12th Texas Infantry Regiment

12th Texas Infantry Regiment
Battle flag of Walker's Texas Division
Active	Spring 1862 – 26 May 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Young's Regiment, 8th Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Milliken's Bend (1863) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864) Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Overton Young

The 12th Texas Infantry Regiment, sometimes known as the 8th Texas Infantry, was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In spring 1862, the regiment was enrolled in Confederate service at Waco, Texas, and always remained west of the Mississippi River in the area known as the Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit was assigned to the all-Texas infantry division known as Walker's Greyhounds. In 1863, the regiment played a minor role at Milliken's Bend. In April 1864, the regiment fought in three major battles at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry. The Trans-Mississippi's formal surrender occurred on 26 May 1865, but most of the soldiers dispersed to their homes before that date.

References

• Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987. ISBN 0-89009-572-8. 
• Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc.. ISBN 0-679-50013-8. 
• Blessington, Joseph P. (1875). "The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division". New York, N.Y.: Lange, Little & Co.. https://archive.org/details/05296883.3325.emory.edu/page/n53/mode/2up. 
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• Dobak, William A. (2011). "Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862–1867". Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 193. https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-24/CMH_Pub_30-24.pdf. 
• Hathcock, James A. (2011). "Twelfth Texas Infantry". Austin, Tex.: Handbook of Texas. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/twelfth-texas-infantry. 
• "Battle of Milliken's Bend, June 7, 1863". National Park Service. 2022. https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/battle-of-millikens-bend-june-7-1863.htm.