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The Pearce Civil War Gallery is an interactive collection featuring firsthand accounts of the American Civil War.Organized around a time-line of the Civil War, the Pearce Civil War Gallery exhibits and interprets letters, diaries, journals, photographs, and artifacts from the civilians, soldiers, military, political, and civic leaders of the era.
The Texas Brigade (also known as Hood's Brigade) was an infantry formation of the Confederate Army that distinguished itself in the American Civil War. Along with the Stonewall Brigade , they were considered the Army of Northern Virginia's shock troops .
The Texas Brigade was lightly engaged at the Battle of Seven Pines on 31 May–1 June, losing only 13 men wounded. [3] The Texas Brigade consisted of the 1st Texas, 4th Texas, 5th Texas, and 18th Georgia Regiments and Hampton's Legion. During the Seven Days Battles, the brigade's losses were 92 killed, 526 wounded, and five missing. [4]
The Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement, which has been open since 2006 and displays Union and Confederate artifacts, is taking back its decision to close its doors at the end of 2023.
The 14th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment organized in the summer of 1862 and spent its entire existence west of the Mississippi River in the Trans-Mississippi Department .
The Texas Civil War Museum accepted two historical markers rejected by the City of Fort Worth as out of context. One was for pioneer banker “Major” K.M. Van Zandt, who did not move to the city ...
Chapman created art while he was on active duty during the war. While there were several artists on the Union side who captured the war in painting, who were also active, this was not the case on the Confederate side. [5] His works may be the only set of battle subjects painted by a Confederate artist during the war. [5]
A Civil War museum in Texas that has faced criticism for skirting around slavery will be closing its doors at the end of October, according to an announcement the museum made online.