4th Texas Infantry Regiment

4th Texas Infantry Regiment
John Bell Hood was the most famous commanding officer of the 4th Texas Infantry Regiment.
Active	30 September 1861 – 9 April 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America,  Texas
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Hood's Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Eltham's Landing (1862) Battle of Seven Pines (1862) Battle of Gaines's Mill (1862) Second Battle of Bull Run (1862) Battle of South Mountain (1862) Battle of Antietam (1862) Battle of Fredericksburg (1862) Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Battle of Chickamauga (1863) Battle of Wauhatchie (1863) Battle of the Wilderness (1864) Battle of Spotsylvania (1864) Battle of Cold Harbor (1864) Siege of Petersburg (1864–65) Battle of Appomattox (1865)
Commanders
Notable commanders	John Bell Hood

The 4th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of Confederate States Army infantry volunteers that was created in 1861 and fought in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. As part of the famous Texas Brigade, the regiment fought at Eltham's Landing, Seven Pines, Gaines's Mill, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862. It fought at Suffolk, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and Wauhatchie in 1863 and the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg in 1864. The regiment surrendered to Federal forces on 9 April 1865 after the Battle of Appomattox Court House.