- Waul's Legion
Waul's Legion was a combined arms force that fought for the
Confederate States of America during theAmerican Civil War . Raised in the spring of1862 near Brenham by Brigadier GeneralThomas Neville Waul , the legion originally consisted of twelveinfantry companies, sixcavalry companies, and a six-gun battery ofartillery .Waul's Legion participated in the
Battle of Vicksburg as part of Lt. Gen.John C. Pemberton 'sArmy of Mississippi .External links
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827:89 Entry for Thomas Neville Waul] from the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827 "Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas"] published 1880, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]
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