Saratoga in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.
(1817-1876)
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
1. General Braxton Bragg, C. S. A. Marker
Born in North Carolina. Graduated in 1833 from West Point. In 1845 came to Texas with army of General Zachary Taylor, to fight in Mexican War. In 1850's retired from army to be a planter. Also served as Commissioner of Public Works, State of Louisiana.
Appointed a brigadier general of the Confederacy, 1861. Made great captures of guns and prisoners at Battle of Shiloh, 1862. Victor at Chickamauga, 1863. Strong disciplinarian. Devoted patriot. Had stern sense of duty. Became military advisor, 1863-1865, to President Jefferson Davis. After surrender of General Lee, traveled with President Davis toward Florida and a suggested escape route. Was captured by Federals and paroled in Georgia in May 1865.
Alabama Commissioner of Public Works, 1866-1870. Then served in Texas as chief engineer of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway. Later, state inspector of railroads built under Texas land grants. Lived several years in Galveston where he died.
Old town at this site on G.C. & S.F. (1901-1934) was named in General Bragg's honor. It is one of many towns and counties in Texas named for military leaders, statesmen, public officials and soldiers.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11149.)
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Location. 30° 17.966′ N, 94° 32.395′ W. Marker is in Saratoga, Texas, in Hardin County. It is on Farm to Market Road 787 0.2 miles north of Maple Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saratoga TX 77585, 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 of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lance Rosier (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oilfield Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Teel Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Batson Prairie School & Church and Guedry Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); "Old" Hardin (approx. 12 miles away); Kalita, Chief of the Coushatta Indians (approx. 12.6 miles away); Richard E. Jackson (approx. 14.3 miles away).
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
2. General Braxton Bragg, C. S. A. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
