Kountze in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.
(1817-1876)
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011
1. General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. Marker
American military leader honored in this county in name of an early town (12 mi. W). Born in North Carolina, Bragg was in Texas in 1840s with army of General Zachary Taylor, to fight in Mexican War.
Made a brigadier general of the Confederacy, 1861, he won renown by capturing many guns and prisoners at Shiloh (1862), and for Southern victory in Battle of Chickamauga (1863). He was respected as a strong disciplinarian, a devoted patriot, and a man with a stern sense of duty. Serving as military advisor (1863-1865) to President Jefferson Davis, he traveled with President Davis after Confederate surrender on a suggested escape route, but was captured by Federals and paroled in Georgia in May 1865.
After an 1866-1870 term as Alabama commissioner of public works, he moved to Galveston. There he was chief engineer in charge of construction of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway, chartered May 28, 1873. When the G.C. & S.F. built into this area, a junction point on the line was named for General Bragg. The 1901-1934 town of Bragg (now a ghost site) had many facilities serving the Saratoga Oil field.
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Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11149.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1865.
Location. 30° 22.24′ N, 94° 18.866′ W. Marker is in Kountze, Texas, in Hardin County. It is on South Maple Street north of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in front of the Museum of Hardin County. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 830 S Maple St, Kountze TX 77625, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American 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
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011
2. General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. Marker
Original location at the Hardin County Courthouse.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pine Lodge No. 642, A.F. & A.M. (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirby-Hill House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Kountze (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hardin County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouses of Hardin County (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Kountze (approx. Ό mile away); Hooks Abstract Company (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Kountze Baptist College (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kountze.
More about this marker. The marker has been moved 0.2 miles north of its original location at the Hardin County Courthouse (300 W Monroe St, GPS 30.36814, -94.31601).
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
3. New location of General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,012 times since then and 88 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 3. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
