Marshall in Harrison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Alexander Travis Hawthorn
January 10, 1825 - May 31, 1899
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022
1. Alexander Travis Hawthorn Marker
Colonel commanding 6th Arkansas
Confederate Infantry Regiment at Battle
of Shiloh in Tennessee, Commended for
action at Helena and Fort Hindman in
Arkansas, Brigader-General in
Confederate Army, Commended for
gallantry while leading Brigade in Battle
of Jenkins Ferry in Arkansas, postwar
Georgia businessman, Baptist minister
in Texas from 1880 to 1899
Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 10178.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 32° 33.242′ N, 94° 22.554′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Texas, in Harrison County. It can be reached from the intersection of One Tiger Drive and East Avenue. The marker is located at the east central section of the Greenwood Cemetery on the south side of the main road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marshall TX 75670, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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: Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains (here, next to this marker); Matthew Duncan Ector (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greenwood Cemetery
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Also see . . . Alexander Travis Hawthorn.
Alexander Travis Hawthorn was born in Conecuh County, Alabama, on January 10, 1825 and was educated at Evergreen Academy and Mercer University. He then studied law at Yale University for two years, from 1846 to 1847, and relocated to Camden, Arkansas, where he commenced the practice of law. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022
2. Alexander Travis Hawthorn Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022
3. The view of the Alexander Travis Hawthorn Marker in the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
