Nacogdoches in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Battle of Nacogdoches

August 2, 1832

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 28, 2010

1. Battle of Nacogdoches Marker

Inscription.

Battle of Nacogdoches. August 2, 1832. , Armed with nothing more than shotguns and various types of hunting weapons, the national militia of Nacogdoches, aided by militias from Ayres, Teneha, Sabine, Bevil, Settlement, and San Augustine, fired the opening guns of the Texas Revolution during the Battle of Nacogdoches on August 2, 1832. Colonel Jose de las Piedras commanded his 300 member Mexican garrison from the Old Red House situated on this site. Piedras lost 47 men, with 40-60 wounded. Victory at the Battle of Nacogdoches enabled people of Texas to organize the Texas Revolution without Mexican military intervention. We honor all 253 participants. We know the names of only 80._____________. , Bailey Anderson, Jr. . Bailey W. Anderson, Sr. . Henry William Augustine . John Batey . James Bowie . John M. Bradley . James Bradshaw . Henry Mitchell Brewer . John Brewer . David Brown . Hiram Brown . James Whitis Bullock . Isaac Wattis Burton . ---Burress . James Carter . George Cartwright . Don Francisco Encartiacion . Chireno Alcade - Killed- . Micah Chamirma . Vicente Cordova . Danial Davis . George Davis . E.K. Davis . Samuel S. Davis . Malldred D. Daya . John M. Durst . Asa M. Edwards . Hayden Edwards . William E. Garrett . James Gaines . John Harvey Hamby . Horatio Hanks . Wyatt Hanks . --- Hart . W. Hathaway - Killed . Dr. Edwin Headrick . Simal P. Hopkins - Killed . Augustus Hotchkiss . Almazon Huston . W. Irwin . Asa Jarman . A.E.C. Johnson . George Jones . Martin Lacy . William Young Lacy . Juan Lazarin . George Lewis . Martin B. Lewis . Samuel Lewis . Benjamin Lindsey . William Lloyd . Samuel Looney . Barry Low . Reil Martin . John Maxmillian . Antonio Menchaca . James Mora . Jose Maria Mora . Juan Mora . Frederick Moz . Donald McDonald . Thomas S. McFarland . Reverend James B. McMahan . Samuel D. McMahan . John Noilin . Nathanial Norris . Stephen Prather . John S. Roberts . --- Smith-Killed . William Sneed . Samual Steadham . Adolphus Sterne . Phillip A. Sublett . Charles S. Taylor . George Teal . Iredell Thomas . Isaac D. Thomas . Theophilus Thomas . Jack Thompson . Daniel M. Vancel . Samuel Williams , The Old Red House pictured above.

Armed with nothing more than shotguns and various types of hunting weapons, the national militia of Nacogdoches, aided by militias from Ayres, Teneha, Sabine, Bevil, Settlement, and San Augustine, fired the opening guns of the Texas Revolution during the Battle of Nacogdoches on August 2, 1832. Colonel Jose de las Piedras commanded his 300 member Mexican garrison from the Old Red House situated on this site. Piedras lost 47 men, with 40-60 wounded. Victory at the Battle of Nacogdoches enabled people of Texas to organize the Texas Revolution without Mexican military intervention. We honor all 253 participants. We know the names of only 80._____________
Bailey Anderson, Jr. • Bailey W. Anderson, Sr. • Henry William Augustine • John Batey • James Bowie • John M. Bradley • James Bradshaw • Henry Mitchell Brewer • John Brewer • David Brown • Hiram Brown • James Whitis Bullock • Isaac Wattis Burton • ---Burress • James Carter • George Cartwright • Don Francisco Encartiacion • Chireno Alcade - Killed- • Micah Chamirma • Vicente Cordova • Danial Davis • George Davis • E.K. Davis • Samuel S. Davis • Malldred D. Daya • John M. Durst • Asa M. Edwards • Hayden Edwards • William E. Garrett • James Gaines • John Harvey Hamby • Horatio Hanks • Wyatt Hanks • --- Hart • W. Hathaway - Killed • Dr.

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Edwin Headrick • Simal P. Hopkins - Killed • Augustus Hotchkiss • Almazon Huston • W. Irwin • Asa Jarman • A.E.C. Johnson • George Jones • Martin Lacy • William Young Lacy • Juan Lazarin • George Lewis • Martin B. Lewis • Samuel Lewis • Benjamin Lindsey • William Lloyd • Samuel Looney • Barry Low • Reil Martin • John Maxmillian • Antonio Menchaca • James Mora • Jose Maria Mora • Juan Mora • Frederick Moz • Donald McDonald • Thomas S. McFarland • Reverend James B. McMahan • Samuel D. McMahan • John Noilin • Nathanial Norris • Stephen Prather • John S. Roberts • --- Smith-Killed • William Sneed • Samual Steadham • Adolphus Sterne • Phillip A. Sublett • Charles S. Taylor • George Teal • Iredell Thomas • Isaac D. Thomas • Theophilus Thomas • Jack Thompson • Daniel M. Vancel • Samuel Williams
The Old Red House pictured above

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1832.

Location. 31° 36.184′ N, 94° 39.366′ W. Memorial is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is at the intersection of Pilar Street and South Street, on the left when traveling east on Pilar Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 115 South Street, Nacogdoches TX 75961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 8 other markers are within walking distance

Battle of Nacogdoches and Old Red House Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 28, 2010

2. Battle of Nacogdoches and Old Red House Markers

of this marker: On this site stood the old "Red House" (here, next to this marker); William ("Bill") Goyens (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hoya Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank - 1890 (within shouting distance of this marker); Chas. Hoya Land Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The West Side of the Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Colonel and Mrs. Robert Parker Andrews Memorial Park and Archeological Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza Place (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nacogdoches.

Additional commentary.
1.
This historical marker is quite a family honor. Seeing my 4th great grandfather, COL Samuel S. Lewis and his son MAJ Martin Baty Lewis on the same historical marker as COL James (Jim) Bowie. Also the same three men fought together at the Siege of Bexar in 1835 prior to the Battle of The Alamo.

— Submitted August 15, 2014, by Terry Lee Cochran of Taylor, Texas.

Close-up of the Old Red House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 28, 2010

3. Close-up of the Old Red House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 7,388 times since then and 177 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.