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By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Texas Monument | | |
Inscription. Remembers the valor and devotion of her soldiers who participated in the battle of Second Manassas, Virginia - August 28-30, 1862.
On this field Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia won the decisive battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia. Arriving on the second day, August 29th, Confederate Maj. Gen. James Longstreet's wing took position opposite Pope's left-flank late that afternoon. Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade saw its first combat of the engagement advancing into the Union line at Groveton. Their position untenable, the Brigade withdrew the following morning. Misinterpreting Confederate maneuvers as a retreat, Gen. Pope ordered another attack on Gen. Stonewall Jackson's position on August 30th. With the help of Gen. Longstreet's artillery the Union attack was repulsed. Gen. Longstreet's five divisions then counterattacked in one of the largest simultaneous mass assaults of the war. Hood's Texas Brigade led the advance with the entire wing pivoting on the brigade. In the ensuing combat Hood's Texas Brigade overwhelmed the 5th and 10th New York Zouaves at Groveton and drove off a brigade of Pennsylvania reserves, their efforts climaxed with the capture of Kern's Pennsylvania Battery. Although the terrain and stubborn Union resistance on Chinn | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Back of Monument | | |
Ridge ultimately broke the tactical integrity of the unit, the Texas Brigade contributed significantly to the collapse of the Union left flank which forced Pope's retreat that night and opened the way for Lee's invasion of Maryland.
(Back):
Texas Units engaged in
The Battle of Second Manassas, VA
Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood's Brigade
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1st Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment
4th Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment
5th Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment
18th Georgia
Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Hampton's Legion, South Carolina
(8 Infantry Companies)
Texas units formed the major portion of Hood's Brigade, thus it was commonly known as the Texas Brigade, but the 18th Georgia, Hampton's Legion, and later the 3rd Arkansas were integral parts of the brigade.
Texas remembers and honors her sons and those of her sister states who fought with them. They sleep the sleep of the brave.
Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission.
Location. 38° 48.599′ N, 77° 31.929′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker can be reached from Chinn Ridge Loop, on the right| | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Texas Monument | | |
when traveling west. Click for map. Located at the Chinn Ridge Loop walking trail, in the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20109, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Fletcher Webster (a few steps from this marker); Third Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Death of Fletcher Webster (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending the Cannon (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Kemper's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Second Brigade (about 700 feet away); 73rd Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kemper's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Manassas.
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 6, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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