University of Texas at San Antonio Civil War Diaries

A Sketch of Hoods "Texas Brigade ~of~ The Virginia Army" -BY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Joe Joskins"

A rebel in Co "A" 5th Texas Vols. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Hoods Texas Brigade" "Fields Divission" "Longstreets Corps" "Army Northern Virginia

"Hoods Brigade." "Joe Joskins"

Should the eye of a stranger by chance peruse these lines I sincerely desire, That a has ty judgement will not be formed. This is not written to be read by any but my self. it is not written, because I make any pretensions to being an author. but it is written in a hurried and very negligent manner, for my own amusement, since it is a pleasure to carry back our thoughts into the far distant past