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The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st Texas also lost a battle flag on April 8, 1865, at Appomattox Court House when it was captured by 1st Lt. Morton A. Read of the 8th New York Cavalry. Read earned the Medal of Honor for this deed.

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  • The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in August, 1861, with ten companies from Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, and Nacogdoches counties. Later two companies from Galveston and Trinity County were added to the command. Part of Hood's Texas Brigade, it served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and John Gregg. The regiment fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was involved in the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit had 477 effectives in April, 1862 and lost 186 of the 226 engaged at Sharpsburg, a casualty rate of 82.3% percent. This staggering casualty rate was the highest suffered by any regiment, North or South, on a single day, during the entire war. In incurring these losses during ferocious fighting in Miller's cornfield the regiment lost a battle flag which was picked up by federal troops when they re-occupied the cornfield (the First Texas having previously withdrawn without noticing the loss of their flag). The highest number of casualties, on the other hand, was suffered by the 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. They suffered 72% casualties out of the 820 engaged. The 1st Texas suffered more than twenty percent of the 426 during the same engagement. It surrendered with 16 officers and 133 men. The field officers were Colonels Frederick S. Bass, Hugh McLeod, Alexis T. Rainey, and Louis T. Wigfall; Lieutenant Colonels Harvey H. Black, Albert G. Clopton, R.J. Harding, and P.A. Work; and Majors Matt. Dale and John R. Woodward. The 1st Texas also lost a battle flag on April 8, 1865, at Appomattox Court House when it was captured by 1st Lt. Morton A. Read of the 8th New York Cavalry. Read earned the Medal of Honor for this deed. (en)
  • Le 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, surnommé le « premier vieux lambeau », est un régiment d'infanterie levé dans le Texas pour servir dans l'armée des États confédérés pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il se bat quasiment avec l'armée de Virginie du Nord. Le 1st Texas Infantry Regiment est organisé à Richmond, en Virginie, en août 1861, avec dix compagnies des comtés de Marion, de Cass, de Polk, de Houston, d'Harrison, de Tyler, d'Anderson, de Cherokee, de Sabine, de San Augustin, de Newton, et de Nacogdoches. Plus tard, deux compagnies des comtés de Galveston et de Trinity sont ajoutées au commandement. Faisant partie de la brigade du Texas de Hood, il sert sous les ordres des généraux Hood, J. B. Robertson et . Le régiment combat avec l'armée de Virginie du Nord de Sept Pines jusqu'à Cold Harbor, sauf lorsqu'il est détaché avec Longstreet à Suffolk, Chickamauga, et Knoxville. Il est impliqué dans le siège de Petersburg au nord et au sud de la James River et, plus tard lors de la campagne d'Appomattox. Cette unité a un effectif de 477 hommes en avril 1862 et perd 186 hommes sur les 226 engagés à Sharpsburg, un taux de pertes de 82,3 %. Ce taux de mortalité sidérant est le plus élevé, subi par un régiment du Nord ou du Sud, pendant une seule journée, pendant toute la guerre. Lors de l'engagement qui a généré ces pertes au cours de féroces combats dans le champ de maïs de Miller, le régiment perd un drapeau de bataille qui est récupéré par les troupes fédérales lorsqu'elles réoccupent le champ de maïs (le 1st Texas ayant retraité sans remarquer la perte de son drapeau). Le plus grand nombre de victimes, d'autre part, est subi par le lors de la bataille de Gettysburg. Il subit de 72 % de pertes sur les 820 hommes engagés. Le 1st Texas subit plus de vingt pour cent des 426 hommes au cours du même combat. Il se rend avec 16 officiers et 133 hommes. Les officiers supérieurs sont les colonels Frederick S. Bass, Hugh McLeod, Alexis T. Rainey, et Louis T. Wigfall ; les lieutenants-colonels Harvey H. Black, Albert G. Clopton, R. J. Harding, et P. A. Work ; et les commandants Matt. Dale et John R. Woodward. Le 1st Texas participe à la campagne d'Appomattox et perd également un drapeau de bataille, le 8 avril 1865 à Appomattox Court House quand il est capturé par le premier lieutenant Morton A. Read du 8th New York Cavalry. Read reçoit la pour cette action. (fr)
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  • The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st Texas also lost a battle flag on April 8, 1865, at Appomattox Court House when it was captured by 1st Lt. Morton A. Read of the 8th New York Cavalry. Read earned the Medal of Honor for this deed. (en)
  • Le 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, surnommé le « premier vieux lambeau », est un régiment d'infanterie levé dans le Texas pour servir dans l'armée des États confédérés pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il se bat quasiment avec l'armée de Virginie du Nord. Le 1st Texas participe à la campagne d'Appomattox et perd également un drapeau de bataille, le 8 avril 1865 à Appomattox Court House quand il est capturé par le premier lieutenant Morton A. Read du 8th New York Cavalry. Read reçoit la pour cette action. (fr)
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