Near Greenville in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cherry Hill

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

1. Cherry Hill Marker

Inscription. Directly across the road from this marker was "Cherry Hill". The last home of Confederate Brig. General Thomas N. Waul, he commanded Waul's Texas Legion at Vicksburg and led his brigade in the battles of Jenkin's Ferry, Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.

2nd Plaque
A large Pink Granite Historical Marker was placed across the road from this flagpole by the State of Texas in 1963. It commemorated "Cherry Hill" the last home of Confederate General Thomas Waul. In October 2022 that Marker was destroyed by mindless vandals with a total disregard for Texas history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2022.

Location. 33° 10.246′ N, 96° 0.674′ W. Marker is near Greenville, Texas, in Hunt County. It is on County Road 4105 0.2 miles west of County Road 4108, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located across the road from the Cherry Hill House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3275 Co Rd 4105, Greenville TX 75401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes

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and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Humboldt Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); St. Paul School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Shady Grove Community (approx. 2.8 miles away); Farmers Electric Cooperative (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Henry and Emerson Colleges (approx. 3.9 miles away); Concord Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); “Fourth-Sunday Singing” (approx. 5.1 miles away); Scatter Branch Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Thomas Neville Waul: Confederate Officer and Texas Politician. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Thomas Neville Waul, Confederate States Army officer, was born to Thomas and Annie
Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

2. 2nd Plaque (above)
Waul near Statesburg, Sumter District, South Carolina, on January 5, 1813. After three years at South Carolina College, he taught for a time at Florence, Alabama, and then studied law in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1835, and on November 15, 1837, he married America Simmons. By 1850 they had moved to Gonzales County, Texas, where he established his practice as well as a cotton plantation on the Guadalupe River. Waul ran unsuccessfully against Andrew J. Hamilton for the United States Congress in 1859 but was appointed by the Secession Convention to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, where he took his seat on February 19, 1861.

(Submitted on July 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

3. Cherry Hill Marker

The view of the Cherry Hill House from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

4. The view of the Cherry Hill House from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.