Sketch of Hoods Texas Brigade of the Virginia Army (Handwritten Civil War Diary)

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Sketch of Hoods Texas Brigade of the Virginia Army by Joe Joskins, a rebel in Co. “A,” 5th Texas Vol., Hoods Texas Brigade, Fields Divission [sic], Longstreets Corps, Army Northern Virginia. Manuscript Diary, 1865.

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when I swore true allegiance to the land of my nativity and for four years my time has been spent in the discharge of my duty as a soldier. When battles marches - skirmishes - drills short rations and every con civable excitement & hardship was the order of the day leaving one no time haven't been able for either moral or intelictual improvement. With these excuses I shall now commence my very brief and very imperfect sketches of "Hoods Brigade" feeling that should any but my eye glances over these pages my ex excuses will prevent any un kind criticism.

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On account of the very brief space allotted me to write. I shall con -fine myself to the most stir -ing incidents and of all the Army. Speak more especially of the Brigade and of the Brigade more especially of the 5th Texas Since from my point of observa -tion I would not be justified in detailing the active part taken by all. The course of greatness of the Brigade began on the re treat from Yorktown Virginia during the spring of 62 hence I will but speak a word or two in regard to the time a sparing between the departure of the Texans from Texas for Virginia and the time when

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this celebrated retreat began under the direction of Genl Joe Johnston.

Twenty companies, were with difficulty, received by the Govt for the Virginia Army (which State was then the seat of the war.) since not only the Govt but the Southern peo -ple supposed that the war would be of short duration and South -ern independence certain. So much so was this the senti -ment of the people. That the greatest uneasiness prevailed among the companies, for fear that the war would end and an opportunity was had to [quit?][rush?] the dastard foe and wreath their brows with the

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laurels of victory. But ask them now if their fond hopes have been realized, and if they have yet met hand to hand in bloody encounter their countrys enemy and with a tear trickling slowly down their check. They will point with emotion of sorrow to the man. g green marches run from "El thams Landing" to "Gettysburg" where departed Texans lie. Whose lives have been sacrificed upon a [strn -ger?] soil in a noble cause. The 20 companies had a diffi -cult trip across the Calcasieu, a swampy country in LA, from Sabine River to Bayou Teche. They left Texas in August 61 for Virginia in detachments of 5

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companies each after arriving in New Orleans. They took the cars for Virginia, when we arrived about the 15th Sept 61, we were then divided into Regts, and were designated as 4th & 5th Txs Col JJ Archer an old U.S.A. officer was made Col 5th, JB Robertson Capt Comp I was made Lt Col, and JB Bolls of Co "A" was made Mj., JB Hood an old army officer was made Col 4th., John Marshal of Austin TX was made Lt Col, and B Warwick of Va. and a distinguished officer in Garribal di's Army was made Major. We found on our arrival in Virginia The 13 Texas com -pound of companies who

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