University of Texas at San Antonio Civil War Diaries

a position, and lay for three hours, under a very severe gun boat fire, of grape and canister. Thus did the "Texas Brigade," number -ing some 35,000 men, whip & drive back a Yankee corps (Franklins) of 20,000, which had they been brave men, and not mercenary soldiers, and had they been fighting in a righteous cause, might have destroyed our army. Texas need not blush at the work of her sons, on 5th May 62. The loss of the whole brigade was 40 odd. The 1st Texas loosing more than any other. The Yanks showing no dis -position to again try their experi -ment of cuting off our army. We left our close proximity to their gun boats, and returned to our