Hood's Texans Color Sergeant
Hood's Texas Brigade was feared by the Union army and among the most
dependable of Robert E. Lee's units. This tribute to the Brigade presents a
hardened veteran of Major John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade leaning against the
staff of his battle-worn banner, which bears the black border honoring the
flag lost at the battle of Sharpsburg. Limited edition pewter sculpture is
signed by the artist, includes an historical background and is 6" high
including solid walnut base.
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This Band of Heroes
Granbury's Texas Brigade, C.S.A. McCaffrey. This book traces the history
of Granbury's Texas Brigade from the formation of the individual regiments
by Texas' citizen-soldiers to the last days of the war. The brigade's role
in major engagements - such as Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the defense
of Atlanta and the Tennessee Campaign - is detailed with keen attention
paid to the leaders, the tactics, and the human drama that comprised the
bloody battlegrounds. 272 pgs., 5˝"x 8˝", sfbd. |
 
Interrupted Lives: Hood's Texas Brigade
Hoods Texas Brigade was one of the most distinguished fighting units in
Lees Army of Northern Virginia, participating in virtually all of the
major battles and campaigns from Elthams Landing through Appomattox. This
book, although a work of fiction, is faithful to the movements of the
brigade, including its detachment to Braggs command and the resultant
battle at Chickamauga. Prominent in the book are Hood, Lee, Longstreet,
and Stonewall Jackson, as well as many lesser but real personalities.The
book is basically about Caleb Walker, a Texas farm boy who enlists after
First Manassas and remains with the Texas Brigade throughout the war.
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Hood's Texas Brigade: Its Marches, its Battles, its Achievements (1910)
Originally published in 1910. This volume from
the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT
BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All
titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and
other marginalia present in the original volume. |
 
Chaplain Davis and Hood's Texas Brigade
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Polignac's Texas Brigade (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
Originally published in 1964 for the Texas
Gulf Coast Historical Association, this slim volume tells the story of
Camile Armand Jules Maries, Prince de Polignac. This son of a French prime
minister was the only foreign citizen to serve as an officer in the Civil
War, leading a rag-tag group of Texans for the Confederacy. This edition
includes a new preface updating his story.
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