Scarce Texas Civil War - Hood's Texas Brigade

Description: First Texas Regiment. George T. Todd. Notes and introduction by Colonel Harold b. Simpson. Waco: Texian Press, 1964. Hardcover. 10 x 6 ½”. Limited edition (238/300), xiv, [1], 45 pages, notes and introduction by Colonel Harold B. Simpson, black and white illustrations, roster of Company A, bibliography, index. This book is in very good condition, clean, tight, and unmarked. The dust jacket has perimeter discoloration and edge wear. The prior owner's name is on the first paste-down page. George Todd stood six feet, three inches and weighted 150 pounds. He had the distinction of serving the Confederacy as the captain of the first company of the first regiment in Hood’s Texas Brigade. In May 1861 he enlisted in New Orleans as a private in Company A., First Texas Infantry, Hood's Texas Brigade. Company A of the First Texas Infantry Regiment play a part in 38 skirmishes, battles, and campaigns. Of the 134 soldiers, 27 were killed, 35 wounded, and 6 missing. Most of the men were from Marion County in East Texas. Todd was made captain in 1862 and fought in several major battles. He was wounded at Sharpsburg and resigned from the regiment on October 30, 1863. He served as adjutant of the Third Texas Cavalry from May 1864 to the end of the war. After the war Todd returned to the Marion County to work as an attorney. Todd published a pamphlet, Sketch of History: The First Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade, in 1909. Originally it was published by a Marion County newspaper, the Jefferson Jimplecute. The original is a very scarce Texas Civil War item. This limited edition which contains a facsimile reprint of the of the original. Colonel Simpson’s introduction, bibliography, notes, and index enhance this fine Texas Civil War item.

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Location: Clifton, Texas

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