Iowa’s Confederate General Marker

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Bentonsport in Van Buren County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Iowa’s Confederate General

Birthplace of Iowa’s Only Confederate General Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Michael Dann Hayes, September 22, 2007

1. Birthplace of Iowa’s Only Confederate General Marker

This monument was dedicated on September 22, 2007.

Inscription. General Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross, CSA, was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, Van Buren County on September 27, 1838. His family moved to Texas in 1839, where he grew to manhood. In 1859, Sul Ross was commissioned a Captain in the Texas Rangers, fought Comanches, rescued Cynthia Ann Parker (Mother of Quanah Parker), and in 1861, enlisted as a Private in the 6th Texas Cavalry CSA. He rose rapidly through the ranks to become Brigadier General of the 6th Texas Cavalry and later Brigade Commander, Jackson’s Division, Forrest’s Cavalry Corps. Gen. Sul Ross took part in 135 battles, including Elkhorn Tavern, Corinth, the Atlanta and Franklin-Nashville Campaigns. He returned to Texas after the Civil War and served as Sheriff of McLennan County, Texas, Governor of Texas from 1887-1891, and President of Texas A&M University from 1891 until his death in 1898.

Frontiersman, Soldier, Statesman, Educator; A Native Son of Iowa, Adopted Son of Texas.

Erected 2007 by Iowa Sons of Confederate Veterans; Texas Sons of Confederate Veterans; Marmaduke Chapter of Military Order of Stars & Bars; Douds Stone, Iowa’s Confederate General.

Location. 40° 43.534′ N, 91° 51.298′ W. Marker is in Bentonsport, Iowa, in Van Buren County

Monument for Sullivan "Sul" Ross, Iowa's only Confederate general Photo, Click for full size

By Michael Dann Hayes, September 22, 2007

2. Monument for Sullivan "Sul" Ross, Iowa's only Confederate general

. Marker is on Main Street (County Road J 40), on the right. Click for map. The location of the marker is in the County Conservation Board Park – South side of Main Street. Marker is in this post office area: Keosauqua IA 52565, United States of America.

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 18, 2007, by Michael Dann Hayes of Malcom, Iowa. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on September 22, 2007, by Michael Dann Hayes of Malcom, Iowa. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.