Waul's Legion
Encyclopedia
Waul's Legion was a combined arms force from Texas that fought for the Confederate States of America
during the American Civil War
. Raised in the spring of 1862 near Brenham, Texas
by Brigadier General
Thomas Neville Waul
, the legion originally consisted of twelve infantry
companies, six cavalry
companies, and a six-gun battery of artillery
.
Waul's Legion participated in the Battle of Vicksburg
as part of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton
's Army of Mississippi
.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Raised in the spring of 1862 near Brenham, Texas
Brenham, Texas
Brenham is a city in east-central Texas in Washington County, Texas, United States, with a population of 16,147 according to the 2009 census. It is the county seat of Washington County...
by Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Thomas Neville Waul
Thomas Neville Waul
Thomas Neville Waul was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina and later moved to Texas. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862. Later he served in the Confederate Army....
, the legion originally consisted of twelve infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
companies, six cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
companies, and a six-gun battery of artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
.
Waul's Legion participated in the Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C...
as part of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton
John C. Pemberton
John Clifford Pemberton , was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his defeat and surrender in the critical Siege of Vicksburg in...
's Army of Mississippi
Army of Mississippi
There were three organizations known as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. -Army of Mississippi :This army, at times known by the names Army of the West or Army of the...
.
External links
- Entry for Thomas Neville Waul from the Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas published 1880, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.