Quote Originally Posted by Shiloh View Post
You should feel proud. I just started reading... Texans at Antietam: A Terrible Clash of Arms. So far so good and the 1st, 4th and 5th Texas really showed up that day even though they were largely outnumbered at that point. The 1st Texas in particular fought bravely out ahead of the rest of the brigade and took horrific casualties at 80+%.
The 1st Texas at Antietam took the highest percentage of casualties (82.3%) out of any regiment, on either side, of the entire war. The only regiment that would come close would be the 1st Minnesota at the battle of Gettysburg (82%)