"About Hood's Texas Brigade" Topic

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"The Texas Brigade was organized on October 22, 1861, in Richmond, Va. It was initially commanded by Brig. Gen. Louis T. Wigfall and composed of the 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry regiments, the only Texas troops to fight in the Eastern Theater. On November 20, 1861, the 18th Georgia Infantry was attached to the brigade, followed by the infantry battalion of Wade Hampton's South Carolina Legion on June 1, 1862. The Georgians and South Carolinians were later transferred out in November 1862 and the 3rd Arkansas Infantry joined the brigade.

Wigfall resigned command on February 20, 1862, and on March 2, Col. John Bell Hood, commanding the 4th Texas, was promoted to brigadier general and placed in command. Hood would only command the brigade until fall of 1862 – when he rose to division command – but because of his courageous and resolute leadership throughout the Peninsula Campaign, and his popularity among the troops, Hood's Texas Brigade would forever bear his name.

The small band would see some of the hardest fighting in Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, taking part in nearly every major battle from the Peninsula Campaign to Appomattox, with the exception of Chancellorsville. They would gain a reputation as some of the best fighters in the army. In the Peninsula Campaign, summer of 1862, they saw their first battle at Eltham's Landing, where they held back a Union attempt to get around the army's flank. And at Gaines' Mill they made a famous charge, led by Hood in person, that broke through the Federal line. Those two actions were the Texans' first claim to fame…"
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Armand

Why are you linking to other message boards? If you want to talk about Hood's Texas Brigade, start a conversation here about Hood's Texas Brigade.

I don't mind the links to newspaper articles or scholarly articles, but linking to another message board just seems in bad taste. Either start a thread here about the subject, or start a thread there about the subject.

But hey, that's probably just my opinion.

Yeah Armand, stop trying to provide useful information. :)

I respect your opinion my friend… but …Imho this is a totally relevant topic for this forum …

That it belonge from another link or page should not be discarded if the information or comments there are of some interest … what other people say about any conflict does not only adds … it also enriches knowing what they think about this matter….

But hey, that's also just my opinion too. (smile)

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Armand