Near Prairie Lea in Caldwell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. James Fentress

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 15, 2026

1. Dr. James Fentress Marker

Inscription. Participated in the Battle of Plum Creek, August 12, 1840. Born in Tennessee, May 9, 1802. Died July 7, 1872. His wife, Mary O. Hardeman Fentress, Born in Tennessee, June 8, 1822. Died July 13, 1888.

Erected 1936 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 15343.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 29° 44.742′ N, 97° 45.035′ W. Memorial is near Prairie Lea, Texas, in Caldwell County. It is on Callihan Road 0.8 miles north of San Marcos Hwy (Texas Highway 80). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3293 Callihan Rd, Luling TX 78648, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country

and in the Austin 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burial Site of Rev. John McCullough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fentress Community Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Prairie Lea United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fentress United Methodist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Rafael Rios No. 1 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Staples African-American Freedmen Colony Association Cemetery

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(approx. 5 miles away); Camp Clark, C.S.A. (approx. 5.8 miles away); Rosenwald School (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairie Lea.

Dr. James Fentress Marker and grave stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 15, 2026

2. Dr. James Fentress Marker and grave stone

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 15, 2026

3. Dr. James Fentress Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 15, 2026

4. Dr. James Fentress Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 16, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.