Comfort in Kendall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Battle and Massacre at Nueces River

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2018

1. Battle and Massacre at Nueces River Marker

Inscription.

150th Anniversary
Civil War Battle & Massacre at Nueces River
1862 August 10th 2012

Erected 2012.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 29° 58.186′ N, 98° 54.841′ W. Memorial is in Comfort, Texas, in Kendall County. It is on High Street, on the right when traveling east. The small marker is next to the Treue Der Union Monument. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Comfort TX 78013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hill Country

and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Funeral of German Patriots at Comfort, Texas (a few steps from this marker); Treue Der Union Monument (a few steps from this marker); Dedication of Monument to German Patriots

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(a few steps from this marker); Comfort Community Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Comfort School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ernst Hermann Altgelt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freidenker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Otto Brinkmann House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Comfort.

Also see . . . The Battle of the Nueces at TSHA. (Submitted on January 12, 2021.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2018

2. Battle and Massacre at Nueces River Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 986 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.