Details for Site of Mustering of a Unit of Hood's Texas Brigade, C.S.A.
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008350
Data
| Marker Number | 8350 |
| Atlas Number | 5477008350 |
| Marker Title | Site of Mustering of a Unit of Hood's Texas Brigade, C.S.A. |
| Index Entry | Hood's Texas Brigade, C.S.A. |
| Address | FM 390 |
| City | Independence |
| County | Washington |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 755309 |
| UTM Northing | 3357223 |
| Subject Codes | military topics; Civil War |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Independence Public Square Park, FM 390 East (La Bahia Trail), N side E of McKnight Road. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Co. I, Fifth Texas Infantry Regt., Army of Northern Virginia, was raised here Aug. 1861, as "The Texas Aides" by Capt. J.B. Robertson. Unit fought in many battles of Civil War--Gaines Mill, Second Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and the Wilderness. Robertson became brigadier general and succeeded Hood as Commander Oct. 1862. Replaced by brigadier general John Gregg, Jan. 1864. Col. R.M. Powell later held post until end of the war. The brigade surrendered at Appomatox, April 12, 1865, with 12% enlistees surviving. "Defeat could not dim their record." (1968) |