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Edna in Jackson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Confederates of Jackson County

 
 
Confederates of Jackson County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 21, 2018
1. Confederates of Jackson County Marker
Inscription. From 1860 population of 2,612 came more than 100 Civil War soldiers, one an infantryman on a crutch: M.K. Simons, a Mexican War amputee, Brigade Quartermaster, 2nd Texas Infantry, C.S.A.

Officers included Capt. C.L. Owen, veteran of the Texas Revolution and Mexican War, killed at Shiloh in 1862.

Composed chiefly of Jackson County men were Co. D, 1st Texas Cavalry; Co. K, 2nd Texas Infantry; and Co. M, 27th Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion). Jackson men were also in other units, including Confederate Marines and Terry's Texas Rangers, and saw much of war's greatest action.
 
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 1033.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
 
Location. 28° 58.683′ N, 96° 38.821′ W. Marker is in Edna, Texas, in Jackson County. It is on West Main Street (Business U.S. 59) east of Ed Linn Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located on the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 W Main St, Edna TX 77957, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is on the American Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jackson County, C.S.A. (here, next to this marker); Jackson County Southeast Asia Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Jackson County (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Jackson County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hernandez v. State of Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Macaroni Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brackenridge Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Famous Lavaca-Navidad Meeting of 1835 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edna.
 
Confederates of Jackson County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 21, 2018
2. Confederates of Jackson County Marker
Jackson County, C.S.A. marker is to the left. Confederates of Jackson County marker is to the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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