After the heavy hitting attack of the Union Western Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson saw
his line about to break in 2 so he called for his last reserves into the fight for the
northern part of the battlefield.
His reserves consisted of Hood's division, made up of the brigades of Wofford's Texans
and Law's Mississippians.
Wofford's Texas Brigade was sent into a frenzy after being denied their breakfast
and charged to the front.
Their charge broke up the federal offensive and sent them running.
The 1st Texas did not stop chasing the retreating federals and chased them into and through
the corn.
Without the support of other regiments, their ranks were ferociously raked by canister and
rifle shot and were sent reeling.
The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Old Ragged First for their dirty and ragged
appearance, was raised from the counties of East Texas.
The 1st Texas was formed in August of 1861 was presented their famous Wigfall flag by
Jefferson Davis and first see combat in the peninsula Campaign.
They would rise to prominence along with their brigade after the battles of Gaines Mill and
Second manassas.
During the maryland campaign, the 1st texas would be led by Lt Colonel Philip A Work.
They would be attached to the famed Texas Brigade under the command of William T Wofford.
1st texas along with their brigade would be the first confederates to spill blood at the
night before the battle of antietam during a skirmish in the east woods.
Due to this fight they were placed in reserves for the fighting in the morrow.
As the battle weary confederates started to rout and the confederate line was about to
break in two, the Texas Brigade was rushed forward to fill the crumbling line and succeeded
in stopping the federal push but at their own demise, the first rushed forward only
to be shot to pieces in their counterattack, losing 186 out of their 226 combatants, 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.
The first is equipped with the M1842 Springfield Musket, the M1853 Enfield Rifle, and the M1855
Springfield Rifle with their bayonets.
The M1842 Springfield Smoothbore Musket has two types of ammunition, medium range large
.69 caliber round ball or the powerful short range buck and ball.
The M1853 Enfield and the M1855 Springfield rifles are both exceptional at medium and
long ranges with their .58 caliber minie ball.
The old ragged first is dressed differently from the standard cadet gray uniforms.
Their uniforms consisted of a butternut jacket with black collar and cuffs.
Their pants range from union blue to confederate butternut and gray.
Their covers range from butternut kepis to brown and black felt hats.
The first can be seen carrying two different flags.
You can see some sporting different emblems on their kepis.
Unlike the majority of confederate regiments, the first carried two flags, their famous
Wigfall flag and the standard confederate battle flag.
In war of rights, you can find the first texas attacking millers cornfield along with 18th
georgia as they fight to regain the cornfield from the defending federals.
Now what would you do?
Will you charge into the corn with the fiery texans or drive them back?
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