3 ▁and ▁colon el ▁to ▁rank ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁ 1 8 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Brigade ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁G . ▁Walker ' s ▁division . ▁The ▁ 1 8 th ▁Texas ▁Infantry ▁was ▁det ached ▁from ▁Walker ' s ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁tempor arily ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁caval ry ▁division ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Thomas ▁Green . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁King ▁led ▁the ▁regiment ▁under ▁Green ▁in ▁a ▁successful ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁Union ▁Army ▁det achment ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bay ou ▁Bour be au . ▁ ▁King ' s ▁regiment ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Walker ' s ▁division ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mans field , ▁Louisiana ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁King ' s ▁regiment ▁helped ▁rout ▁three ▁Union ▁Army ▁divisions . ▁King ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁General ▁E . ▁Kir by ▁Smith , ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Department , ▁assigned ▁King ▁to ▁command ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁Smith ▁intended ▁that ▁King ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁formerly ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Camil le ▁de ▁Pol ign ac . ▁King ▁could ▁not ▁assume ▁this ▁command ▁until ▁he ▁had ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁w ound ▁in