The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade Page: 23 of 306
3 p. l., 3-276 p. front., 10 port 21 cm.View a full description of this book.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
18 THE LONE STAR DEFENDERS
was reorganized and the gallant Frank M. Taylor
made captain, as General Hogg was not expected
to enter the army as captain. Several of the States
had already seceded, the military posts in the South
were being captured by the Confederates and Fort
Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, was fired upon by
our General Beauregard on the 12th day of April,
1861. The dogs of war were turned loose. War
now became a stern reality, a war the magnitude of
which no one then had any conception. President
Lincoln's first call for volunteers was for ninety-day
men, and the Confederate volunteers were mustered
in for one year.
Having learned that Elkanah Greer, of Marshall,
had been commissioned colonel and ordered to raise
a regiment of Texas cavalry, we lost no time in reporting
ourselves ready to make one company of
the regiment, and soon received instructions to report
at Dallas, on a certain day in June, when a
regiment would be formed. So on Monday morning,
June 10, in the year of our Lord, 1861, we
were to leave, and did leave, Rusk for Dallas-and
beyond, as the exigencies of the war might determine.
The population of the town, men, women,
and children, were on the streets, in tears, to bid us
farewell. Even rough, hard-faced men whose appearance
would lead one to believe they hadn't shed
a tear since their boyhood, boo-hoo'd and were unable
to speak the word " good-by." This day of
leave-taking was the saddest of the war to many
of us.
After we had mounted our horses we assembled
around the front of the old Thompson Hotel, which
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/23/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.