East Side in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of the Camp of Stephen F. Austin
October 20-26, 1835
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022
1. Site of the Camp of Stephen F. Austin Marker
While assembling troops preparatory to the attack on the Mexican garrison at San Antonio After his appointment on November 12 as commissioner to the United States, the Texans, under Colonels Ben Milam and Frank W. Johnson stormed and captured San Antonio, December 10, 1835
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 245.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 12, 1835.
Location. 29° 23.9′ N, 98° 25.496′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in the East Side. It is on Rigsby Avenue 0.2 miles west of Shrader Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in the Covington Park next to the Covington Park Trailhead. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Antonio TX 78222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); "I Have A Dream Speech" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "The Purpose of Education" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Beyond Vietnam" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "I've Been to The Mountaintop" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Loving Your Enemies" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "The Drum Major Instinct" (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
Also see . . .
1. Siege of Bexar. Texas State Historical Association
The siege of Bexar (San Antonio) became the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. From October until early(Submitted on October 15, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)December 1835 an army of Texan volunteers laid siege to a Mexican army in San Antonio de Bιxar. After a Texas force drove off Mexican troops at Gonzales on October 2, the Texan army grew to 300 men and elected Stephen F. Austin commander to bring unity out of discord. The Texans advanced on October 12 toward San Antonio, where Gen. Martνn Perfecto de Cos recently had concentrated Mexican forces numbering 650 men. Cos fortified the town plazas west of the San Antonio River and the Alamo, a former mission east of the stream.
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2. Milam, Benjamin Rush (17881835). Texas State Historical Association
Ben Milam, soldier, colonizer, and entrepreneur, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 20, 1788, the fifth of the six children of Moses and Elizabeth Pattie (Boyd) Milam. He had little or no formal schooling. He enlisted in the Kentucky militia and fought for several months in the War of 1812. When his period of enlistment was completed he returned to Frankfort. In 1818 he was in Texas trading with the Comanche Indians on the Colorado River when he met David G. Burnet. The two became friends. In New Orleans in 1819 Milam met Josι Fιlix Trespalacios and James Long, who were planning an expedition to help the revolutionaries in Mexico and Texas gain independence from Spain. Milam joined Trespalacios and was commissioned a colonel.(Submitted on October 15, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022
2. The Site of the Camp of Stephen F. Austin Marker is the marker on the right side
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022
3. Covington Park Dedication Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022
4. The view of the Site of the Camp of Stephen F. Austin Marker from the park
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 854 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 15, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
