Tyler in Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Smith County C.S.A. / Tyler-Smith County C.S.A. Men and Units
Photographed By Randal B. Gilbert, December 9, 2015
1. Smith County C.S.A. Marker (east face)
Texas Civil War Centennial Marker
(east face)
Major center of Confederate activity during Civil War. Many distinguished men and military units served south. The largest ordnance plant west of the Mississippi River manufactured "Tyler Rifles" near here. Camp Ford located east of town was the largest prisoner of war compound in the western Confederacy. Other military activities here included a quartermaster depot, training camps, transportation depot, foundry, general hospital and medical laboratories. Two large salt works produced daily thousands of pounds of this vital commodity. At home, women, children, old men, loyal slaves raised cotton and grain for army. Women made all their own clothes, used parched okra and yams for coffee and made hats out of shucks and straw.
(west face)
C.S.A. Men and Units
Elements of the following Confederate Texas military units were recruited from or organized in Tyler and Smith County:
1st Texas Infantry
3rd Texas Cavalry
11th Texas Infantry
15th Texas Infantry
22nd Texas Infantry
Erected 1965 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 7759.)
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Location. 32° 21.067′ N, 95° 18.053′ W. Marker is in Tyler, Texas, in Smith County. Marker is at the intersection of North Broadway Avenue and West Erwin Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway Avenue. Located on the east side of the plaza across from the Smith County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N Broadway Ave, Tyler TX 75702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The First County Agricultural Extension Agent (a few steps from this marker); City of Tyler (within shouting distance of this marker); Tyler Civic Theatre Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith County as a 19th Century Legal Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Senator Thomas Glover Pollard (within shouting distance of this marker); Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Bryan Marsh (within shouting distance of this marker); Gov. Richard B. Hubbard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tyler.
Photographed By Randal B. Gilbert, December 9, 2015
2. Smith County C.S.A. Marker (west face)
Texas Civil War Centennial Marker
Photographed By Randal B. Gilbert, December 9, 2015
3. Smith County C.S.A. Marker on the Courthouse Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
