Terry's Texas Rangers - 8th Texas Cavalry - Flag Shirt

Terry's Texas Rangers - 8th Texas Cavalry 

8th Cavalry Regiment, usually called Terry's Texas Rangers, was organized with 1,170 men at Houston, Texas, in Deptember, 1861. Its members were raised in Houston, Richmond, Columbus, Gonzales, and Wharton, and Bastrop County. The regiment was one of the hardest fighting cavalry units in the war. It was assigned to Wheeler's, Wharton's, and T. Harrison's Brigade, and fought at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. Later it was active in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with about 30 men. The field officers were Colonels Gustave Cook, Thomas Harrison, Thomas S. Lubbock, Ben. Franklin Terry, and John A. Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel P. Christian, Marcus L. Evans, Stephen C. Ferrill, and John G. Walker; and Majors William R. Jarmon and Leander M. Rayburn.

Front only print is based on the surviving regimental flag - modified "Bonnie Blue" flag pattern. 

Front and back print are based on the hat insignia and surviving regimental flag - modified "Bonnie Blue" flag pattern. 

Front, back, and sleeve print are based on the hat insignia and surviving regimental flag - modified "Bonnie Blue" flag pattern. The sleeve print is based on another surviving regimental flags center design.