4th TEXAS VOLUNTEERS, COMPANY C, SIBLEY'S
BRIGADE
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Members of the 4th Texas Vols, 1st Arkansas Infantry,
& 1st Texas Infantry
Red River, April 1994
The present day 4th Texas Volunteers, Company C was formed in September
of l985. The unit was sworn in on the crest of Sharpshooter's Ridge on the
battlefield of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico. Company C consists of about two
dozen members from New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Texas although most
of the members reside in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM area. The unit is
a member of the New Mexico
Civil War Commemorative Congress and is one of four Confederate units
of that body. The present day 4th Texas Volunteers, Company C is an infantry
rather than mounted unit and for that reason "Mounted" is absent
in our unit name. Being an infantry rather than mounted unit is consistent
with the original Co C, 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers during the New Mexico
campaign after the Battle of Val Verde.
OUR UNIT HERITAGE
The Original Co C, 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers fought in the campaign to
take New Mexico for the Confederacy during the spring of 1862. They were
from Victoria County, Texas. In the battles of Val Verde and Glorieta Pass,
and the skirmish at Peralta they fought hard and well, making a splendid
record. They suffered terribly from hunger and exposure during the campaign.
Most of their horses were killed in the Battle of Val Verde south of Socorro,
NM and the regiment was dismounted by the brigade commander after that battle.
The men of Co C marched from Socorro, NM to Glorieta Pass, NM and back to
San Antonio, Texas. Sibley's New Mexico campaign was more than twice as
long as Napoleon's Moscow campaign about a half century earlier.
For more information on the original 4th Texas:
Original Co C, 4th Texas
Mounted Volunteers a more detailed history of the company in
the New Mexico campaign and contains the original company muster roll.
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References a
list of suggested literature pertaining to Sibley's New Mexico campaign.
OUR PURPOSE
Our purpose is fourfold: 1. To portray and honor the Confederate soldier
(Johnny Reb) as accurately as we can; 2. To increase the public's awareness
of the New Mexico campaign, in particular, and the Civil War in general;
3. To help preserve sites and artifacts of the war -- particularly those
located in New Mexico; and 4. To have one heck of lot of fun doing the first
three.
ACTIVITIES & NEWS LETTER
We participate in the annual Glorieta & Val Verde battle reenactments,
and the 4th Texas Volunteers hosts the annual Albuquerque occupation event
in March. We also take part in battle reenactments and tactical battles
in Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Tennessee and, occasionally,
the farther eastern states. We put on programs for museums, schools, historical
societies, march in parades, practice the drill of the period; and we occasionally
shoot live ammunition in target practice.
POLITICAL AFFILIATION
Company C of the 4th Texas Volunteers is ABSOLUTELY NON-POLITICAL. We are
neither affiliated with any political party or group nor any political ideology.
WE ARE DEDICATED TO PRESERVING HISTORY BY MAKING IT LIVE IN THE PRESENT.
It is our intention to honor those that went before as General Lee honored
his men in General Order No. 9.
As part of that effort to honor these men the unit was very involved in
the reburial of the Confederate dead
from the battle of Glorieta.
4TH TEXAS VOLUNTEERS POINTS OF CONTACT
Officers:
Capt Earl Mount, Albuquerque,NM, (505)266-9671
Lt Joel Nicholas, Santa Fe,NM, (505)986-0579
Sergeants:
Sgt Ed (Pappy) Whitted,
Albuquerque,NM, (505) 823-9560, e-mail: ewhitted@swcp.com
Sgt Corey Weintraub, Albuquerque,NM, (505) 242-8224
Sgt Larry Pope, Alamogordo, NM, (505) 434-5288
Any of the above listed members would be pleased to discuss your prospective
membership with Company C, 4th Texas Volunteers. See our Recruiting
Poster.
Reenactor Resources:
As of 3/29/98