cavalry
battalion in the Western
Sub-District. On October 23,
1863, his battalion was
consolidated with James R.
Burns' battalion and
designated the 35th
(Likens') Texas Cavalry
Regiment. The regiment
served in the lower Rio
Grande Valley until March
1864, when called to
Louisiana. According to my
sources, the 35th was
attached to Brig. General.
Hamilton P. Bee's brigade,
but was not engaged at
Mansfield (in reserve). To
fill vacancies after heavy
casualties at Mansfield and
Pleasant Hill, the cavalry
was reorganized into two
divisions under Bee and
James P. Major. The 35th
Texas ended up in Arthur P.
Bagby's Brigade of Bee's
division, and joined in the
pursuit of Banks' forces in
the Red River Valley. Bee
was relieved from command on
May 14. In late fall of
1864, the 35th Texas was
pulled back to Texas, and
dismounted in March 1865.
The regiment apparently
disbanded at Harrisburg
about May 27, 1865. (Thanks
to Lars Gjertveit of the
European camp of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans for
this information)
Pension application of John
Hale
My
great-great grandfather,
John Hale served in the 35th
Texas Cavalry. In 1923, his
widow, Clementine Barbee
Green Hale filed and was
granted a widow's pension
from the state of Texas. The
following information is
taken from that pension.
There is a spelling
variation for LIKEN/LACKEN.
8.
In what State was your
husband's command originally
organized?
Texas,. Parts of
yrs '63 amd '65
9.
How long did your husband
serve? About 18 months
10.
What was the name or letter
of the company, or number of
the battalion, regiment or
battery in which your
husband served?
William WHITE
organized Company.
Jno. JONES was
Captain. Company A.
Lacken's Regiment.
Never transferred.
The application
for Widow's Pension
required the
affidavits of two
credible witnesses
to testify to the
deceased husband's
service.
J.W. GOODWIN's
affidavit
I served in
Jone's Co. with Mr.
John Hale during
'63-64. I knew at
one time when he was
mustered in and
mustered out. But my
memory fails me now.
I am the only
surviving member of
Jones Co. that I
have any knowledge
of.
J.K. JONES
affidavit
"My name id J.K.
Jones. I am 71 years
of age. I am the son
of Capt. John JONES
deceased; I have
lived in Houston
County Texas all my
life, having been
born in said county;
My father was a
captain in the
Confederate army,
being a Capt. of a
company that was
organized here in
Houston County. I
well remember all
the meetings of the
company and many
times I went to
visit my father in
camp; One time I
remember that the
company was at the
Old Shilo Camp
Grounds in this
County, where they
were drilling. I
know that John Hale
was a member of my
father's Company. I
well remember seeing
him in camp and I
know of my own
knowledge that Mr.
HALE was a
Confederate soldier.
I cannot remember
the No. of the
company nor the
regiment, I did at
one time know all
this, as I had my
father's papers but
they were destroyed
when my home burned
several years ago.
Affidavit of W.T.
HALE
My name is W.T.
Hale. I was born and
reared in Houston
County Texas. John
HALE was my brother.
He was a Confederate
soldier. He enlisted
in the army at
Crockett. He joined
Capt. John Jones
company. This
company was made up
here in Crockett
some where about the
first of 1863. My
brother went on in
the army and
remained until the
close of the war. I
remember well when
he came home. I saw
him many times after
he entered the
service. I know of
my own knowledge
that he was in the
Confederate army.
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