Hood's Minstrels
Hood's Minstrels were an amateur Texas-based blackface Confederate military band, of the Texas Brigade, during the American Civil War,[1] who began performing in a log cabin theater that they built themselves in 1862; they performed in it alongside a choir and a brass band. They were the most popular group of their kind during the War.[2] Members included Mollie and Gus Bailey.[3]
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- ↑ McMurry, pg. 31
- ↑ Abel, pg. 167
- ↑ Texas Escapes
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