Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers
1841 - 1929
Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 21, 2018
1. Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers Marker Front
Born Mississippi. Came to Texas 1851. Enlisted here as private 1861. Adjutant 5th Texas Cavalry in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign to make Confederacy an ocean to ocean nation. At age 20 made captain for gallantry in Battle of Valverde. Organized Valverde Battery from cannons captured there. Commanded battery in Red River Campaign 1863 to prevent capture of the Mississippi. Promoted to Major after Camp Brisland, La. battle in which wounded. Returned on crutches as chief-of-staff to General Tom Green, serving in 1864 Red River
Campaign to prevent invasion of Texas. Wounded Battle Mansfield, La. returning to service as soon as he could ride a horse. After Green's death, placed on staff of General Richard Taylor, participating in 1865 Alabama actions. This was the last command to surrender east of Mississippi. Reached Bastrop on crutches. State Senator 1873. Lieutenant Governor 1879-80. U.S. Congressman 1884-98. Helped to secure long-overdue pay for Texas Ranger services on the frontier. Texas Governor 1899-1903. He worked to expand agriculture, industry. Tenure marked by Spindletop gusher, the start of modern petroleum industry in Texas, and by disasters of Huntsville State Prison burning, 1899 widespread Brazos River floods, great Galveston Storm 1900. Buried Fairview Cemetery
Erected by the State of Texas 1964
Erected 1964 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 12388.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 6.562′ N, 97° 19.058′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Pecan Street and Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Pecan Street.
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. 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: Bastrop County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain James Burleson (within shouting distance of this marker); Baron de Bastrop Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Jung-Pearcy House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bastrop County Jail (about 300 feet away); Kleinert Building (about 800 feet away); Kesselus Building (about 800 feet away); Thomas H. Mays (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Brian Anderson, November 21, 2018
2. Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers Marker Rear
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Bastrop Advertiser (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Sayers, Joseph Draper - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on November 26, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023
3. Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 30, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
