Near Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Texas

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 28, 2019

1. Texas Marker

Inscription.
(front)
Allatoona Pass
October 5, 1864

(back)
Texas remembers her sons whose devotion to duty adn valor in battle drove to their forts the invading Federal forces on this field of honor.

9th Tex. Inf. Maj. J.H. McReynolds
10th Tex. Cav. Dismtd. Col. C.R. Earp
14th Tex. Cav. Dismtd. Col. J.L. Camp
32nd Tex. Cav. Dismtd. Col. J.A. Andrews
Brig. Gen. M.D. Ectors Brigade
Brig. Gen. W.H. Young Commanding
Maj. Gen S.G. Frenchs Division
Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart Corps
Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America

Erected by descendants and friends Oct. 5, 2002

Erected 2002.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1864.

Location. 34° 6.87′ N, 84° 42.893′ W. Memorial is near Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It can be reached from Old Allatoona Road Southeast 1½ miles east of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 621 Old Allatoona Rd SE, Cartersville GA 30121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s

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Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Missouri (here, next to this marker); Iowa (here, next to this marker); Illinois (here, next to this marker); Mississippi (here, next to this marker); North Carolina (a few steps from this marker); Alabama / Kolb's Battery (a few steps from this marker); Louisiana (a few steps from this marker); Ohio (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Also see . . . Allatoona Pass Battlefield. Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites (Submitted on February 2, 2024.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

2. Texas Marker

Texas Marker (sixth marker from the left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

3. Texas Marker (sixth marker from the left)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.