. Hood's Texas brigade, its marches, its battles, its achievements . im,gentlemen. The men began to cheer, but when the gallantHood, his head uncovered and his face proud and joyful, gal-loped by to his rightful place at the head of the division, thecheers deepened into a roar that drowned the volleys of thehundred cannons that were even then vengefully thunderingat the gap. And, as the same order that released Hood fromarrest, relieved the division of Evans, and left the ambulancesin possession of it, happiness was at once restored. Having reached the summit of Boonesboro Gap, Hoodsdivision t
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. Hood's Texas brigade, its marches, its battles, its achievements . im, gentlemen. The men began to cheer, but when the gallantHood, his head uncovered and his face proud and joyful, gal-loped by to his rightful place at the head of the division, thecheers deepened into a roar that drowned the volleys of thehundred cannons that were even then vengefully thunderingat the gap. And, as the same order that released Hood fromarrest, relieved the division of Evans, and left the ambulancesin possession of it, happiness was at once restored. Having reached the summit of Boonesboro Gap, Hoodsdivision took position on the left of the turnpike, its rightresting upon that road. From this point the advance of Mc-Clellans long lines could be seen moving up the slope in theirfront, evidently intending to dislodge the Confederate forcesposted on the sharp ridges overlooking the valley to the east.Half an hour later, Hood moved the command to the rightof the turnpike, our troops on that side having been drivenback. In the new position taken, the men were ordered to fix. Dick PinckneyCompany G, Fourth Texas Regiment FACING 114 HOODS TEXAS BRIGADE 115 bayonets, and when the enemy came within a hundred yards, to fire and charge. The charge was made to the accompani-ment of a Confederate yell, and sent the Federals flying pell-mell. The Confederates on the left of the pike, however, yieldedground to the enemy, who, advancing, took strong positionnear the western foot of South Mountain. This fact reportedto General Lee, he decided to fall back toward Sharpsburg—the movement beginning on the morning of the 15th, andHoods division, assisted by artillery and cavalry, forming therear guard, and holding the Federals in check until the othertroops of Longstreets command marched quietly to their des-tination west of Antietam Creek. This was no easy task. Thethree days rations issued to the division on the 13th includedno meat, and were therefore the sooner exhausted. No cloth-ing or shoes had