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Variations of the Flag of Texas and the Confederacy
were understandably popular with the contingents of volunteers
for the Lone Star State. Many were embellished with mottoes and
often the names of important victories from various campaigns.
More often than not, these flags were made by the families of members
of the company or by the well-wishers from the community back home.
This flag was presented to the Texas Battalion in Richmond by President
Jefferson Davis who inspired everyone on hand with the charge:
"Texans!
The troops of other states have their reputations to gain, but
the sons of the defenders of the Alamo have theirs to maintain!"
Hood's Texas Brigade won distinction on the battlefield
as the most outstanding group of Texans and was considered as one
of the finest fighting forces in Robert E. Lee's renowned Army
of Northern Virginia. The unrivaled service record of the Brigade,
in which almost 4,500 Texans served, added to the state's reputation
for legendary courage, audacious battlefield heroism and self-sacrifice.
As recorded on one monument to the valor of the men of the Confederacy:
"Though adverse fortune denied
final victory to their cause, History preserves their fame, made
glorious forever."
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