Sgt Co E 1st TX Infantry C.S.A.
Proud Confederate Soldier
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The Langley brothers joined the "Marshall Guards" in Harrison County, Texas on May 28th, 1861. The Guards later became Co. E, 1st Texas Inf. Thomas at the time of enlistment was a college student, so he enlisted as a sergeant, but became sick with typhoid fever a year later, and had to be discharged. Thomas however didn't stay out of the army. He enlisted again on May 3rd, 1863, as a private in his same company. Brother William was with the 1st Texas through all it's battles.
The brothers and Co. E went into the fighting at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863. They advanced along the the north edge of Devil's Den with the 3rd Arkansas. The Arkansans were hotly engaged and were forced to withdraw, leaving the 1st Texas' left exposed. William & Thomas advanced with the Texans. The artillery fire from the enemy was intense and tearing into the men. The regimental commander graphically reported that "many were killed and wounded, some losing their heads and others so horribly mutilated and mangled that their identity could scarcely be established." The fighting was brutal; the Texas brigade lost 706 men - the 1st Texas losing 125 men. Thomas' brother William was among the 29 killed of the 1st Texas in the brutal fighting at Devils' Den. Thomas survived unscathed.
Thomas survived the War and was at the surrender at Appomattox. He returned to Texas, where he later married in 1885. Thomas Langley died in Marshall, Texas on March 4, 1914.
Proud Confederate Soldier
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The Langley brothers joined the "Marshall Guards" in Harrison County, Texas on May 28th, 1861. The Guards later became Co. E, 1st Texas Inf. Thomas at the time of enlistment was a college student, so he enlisted as a sergeant, but became sick with typhoid fever a year later, and had to be discharged. Thomas however didn't stay out of the army. He enlisted again on May 3rd, 1863, as a private in his same company. Brother William was with the 1st Texas through all it's battles.
The brothers and Co. E went into the fighting at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863. They advanced along the the north edge of Devil's Den with the 3rd Arkansas. The Arkansans were hotly engaged and were forced to withdraw, leaving the 1st Texas' left exposed. William & Thomas advanced with the Texans. The artillery fire from the enemy was intense and tearing into the men. The regimental commander graphically reported that "many were killed and wounded, some losing their heads and others so horribly mutilated and mangled that their identity could scarcely be established." The fighting was brutal; the Texas brigade lost 706 men - the 1st Texas losing 125 men. Thomas' brother William was among the 29 killed of the 1st Texas in the brutal fighting at Devils' Den. Thomas survived unscathed.
Thomas survived the War and was at the surrender at Appomattox. He returned to Texas, where he later married in 1885. Thomas Langley died in Marshall, Texas on March 4, 1914.
Sgt Co E 1st TX Infantry C.S.A.
Proud Confederate Soldier
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The Langley brothers joined the "Marshall Guards" in Harrison County, Texas on May 28th, 1861. The Guards later became Co. E, 1st Texas Inf. Thomas at the time of enlistment was a college student, so he enlisted as a sergeant, but became sick with typhoid fever a year later, and had to be discharged. Thomas however didn't stay out of the army. He enlisted again on May 3rd, 1863, as a private in his same company. Brother William was with the 1st Texas through all it's battles.
The brothers and Co. E went into the fighting at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863. They advanced along the the north edge of Devil's Den with the 3rd Arkansas. The Arkansans were hotly engaged and were forced to withdraw, leaving the 1st Texas' left exposed. William & Thomas advanced with the Texans. The artillery fire from the enemy was intense and tearing into the men. The regimental commander graphically reported that "many were killed and wounded, some losing their heads and others so horribly mutilated and mangled that their identity could scarcely be established." The fighting was brutal; the Texas brigade lost 706 men - the 1st Texas losing 125 men. Thomas' brother William was among the 29 killed of the 1st Texas in the brutal fighting at Devils' Den. Thomas survived unscathed.
Thomas survived the War and was at the surrender at Appomattox. He returned to Texas, where he later married in 1885. Thomas Langley died in Marshall, Texas on March 4, 1914.
Proud Confederate Soldier
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The Langley brothers joined the "Marshall Guards" in Harrison County, Texas on May 28th, 1861. The Guards later became Co. E, 1st Texas Inf. Thomas at the time of enlistment was a college student, so he enlisted as a sergeant, but became sick with typhoid fever a year later, and had to be discharged. Thomas however didn't stay out of the army. He enlisted again on May 3rd, 1863, as a private in his same company. Brother William was with the 1st Texas through all it's battles.
The brothers and Co. E went into the fighting at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863. They advanced along the the north edge of Devil's Den with the 3rd Arkansas. The Arkansans were hotly engaged and were forced to withdraw, leaving the 1st Texas' left exposed. William & Thomas advanced with the Texans. The artillery fire from the enemy was intense and tearing into the men. The regimental commander graphically reported that "many were killed and wounded, some losing their heads and others so horribly mutilated and mangled that their identity could scarcely be established." The fighting was brutal; the Texas brigade lost 706 men - the 1st Texas losing 125 men. Thomas' brother William was among the 29 killed of the 1st Texas in the brutal fighting at Devils' Den. Thomas survived unscathed.
Thomas survived the War and was at the surrender at Appomattox. He returned to Texas, where he later married in 1885. Thomas Langley died in Marshall, Texas on March 4, 1914.
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