TEXAS BRIGADE

The 'Texas Brigade' was a Confederate brigade that distinguished itself for its fierce temerity and fighting capability during the American Civil War.
The Texas Brigade was organized on October 22, 1861, primarily through the efforts of John Allen Wilcox, a member of the First Confederate Congress from Texas who remained as the brigade's political patron until his death in 1864. It was assigned to Longstreet’s Corps, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Comprised mainly of Texas regiments, the Texas Brigade was initially placed under the command of John Bell Hood (hence the Texas Brigade was also known as "Hood's Brigade"). The brigade was augmented at times by Hampton's (South Carolina) Legion and the 18th Georgia Infantry, and the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiments.
The Texas Brigade fought in all the battles engaged in by the Army of Northern Virginia except Chancellorsville, fought with the Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga and Knoxville, and with Longstreet at Suffolk.http://texas-brigade.com/framesethq.htm Of the estimated 5,353 men who enlisted in the three Texas and one Arkansas regiments, only 617 remained to surrender on April 12, 1865, at Appomattox, Virginia.

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Order of battle

See also

References

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Order of battle

★ Second Manassas (August 28 – August 30, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment

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★ Hampton (South Carolina) Legion

★ Antietam (September 17, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Col. William T. Wofford

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment

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★ Hampton (South Carolina) Legion

★ Fredericksburg (December 11 – December 15, 1862); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment

★ Gettysburg (July 1 – July 3, 1863); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment

★ Chickamauga (September 18 – September 20, 1863); assigned to Hood's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment

★ Wilderness (May 5 – May 7, 1864); assigned to Field's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Gregg

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment

★ Cold Harbor (May 21 – June 3, 1864); assigned to Field's Division; Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. John Gregg

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★ 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments

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★ 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment

See also

★ Terry's Texas Rangers

References

External links

★ The Texas Brigade website

★ Regimental Flag of the 1st Texas Infantry

★ Re-union of Hood's Brigade at Shady View Park, Dallas, Texas, June 27th and 28th 1884, hosted by the Portal to Texas History