Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- 4 “The Display of Soldiery”: Texas
- 5 “A Pack of Cowards”: Tennessee and Mississippi
- 6 “A Skeleton of Itself”: Mississippi and Texas
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - “A Skeleton of Itself”: Mississippi and Texas
from Part II - The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
Book contents
- Dread Danger
- Dread Danger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction “Almost Enough to Make Cowards of the Bravest Men”
- Part I The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Part II The 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
- 4 “The Display of Soldiery”: Texas
- 5 “A Pack of Cowards”: Tennessee and Mississippi
- 6 “A Skeleton of Itself”: Mississippi and Texas
- Conclusion “When Cowards Shrink and Brave Men Die”
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 narrates the 2nd Texas’ post Shiloh service record, including the bloody battle of Corinth in October 1862, which resulted in the martyred death of Colonel Rogers. Although there were questions surrounding his death, a celebratory tale of him took shape, portraying him as a martyr for the Confederate cause. After Corinth, the 2nd Texas had transformed into an elite fighting unit, but the stigma of Shiloh seemed to linger. The chapter closes with their final days in Galveston, depleted and demoralized.
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- Dread DangerCowardice and Combat in the American Civil War, pp. 227 - 281Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024