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The brigade was initially and briefly under the command of Louis T. Wigfall until he took a seat in the Confederate Senate. Command was then given to John Bell Hood (hence the Texas Brigade was often known as "Hood's Brigade" or "Hood's Texas Brigade"). The brigade left Texas poorly armed and many men had no weapons at all.
John Bell Hood was born in Owingsville, Kentucky, the son of John Wills Hood (1798–1852), a doctor, and Theodosia French Hood (1801–1886). [5] He was a cousin of future Confederate general G. W. Smith and the nephew of U.S. Representative Richard French . [ 6 ]
The Iron Brigade quickly broke under the pressure of Hood's fresh, large division and fled. Wofford quickly pushed his Texans into the void created by his regiments’ raking fire. However, the attack stalled, and the brigade halted and reform. With the order given, the 1st Texas started their advance deeper into the Cornfield.
Hood dismounted and marched to the assault with the 4th Texas. The Texas Brigade broke the Union first line and its flight carried away the second line also. The Texas Brigade was one of the few units that claimed to have been the first to crack the Union line that day. Law's and Hood's brigades lost 1,018 casualties during the successful ...
The Hood's Texas Brigade Monument is an outdoor memorial commemorating members of John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade of the Confederate Army installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The monument was sculptured by Pompeo Coppini and erected in 1910. It is topped by a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier.
Hood's Division BG John B. Hood. Hood's Brigade BG John B. Hood 18th Georgia: Col William T. Wofford; Hampton's (South Carolina) Legion: Ltc Martin W. Gary; 1st Texas: Ltc Phillip A. Work; 4th Texas: Ltc Benjamin F. Carter; 5th Texas: Col Jerome B. Robertson (w), Cpt King Bryan (w), Cpt Ike N. M. Turner; Whiting's Brigade Col Evander M. Law
At this time, the standard brigade organization consisted of four regiments. There were three Texas regiments in the Army—the 1st, 4th and 5th—and only one Arkansas regiment. It was therefore decided to group these four western regiments together. The Third Arkansas remained an integral part of Hood's Texas Brigade until the end of the war ...
John Burke (March 9, 1832 – January 4, 1871) was a Confederate Adjutant General of Texas and spy.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 9, 1832. He was left an orphan by age 11 and eventually he made his way to Marshall, Texas.