Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Texas
Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1988
1. Texas Monument
Location: South Confederate Ave.
Dedicated: September 1964
Cost: $1,000
Designer: Harold. B. Simpson
Contractor: Strasswender Marble & Granite Works Company
Material: Texas Red Granite
Specifications: Base - 3' 6" L X 2'6" H, Shaft - 2'7"L X 1'W X 7'8"H
Texas remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Gettysburg July 2-3, 1863 From near this spot the Texas Brigade at about 1:30 P.M. on July 2 crossed Emmitsburg Road and advanced with Hood's Division across Plum Run toward Little Round Top. The Texas Brigade after severe fighting on the slopes of Little Round Top retired to a position on the south side of Devil's Den. The Brigade held this position the night of July 2 and during the day of July 3, the Brigade then fell back to a position near this memorial on the evening of July 3 on the field at Gettysburg. The Texas Brigade suffered 597 casualties.
Texas troops at Gettysburg were
1st Texas Inf, Lt.Col. P.A. Work, 4th
Texas Inf. Col. J.C.G.Key, Lt. Col. H. F.
Carter, Maj. J.P. Bane; 5th Texas Inf.
Col. B.M. Powell, Lt. Col. K. Bryan, Maj. J.C.
Rogers. The Texas Brigade included the
3rd Arkansas Inf. Col. Van H. Manning,
(Brig. Gen. J.B. Robertson's Texas Brigade,
Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps)
Of all the gallant fights they made,
none was grander than Gettysburg.
A Memorial to Texans
who served the Confederacy
Erected by the State of Texas 1964
Erected 1964 by State of Texas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil
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Location. 39° 47.407′ N, 77° 15.26′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on South Confederate Avenue 0.1 miles south of Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15). South Confederate Avenue, near Bushman Farm lane, On Warfield Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hood's Division (a few steps from this marker); Hood's Texas Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Latham's Battery - Henry's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Robertson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Bachman's Battery - Henry's Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benning's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Touring the Battlefield (about 700 feet away); Anderson's Brigade (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. One of a set of Texas Civil War Memorials
Also see . . . The Texas Brigade. Wikipedia entry. The brigades most famous action took place on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during its fight for Devil's Den. Though the Confederacy ultimately lost that battle, the 1st
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
2. Close Up of the Inscription
Additional commentary.
1. The Texas Brigade
The Brigade was organized on October 22, 1861, primarily through the efforts of John Allen Wilcox, a member of the First Confederate Congress from Texas who remained as the
brigade's political patron until his death in 1864.
— Submitted February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
2. Texas State Memorials
One of the best fighting units of the Army of Northern Virginia was John Bell Hood's Texas brigade consisting of the 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas regiment. Historian Harold B. Simpson, of the Texas State Civil War Centennial Commission, noted that despite the fame of the unit, only two small monuments, one near the present state memorial, and the other at the Wilderness battlefield, had been erected to honor the unit. The one here at Gettysburg, located only a short distance away, had been placed here
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
3. The Texas Monument at Gettysburg
Those at Antietam and the Wilderness, along with the ones at Gettysburg, specifically honor the old Texas brigade. Constructed of Texas Red Granite, the monument's only adornment is the lone star of Texas placed near the top. This simple monument appears plain when compared with the other southern state monuments, but the fact that identical monuments exist on other fields serve to assure that the sacrifice of Texas soldiers on one battlefield was not made to appear any greater or less on any specific field.
(Note 1: Martin, Confederate Monuments, pp. 133)
(Note 2: The eleven sites are: Antietam, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Bentonvile, Chickamauga, Fort
Donelson, Kennesaw Mountain, Mansfield, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Anthony, Texas. The only
large scale monument specifically built to honor all Confederate soldiers was built at Vicksburg.)
— Submitted February 9, 2008.
Photographed by Jim Fredlund, April 22, 2024
4. Texas Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,197 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 10, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 24, 2025, by Jim Fredlund of Olney, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
