1st Texas Soldier
1862
(Antietam Campaign)
This stalwart
soldier of the 1st Texas Infanty; part of John Bell Hood's
famed Texas Brigade fight amids the broken stalks of David
R. Miller's Cornfield on the morning of September 17th 1862.
The 1st Texas would lose 82% of their number in this battle.
The highest percentage of killed of any regiment in the entire
Civil War. The 1st Texas also lost both of it's colors. A
Texas state flag and a St. Andrew's Cross Battle Flag that
would be found later that monring by a Union Soldier. The
flags were surrounded by no less than 13 dead Texans who fought
to save their precious banners.
Oil on
Linen Canvas
Year Created 2007
Image Size: 8in x 10in
Status: Private Collection
Price: Original Oil Sold
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