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80 THE LONE STAR DEFENDERS
distance that we marched in this grand prairie, but
it was a good many miles, as we entered it early in
the morning one day and had to camp in it that
night, and for almost the whole distance water stood
on the ground to the depth of about two or three
inches, and it was a difficult matter to find dry
ground enough to camp on at night.
Men having been detailed to take our horses back
to Texas, the animals were prepared for the journey,
each detailed man having to manage a number
of horses; and to do this they tied the reins of one
horse to the tail of another, each man riding one
horse and guiding the leader of the others, strung
out in pairs behind him. As they were recrossing
the grand prairie the buffalo-gnats attacked the
horses, stampeding them and scattering them for
many miles over the country, and were with much
difficulty recaptured.
We waited several days at Duvall's Bluff for transportation
to Memphis, Tenn., on our way to Corinth,
Miss. General Joseph L. Hogg, who had been commissioned
brigadier-general, accompanied by his
staff, came to us here, with orders to take command
of a brigade, including the Third Texas Cavalry at
Memphis. General Hogg's staff was composed of
civilians who had never seen service in the army, and
this proved to be an unfortunate time of the year
for men not inured to camp life to go into active
service. His staff consisted of William T. Long,
quartermaster; Daniel P. Irby, commissary; H. H.
Rogers, of Jefferson, usually called General Rogers,
ordnance officer; in addition there were E. C. Williams,
John T, Decherd, and H. S. Newland.
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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/m1/88/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.