Sketch of Hoods Texas Brigade of the Virginia Army (Handwritten Civil War Diary)

"Lone Star" was flying triumphantly over their guns that but a few moments before had [?] death and destruction into our ranks. After carrying their [?] is the field, we were attacked by a force (4th New Jersey) coming in our rear with fixed bayonets we soon had them prisoners. It being near dark, the many whiped and [?], the battle closed with victory upon [?] [banner?]. Chaplain Davis in his history of the Brigade says "After looking over the list of killed and wounded of the Brigade, it is unnecessary to add a single sylable as to their be havior in this fight for the

length of this list will tell where each [regt?] was, and that all were in their proper place." After we had put to flight the Yankees we were charged by Cavalry but we soon had them [leaving?] in disgust. [ColMashal?] of of 4th Txs also [?Col] Warwick of same regt full [?] in this memorable charge. No [encomium?] of mine can add a brighter [luster?] to their names. I quote again from Mr Davis' history "Our victory was complete. Hundreds of prisoners were sent to the [?] and thousands were left lying on the field and scattered through the woods, [?] in their blood, which hundreds more

were left dead upon the soil their feet had polluted, and now we must give them graves in the very fields they pillaged. Night has hung its dark curtains around and over the [arena?], so[?] lit with [fire?] arms, and the flash of the glittering [?] in the hands of valliant men. The roar and rush of armies has ceased. All is quiet as the grave, only disturbed by the [?] trains of ambulances and the heart rendering groans of [the?] thousand suffering commingling their voices in piteous discord on every [wind?]. The darkness of the night intensified by the clouds of smoke, now sitting down upon the earth, with the cries of

length of this list will tell where each [regt?] was, and that all were in their proper place." After we had put to flight the Yankees we were charged by Cavalry but we soon had them [leaving?] in disgust. [ColMashal?] of of 4th Txs also [?Col] Warwick of same regt full [?] in this memorable charge. No [encomium?] of mine can add a brighter [luster?] to their names. I quote again from Mr Davis' history "Our victory was complete. Hundreds of prisoners were sent to the [?] and thousands were left lying on the field and scattered through the woods, [?] in their blood, which hundreds more

was left dead upon the soil their feet have polluted, and now we must give these graves in the very fields They pillaged. Night was hung its dark curtains around and over the (area), so (?) (?)(?) fire arms, and the flash of the gilttering sabre, in the hands of valliant men. The roar and rush of armies has ceased. All is quiet as the grave, only disturbed by the busy trains of ambulances & the (heart?) (ascending?) groans of the thousand sufferers (?) their voices as piteous discord on every (?). The darkness of the night intensitifed by the clouods of smoke, now setting up - on the earth, with the cries of