During the Atlanta campaign, Ross's brigade was part of W. H. Jackson's cavalry division and Lieutenant Colonel Boggess led the 3rd Texas Cavalry. Aside from day to day skirmishes, the regiment fought at the battles of New Hope Church, Lovejoy's Station, and Jonesborough. The regiment suffered heavy casualties during the campaign and the Federals captured their battle flag at Lovejoy's Station in August 1864. The regiment fought in the subsequent Franklin–Nashville Campaign in late 1864. After the Confederate defeat in the Battle of Nashville on 15–16 December, the 3rd Texas Cavalry was part of the rear guard led by Forrest. The regiment returned to Mississippi where it spent most of its time. About half of the soldiers were furloughed and many deserted. The 207 survivors of the regiment surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama to Edward Canby's Union army. The official date of Ross's brigade's surrender was 4 May 1865. Stephen D. Lee called the Texans the "most reliable" troops under his command. The soldiers of Ross's brigade were also described as "rollicking, rascally, brave". In 1875 the veterans formed the Ross Brigade Association.