Outdoor group oversized albumen. [Texas], 1886. Period informational card to mount recto summarizing the battery's service. Modern pencil inscription to mount verso possibly indentifying two of the men in the photo. Approx. 16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in., mounted to 18 1/4 x 13 in. 

A large photograph of surviving members of Douglas's Texas Battery, taken during a reunion held on 25-26 August 1886 in Tyler, Texas. At least 19 men can be seen standing and looking directly at the camera in the photo, in which the center is focused on what appears to be a 3-inch ordnance rifle. 

The Confederate battery initially organized in June 1861 under the command of John Jay Good, combining men from Dallas and Tyler, Texas. Its first battle was at Pea Ridge in March 1862, and soon thereafter transferred east of the Mississippi River, the only Texas field artillery to do so. At this time, Good was then replaced with James Postell Douglas, whom the battery is named after; moreover, the battery reduced from six guns to four, including two 6-pounder field guns and two 12-pounder howitzers. He led the battery at legendary battles such as Richmond, Chickamauga, Franklin and Nashville, as well as the Atlanta and Mobile Campaigns. After being stationed in Mobile, the survivors of the battery were paroled on 12 May 1865. 

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Top right corner missing a small portion; doesn't affect photo visibility.