Hd Qrts 4th Texas Regmt
Miss Louise
Allow me to thank you for the beautifull [sic]
Flag you have been so kind to present to my
Regiment.
I can assure you that the gallant hearts that
throb beneath its sacred folds will only be
content when this glorious banner is planted
first and foremost in the coming struggle for
our independence. The well selected motto will
be ingrave [sic] on the Spear-head. And after
we have gained all for which we are now
contending, it shall be placed in the archives
of the State of Texas. May we not cherish the
fond hope of claiming Miss Louise as 'la fille
de Regiment'?
I am with great respect
To
From the Pearce Civil War Documents Collection, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas.
Transcript:
January 26, 1862
J.B. Hood
Col 4th Texas
Miss Louise S. Wigfall
Richmond Va