Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
General Patrick R. Cleburne
Photographed By James Hulse, July 16, 2021
1. General Patrick R. Cleburne Marker
General Patrick R. Cleburne
1828-1864
Born near Cork, Ireland came to U.S. 1849. Drug clerk in Ohio, became lawyer in Arkansas. Recruited 1st Arkansas Regt. for Confederacy. Elected colonel. Promoted brigadier general March 1862, made major general Dec. 1862. Rapidly earned reputation as a superb combat officer on numerous fields with Army of Tennessee. Eight Texas regiments of Granbury's Brigade were under Cleburne, and in 1864 Atlanta campaign he said, "The piles of the (Union) dead were silent but sufficient eulogy upon Granbury and his noble Texans." On Nov. 30, 1864 Cleburne, a savage fighter, met death six paces from the Federal lines in battle Franklin, Tenn. Became known as “Stonewall Jackson of the West.”
Erected 1964 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 2837.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 32° 20.849′ N, 97° 23.165′ W. Marker is in Cleburne, Texas, in Johnson County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 171) and Chambers Street (Business U.S. 67), on the left when
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Middleton T. Johnson (here, next to this marker); Johnson County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Johnson County Courthouse Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); The 36th Division - Texas National Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ensign Howard D. Crow (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleburne.
More about this marker. The General Patrick R. Cleburne marker is located on the reverse side of the Colonel Middleton T. Johnson marker
Additional commentary.
1. "Named after"
Born on March 17th in Ireland Patrick was the suitable name for the Irish-born Arkansas Confederate. Besides Secretary of State Judah Benjamin, Major General Cleburne was the highest ranking officer in the Civil War not born in the US. My great great uncles
Photographed By Zacharias Beau T, July 25, 2011
2. General Patrick R. Cleburne Marker
"City named for Texas Confederate General Patrick Cleburne"
Fifty years ago on the Civil War Centennial the State of Texas raised a series of memorial markers across Texas. Modeled after State battlefield memorials in the East hundreds of "Named after Texas Confederate (or Hero)" these markers appeared across the large state. Each was designed with five sides of pink granite. The city of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Upton County, Stonewall County, Granbury, and Cleburne all have the pink markers with descriptions of the veterans. Every one starts with "County Named for Texas Confederate", "County Named for Texas Hero" (if, like Stonewall, from another State), "City named for Texas Confederate", and even "College named for Texas Confederate". The establishment of so many inscribed histories of historical Civil War characters across Texas are the places' names. Another part of the same design was the "CSA" series. Camp Leadbetter CSA, Fort Davis CSA, or El Paso CSA are examples like the "Named for" memorial texts, rare histories of rare subjects in the Civil War.
— Submitted April 3, 2013, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas.
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, November 13, 2023
3. General Patrick R. Cleburne Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,041 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on April 24, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. 3. submitted on November 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
