The 142nd infantry regiment is an infantry regiment in the u. This page is maintained by hq, 2142 in, in lubbock, tx. List of texas civil war confederate units wikipedia. Military units texas state historical association tsha. Goulds company, state troops clarksville light infantry conscripts, texas cavalry. This is a list of texas american civil war confederate units.
Texas civil war confederate units project gutenberg self. Connect with members of 2nd battalion, 142nd infantry regiment 2142 in, 56th infantry brigade combat team on rallypoint. Share your knowledge and get the answers you need from others with your experience. This is the official facebook page of the 2nd battalion 142nd infantry regiment. Confederate service, midapril 1861 midapril 1862 as the first regiment, texas mounted riflemen, also known as the first texas mounted rifles mustered out at the expiration of the enlistment period. They celebrated the occasion a few minutes later by flying in a ch47 chinook helicopter over fort hood, texas, where the high plains infantry of the 56th infantry brigade combat team, 36th infantry division, texas military forces are currently conducting annual training. While this is an open forum, it is also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments and wall posts clean. Eleven of its members have been decorated with the united states highest award for bravery, the medal of honor members of the 142nd arriving as reinforcements tipped the. The 2d battalion, 142d infantry mechanized was assigned to the 2d brigade, 49th armored division, in 1973. Connect with members of 2nd battalion, 142nd infantry regiment 2 142 in, 56th infantry brigade combat team on rallypoint. Murphy began his military career by enlisting in the 2nd field artillery battalion. Eleven of its members have been decorated with the united states highest award for bravery, the medal of honor. Murphy armed forces reserve center lubbock, texas, united states. He attended the texas national guard academy as a member of officer candidate school, class number 2, and was commissioned in august of 1960.