HOOD'S TEXAS BRIGADE IN REUNION AND MEMORY - CIVIL WAR

Description: HOOD’S TEXAS BRIGADE IN REUNION AND MEMORY BY COL HAROLD B. SIMPSON FIRST EDITION FINE CONDITION BOOK FINE - CONDITION DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Rich with Period Photographs, Illustrations, and Documents Contains Six Appendices, a Bibliography and Fully Indexed PUBLISHED BY HILL JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESS, THE TEXIAN PRESS, WACO, TEXAS, IN 1974 OUT-OF-PRINT BOOK It is safe to say that no single brigade on either side in the Civil War gained greater or more merited fame than Hood’s Texas Brigade. Hood’s Texas Brigade, considered by most historians as the scrappiest military unit in the United States history, made quite a name for itself fighting for Robert E. Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. This volume is a definitive study of a Confederate veterans organization. For the first time, a Civil War veterans’ association is dissected and place on public display. Except for a burr or two, the picture is a pleasant one; veterans of one of the premier fighting units of the Lost Cause working together to preserve their magnificent yet tragic history before crossing over the river to their last bivouac. The story at times is humorous, at times sad and at times even ludicrous, but it is one of fierce dedication to their military unit, to the cause in which they enlisted, and to the leaders under whom they fought. Hood’s Texas Brigade Association was organized in the old Hutchins House in Houston on May 14, 1872. The association met annually for sixty-two years, until 1933. Reunions were held in twenty-eight Texas towns and cities. Bryan was the last home for the old soldiers, the association met here from 1919 through 1933. General John Bell Hood, early wartime commander of the Texas Brigade, attended the initial meeting in 1872, and the sixth reunion in Waco in 1877, before his untimely death in 1879. Communities vied with each other to host the meeting of old soldiers – the only Texans to fight with Lee. Reunion speakers including governors, confederate and Federal generals, U.S. senators and representatives and business tycoons. Barbecues held in conjunction with the annual get togethers drew as many as 10,000 people. The Association welcomed Texas veterans of other wars and units to their reunions as well as Federal veterans of the Civil War. It is a magnificent story of the thin gray line told in a heart-warming manner. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This original, first edition book is in excellent condition. It comes in the original dust jacket that is clean and bright with light aging and is protected in a clear, Brodart cover. The book is sharp, bright and clean. The exterior has no bumping, rubbing or edge wear. The interior is clean and the pages are bright white and in excellent condition. The book has no writing, smudging, or pasteboards. There is a small stamped number in the corner of the front end page. It is not an ex-library book. The book is rich with period photographs, illustrations, and documents. It contains six Appendices, a bibliography and is fully indexed. 369 pages. An excellent condition, original, first edition book on this hard-fought Civil War unit. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

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