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US Civil War Topic
By Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
Ledbetter Salt Works CSA Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| Near Main Street (U.S. 180) at S. 1st Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Located 8 miles southwest on Salt Prong, Hubbard Creek. Discovered 1861 by trail drives. W. H. Ledbetter began extensive development of deposits in 1862 with increased Civil War demand for salt. A large furnace was built, kettles and materials for . . . — — Map (db m46594) HM |
| On Austin Street at San Augustine Street, on the left when traveling east on Austin Street. |
| | Held on this spot April 4, 1964, to honor Texans who made up the greater part of forces fighting in the Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864–1865, that prevented a Federal invasion of Texas.
Descendants answering to roll call for soldiers . . . — — Map (db m110999) HM |
| On U.S. 54 2.4 miles east of U.S. 287, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Born in Massachusetts, 1805. Led his crack Kentucky Militia Company to join Texas Army in War for Independence. Commanded cavalry wing, Battle of San Jacinto. Major-General and Congressman, Republic of Texas. Built second railroad west of . . . — — Map (db m93398) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The issues of African Americans in the military became a keystone of controversy involving the politics of prisoner
of war exchange. This issue did not start in the east, but in the theater of the Mississippi river, and Camp Ford
became a . . . — — Map (db m60186) HM |
| Near U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | J.B. Leake was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 20th Iowa. Captured at the battle of Stirling Plantation near Morganza, Louisiana September 29, 1863, he arrived in the first large group of prisoners on October 23, 1863. Lt. Col. Leake, being the . . . — — Map (db m60596) HM |
| On U.S. 271 at Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 271. |
| | On this site during the Civil War was located Camp Ford the largest prisoner of war compound for Union troops west of Mississippi river named in honor of Col. John S. "Rip" Ford who originally established a training camp here in 1862. It was . . . — — Map (db m26916) HM |
| On U.S. 271, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Stockade prison of Federal soldiers during the Civil War — — Map (db m33408) HM |
| Near East Ferguson Street west of North Spring Street. |
| | Confederate training camp and largest Confederate prisoner of war camp west of the Mississippi for captured Union troops. — — Map (db m105775) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | During the winter of 1863-64 the camp housed only about 170 prisoners, mostly officers. Life was generally
pleasant and the men were well treated. Prison crafts and endeavors flourished. Fairly substantial log cabins were
erected. Streets . . . — — Map (db m60203) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In March 1862, the movement of the Confederate army in Northern Arkansas to the Mississippi River left the northern frontier of the Trans-Mississippi virtually defenseless. Immediate efforts in Texas were made to raise new regiments for service . . . — — Map (db m60180) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Camp Ford had the distinction of having the most naval prisoners of any camp, North or South. There was no coordination between the branches, with each responsible for arranging the exchange of their men. By the fall of 1864, the naval prisoners, . . . — — Map (db m60184) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In June 1863, CS General Richard Taylor commenced a campaign in South Louisiana that resulted in the capture of a number of Union troops in the Morgan City area. The enlisted men were paroled, but the officers were detained and sent to Shreveport. . . . — — Map (db m60181) HM |
| On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The initial guards at the camp were local militia commanded by a regular officer, Captain S.M. Warner. With the
arrival of the Fordoche prisoners in October 1863, their numbers were inadequate, and an independent Cavalry
company, the . . . — — Map (db m60197) HM |
| Near U.S. 271 near Loop Texas Highway 323. |
| | The initial prisoners to arrive at Camp Ford were kept in the open with no stockade. Panic resulted with the arrival with over 600 prisoners October 23, 1863. The Camp Commander, Col. R.T.P. Allen, with only 40 guards, discovered a plot among the . . . — — Map (db m59725) HM |
| Near West Ferguson Street west of North Broadway Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Known as a famed Texas Ranger, Civil War veteran and Smith County Sheriff. Marsh Elementary was named in his honor. — — Map (db m111840) HM |
| On North Bois d'Arc Avenue north of West Wilson Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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(front)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Bryan Marsh
1833-1901
Alabama native, came to Tyler, 1854. 1861 was captain Co. C, 17th Texas Cavalry. In 1863 Confederate campaigns to prevent split of South along . . . — — Map (db m91362) HM |
| On Hubbard Drive west of Chad Drive, on the left when traveling east. |
| | (south face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Richard B. Hubbard
1832-1901
Georgia-born, came to Texas 1853. Tyler lawyer, politician. State legislator. Raised 5th Tex. Inf. Bn., merged 1862 in Hubbard's Regt., 22nd . . . — — Map (db m91592) HM |
| On South Saunders Avenue at East Earle Street, on the right when traveling south on South Saunders Avenue. |
| | (east face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Thomas R. Bonner
1836-1891
Born in Mississippi. Came to Texas 1849. In Texas militia at start of Civil War. Elected captain Co. C, 18th Tex. Infantry, C.S.A., 1862. . . . — — Map (db m91433) HM |
| Near North Broadway Avenue south of West Bow Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Begun by Gallatin Smith, as "Bonnie Castle." Bought, 1866, by Dr. S.A. Goodman. Enlarged by his son, Major W.J. Goodman, surgeon in 13th Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Remodeled in 1920's by Mrs. Sallie Goodman LeGrand, the Major's last survivor. . . . — — Map (db m91359) HM |
| On East 5th Street (State Highway 64) at County Road 273, on the right when traveling west on East 5th Street. |
| | A quarter mile north of this site is "Headache Springs," noted for its healing mineral waters.
During the Civil War, as sea blockades cut off imports, a Confederate medical laboratory operated here. One of nine, and only one west of Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m91861) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m33933) HM |
| On North Carlyle Avenue at East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Carlyle Avenue. |
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(east face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Major James P. Douglas
1836-1901
Born in South Carolina. Came to Texas 1848. Led 50 Tyler men, 1861, to join 50 in Dallas to form Good-Douglas Battery - only Texas artillery . . . — — Map (db m91369) HM |
| Near West Line Street at North Ellis Avenue. |
| | Originally called Lollar's Cemetery and later City Cemetery, this burial ground was located on land purchased by John Lollar in 1846. Five acres were reserved for cemetery use when Lollar sold his land to John Madison Patterson in 1849. Burials . . . — — Map (db m91543) HM |
| On West Fourth Street (State Highway 64/110) at South College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Fourth Street. |
| | Founded in 1862 by J.C. Short and Wm. S. N. Biscoe (both gunsmiths) and Col. Geo. Yarbrough. In 2-story brick main building, on 125 acre site, contracted to make for State of Texas 5,000 rifles for the arming of troops in the Civil War. After . . . — — Map (db m91303) HM |
| Near West Line Street at North Ellis Avenue. |
| | Georgia native Richard Bennett Hubbard came to Texas in 1853 and set up a law practice in Tyler with B. T. Selman, later a state senator. Politically active, Hubbard became a leading spokesman for the Democratic Party. His early career in government . . . — — Map (db m91545) HM |
| On South Robertson Avenue at Mockingbird Lane, on the left when traveling south on South Robertson Avenue. |
| | Site of
Confederate Arms Factory
Built in 1862
by Short, Biscoe and Company
A contract made in 1862 with
the State of Texas
to furnish 5000 guns
was annulled in 1863,
as needed material and labor
could not be secured.
The . . . — — Map (db m91302) HM |
| Near Blue Mountain Boulevard north of West Cumberland Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1846, Mary M. "Polly" Long received 640 acres in this area from the State of Texas. She deeded half to her son, Richard B. Long, in 1852. He sold this tract in 1881, reserving one acre to preserve the existing cemetery, which was used as early as . . . — — Map (db m91522) HM |
| On North Broadway Avenue at West Erwin Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway Avenue. |
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(east face)
Smith County
C.S.A.
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 . . . — — Map (db m91380) HM |
| On Dean Road (County Route 1141) 0.5 miles south of Old Chandler Highway (County Route 1134), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband, Major John Dean (1831-1902). Using Louisiana heart pine lumber that he himself milled and seasoned, Dean had house . . . — — Map (db m91837) HM |
| On West Ferguson Street east of North College Avenue. |
| | Bonner was a farmer, soldier, banker, lawyer and Speaker of the the House for the Texas Legislature. He founded the first bank in Tyler and was instrumental in building the Tyler railroad. — — Map (db m105741) HM |
| On East Ferguson Street west of North Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | George H. Yarbrough (1826-99) came to Tyler from Alabama in 1854, and entered into partnership with Col. Alfred Ferguson in a general mercantile enterprise. About 1859, Yarbrough built this hand-made brick structure, the first 3-story edifice in . . . — — Map (db m91333) HM |
| On State Highway 155 0.3 miles south of County Route 313E, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Elisha Everett Lott moved to Harrison County, Texas in 1840. Elected to the Republic of Texas Congress in 1842, he helped open this area of Texas for settlement. He moved here in 1845, and in 1846 was instrumental in the organization of Smith County . . . — — Map (db m33412) HM |
| On State Highway 144 0.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 200, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Civil War frontier victory, near this site. About 25 raiding Indians jumped a fox hunter, Rigman Bryant, killed him, shot his dog, stole his horse. That afternoon the Indians and stolen horses were seen by a minister, Silas Scarborough, W.C. Walters . . . — — Map (db m138121) HM |
| On Brittan Avenue (northbound) north of 1st Street (Business U.S. 83), on the left when traveling north. |
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(side one)
An official Confederate port of entry, customhouse and major terminus of the cotton road to Mexico.
Cotton was the one great money crop of the South that could be sold to hungry European mills for cash for necessary arms, . . . — — Map (db m119499) HM |
| On East 1st Street (U.S. 83) at South Bitton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 1st Street. |
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[seal of:] Texas State Historical Survey Committee Site of Cortina Battle
Dec 27, 1859 Crushing defeat for partisan leader Juan Cortina who in late 1859 laid waste the lower Rio Grande Valley. Cortina's band of 450 were surprised . . . — — Map (db m36733) HM |
| Near U.S. 183 0.5 miles south of East Aberdeen Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | One of the oldest structures in Breckenridge, this ranch house was erected by Benjamin Tarver Brown (1831-1905), a Confederate Army Captain who came to Stephens County in 1866. He built this house in 1876, the year Breckenridge was founded as county . . . — — Map (db m129612) HM |
| On West Walker Street (U.S. 180) at North Ross Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Walker Street. |
| | Established near this site 1862. Part Confederate frontier defense line from Red River to Rio Grande. Occupied by company of Texas Frontier Regiment. Posts were day's horseback ride apart and area patrolled regularly. Duties included curbing Indian . . . — — Map (db m44617) HM |
| Near S. Broadway Street (U.S. 83) south of W. 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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(Front Side)
County Named for Confederate Hero General "Stonewall" Jackson
1824 - 1863
Gen. Barnard E. Bee, a Texan, gave him the famous sobriquet in first Battle of Manassas. Jackson was rallying his men for a charge as . . . — — Map (db m95094) HM |
| On North Water Avenue at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Avenue. |
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(front)
At outbreak Civil War, this veteran soldier, Ranger, Indian fighter joined 7th Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers. Elected Lt. Colonel, led five companies, Arizona-New Mexico campaign designed to make Confederacy an ocean to ocean . . . — — Map (db m118018) HM |
| On South Stewart Street west of Silver Creek Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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William M. Rice first came to Texas in 1834 and settled in what is now Nacogdoches County, where he was involved in frontier defense and served a an alcalde in the Mexican government. He served in the Texas Revolution and was wounded in the . . . — — Map (db m147092) HM |
| On Mercedes Street west of Winscott Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1876 Indiana native James M. Benbrook brought his family to this settlement, then known as Marinda. A veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, he became a prominent area farmer and landowner. In 1880, when rail lines were . . . — — Map (db m148595) HM |
| On Throckmorton Street at West 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Throckmorton Street. |
| | A native of Kentucky, John Peter Smith migrated to Fort Worth in 1853. He worked as a teacher, clerk, and surveyor before his appointment as Deputy Surveyor of the Denton Land Department in 1855, for which he received payment in property. Also a . . . — — Map (db m52506) HM |
| Near Smithfield Road north of Chapman Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Alfred M. Hightower came to Smithfield from Illinois with his family in 1858 and became a rancher. When the debate over secession arose, Hightower opposed it, but when the Civil War began, he sided with the South. As a mounted rifleman in the . . . — — Map (db m148160) HM |
| Near Cottonwood Street 0.1 miles from N. 7th Street. |
| | Claiborne W. Merchant and his twin, John, were born in Nagodoches. “Clabe” married Frances Bell in 1856. He served in the Confederate army and later became a cattle rancher. Merchant established his first ranch in 1874 in Callahan County . . . — — Map (db m78020) HM |
| On Chestnut Street at S. 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street. |
| | Here each New Year’s Eve at midnight for thirty-seven years John J. Clinton, Abilene Chief of Police, emptied his revolver. He began in 1885, decreeing that saloons close at midnight, and that trigger-happy cowboys and townsmen observe the curfew. . . . — — Map (db m79729) HM |
| On East Hackberry Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east on East Hackberry Street. |
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(front)
County Named for Texas Confederate
General
Alexander W. Terrell
1827 - 1912
Born Virginia. Came to Texas 1852. Dist. Judge 1857-63. Entered Confederate service 1863 as Lt. Col. Commanded Terrell’s Texas Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m110828) HM WM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 82/380) east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Front Side:
County named for Texas Confederate
Colonel B. F. Terry
1821 – 1861
Native of Kentucky. Came to Texas 1831. Member Secession Convention. Commanded reinforcements of state troops sent to Rio Grande for the . . . — — Map (db m73487) HM WM |
| On N. Minter Avenue (U.S. 283) at W. Chesnut Street (U.S. 380), on the left when traveling north on N. Minter Avenue. |
| | Located 17 miles south, surrendered by U.S. at outbreak Civil War. Used as Confederate frontier outpost on the defense line from Red River to the Rio Grande. Manned by Texas cavalry, mounted riflemen, Rangers. Constant patrol and scouting maintained . . . — — Map (db m93369) WM |
| On Danny Drive west of South Florey Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Before 1830, Caddo Indians had campgrounds here around mineral springs flowing red, white, and blue waters. First home at future Mount Pleasant was built here in 1830s by Benjamin Gooch.
A health-recreational resort by 1895, springs area was . . . — — Map (db m120024) HM |
| Near North Edwards Avenue south of West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Estimated to be between seven feet one inch and eight feet tall, Henry Clay Thruston became known nationally and internationally for his height. Born in South Carolina (Greenville Co.), Thruston wed Mary B. Thruston, a cousin, in 1833; they had two . . . — — Map (db m120028) HM |
| On West 2nd Street at North Madison Street (Business U.S. 271), on the left when traveling west on West 2nd Street. |
| | Created and organized in 1846. Named for pioneer resident Andrew Jackson Titus (1814-1855), who opened county's first road, to river port in Jefferson.
Until after the Civil War, Titus County also included areas of present-day Franklin and . . . — — Map (db m120025) HM |
| On North Jefferson Avenue at West 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Jefferson Avenue. |
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North face:
CSA
1861 1865
Confederate
Soldiers
To the heroes of
1861 – 1865
Not dead, but living
in deeds,
such lives aspire.
East face:
As long as honor or courage
is cherished, the deeds of . . . — — Map (db m120488) WM |
| Near Main Street (Loop Highway 110) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Along the banks of the South Concho River, Confederate veterans of the War Between the States (1861-1865) gathered in reunion beginning in 1902. They were members of the United Confederate Veterans Colorado—Concho Confederate Reunion . . . — — Map (db m115960) HM |
| On Knickerbocker Road at Hillside Drive, on the right when traveling south on Knickerbocker Road. |
| | Colorful pioneer and Texas Ranger who helped to create civilization and institutions of West Texas. Owned ranch land on which today is situated Lake Nasworthy – first conservation lake in this area.
Born in Georgia. Served 1864–1865 . . . — — Map (db m116065) HM |
| On S. Bryant Boulevard Frontage 0.1 miles east of Ben Ficklin Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Called Mystery Man of the Confederacy. Educated at Virginia Military Institute. At age 18 served as corporal in Mexican War. In 1850’s worked with stagecoach and mail lines from Missouri to San Francisco. Helped to start the Pony Express line in . . . — — Map (db m116097) HM |
| On Beauregard Avenue west of Irving Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
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[Side A]
Led 5th Texas Cavalry Battle Val Verde
in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign 1861
1862 Commanded "Cotton Clad" carrying
cavalrymen dubbed "Horse Marines" in
recapture Galveston January 1863. Made
Brigadier General while leading . . . — — Map (db m126723) HM |
| | Texas in 1861-1865 had 90,000 men fighting for the south – many in units east of the Mississippi. Yet at home she had to defend 2,000 miles of coastline and frontier from constant threats made by Federals, Indians and outlaws.
The State . . . — — Map (db m43118) HM |
| | Born in Kentucky in 1803, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston died on April 6, 1862, from wounds suffered in the Battle of Shiloh. His remains were placed in the Texas State Cemetery in 1867. Elisabet Ney, Texas’ most prominent . . . — — Map (db m96279) WM |
| On Navasota Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s. He served as State Attorney General and as a member of the State Legislature before being elected to the U.S. Congress in 1859. An opponent of secession, he left . . . — — Map (db m25682) HM |
| On Congress Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed. |
| | An active place during the Civil War, Austin was the site of the Secession Convention, March 2, 1861, and legislative sessions which lasted until June 1865. City visitors during the early 1860s included lobbyists, cotton speculators, military . . . — — Map (db m152123) HM |
| On West 6th Street at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling west on West 6th Street. |
| | The Confederate men's home began in 1884 as a project of the John B. Hood Camp of United Confederate Veterans and was intended as a residence for disabled and indigent Confederate veterans. Potential residents were required to prove that they had . . . — — Map (db m79396) HM |
| Near Congress Avenue at E 11th Street. |
| | When Texas seceded, Feb. 1, 1861, the 8th Legislature was in Austin in a called session, adjourned Feb. 9.
On March 18, the 8th came back for a second called session; the 9th and 10th Legislatures in turn were harassed with problems of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m26644) HM |
| On South Congress Avenue at Krebs Lane, on the right when traveling north on South Congress Avenue. |
| | During the Civil War, Fort Magruder was built near here west of Congress Avenue. Named for Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, commander of Texas Confederate forces, it was one of three forts planned to protect Austin from a possible Union attack from the . . . — — Map (db m69091) HM |
| Near East 11th Street at Congress Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Nicknamed “Colossal Jack” because of his imposing stature and his oratorical skill, A.J. Hamilton was born in Alabama. He migrated to Texas about 1846. A lawyer, he served as acting Attorney General of Texas in 1850. His residence once . . . — — Map (db m25965) HM |
| Near West 11th Street at Congress Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Born in Florida, E.J. Davis became a lawyer and judge after moving to Texas. During the Civil War (1861-65), he commanded a regiment of Texas Unionists and rose to the rank of Brigadier General.
During the Reconstruction era, Davis led the . . . — — Map (db m25824) HM |
| Near E 11th St at Congress Ave. |
| | In 1835 E.M. Pease migrated to Texas from his native Connecticut. He joined the Texian forces at the Battle of Gonzales, Oct. 2, 1835, which initiated the Texas War for Independence. In the early days of the Republic, he worked as a government clerk . . . — — Map (db m26210) HM |
| On West 9th Street near Pressler Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | German native Henry Hirshfeld (1834-1911) migrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. After working with his two uncles in Mobile, Alabama, he moved to Georgetown (28 mi. N), where he enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Following his . . . — — Map (db m25969) HM |
| | Hood’s Texas Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. First Texas Regiment, Fourth Texas Regiment, Fifth Texas Regiment, Eighteenth Georgia Regiment, Third Arkansas Regiment, Hampton’s South Carolina Legion. . . . — — Map (db m96262) WM |
| On San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born in New Hampshire, Ira H. Evans grew up in Vermont. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army, attaining the rank of Major. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor and in 1865 was a member of the Honor Guard for the funeral of . . . — — Map (db m43652) HM |
| On Navasota Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A professional surveyor before and after coming to Texas in 1845 from his native Germany, J.J. Groos helped open New Braunfels area to settlement. He served 1849-65 as a Comal County official, and was in Confederate militia during Civil War . . . — — Map (db m25897) HM |
| Near Navasota Street north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Came to Texas from Tennessee. Prominent orator, jurist and prosecutor. Delegate Texas Secession Convention 1861. Joined Confederate Army as Captain Company "B" Terry’s Texas Rangers. After Terry was killed Wharton elected Colonel and led this famous . . . — — Map (db m82353) HM |
| Near Navasota Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Served in the Army of Texas, 1836, the Army of the United States in the Mexican War, 1846, the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Born in Kentucky June 25, 1818. Died in Ellis County, Texas August 3, 1884.
His wife Rebecca Ann (Barker) Singleton. Born . . . — — Map (db m26536) HM |
| On West 35th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Famed defender of the frontier. Instilled ideals of excellence into Texas Rangers.
Born in South Carolina. Came to Republic of Texas 1839. Educated at Old Baylor and Rutersville, where students had to defend school from Indian attacks.
In . . . — — Map (db m26002) HM |
| Near Navasota Street at East 15th Street. |
| | Mississippi native William M. “Buck” Walton attended the University of Virginia and studied law in Carrollton, Mississippi. In 1853 he moved to Austin, where his first law partner was A.J. Hamilton, later Governor of Texas. In 1862 he . . . — — Map (db m25718) HM |
| | Top Inscription Southern Confederacy Formed by following states withdrawing from the Union South Carolina December Twentieth Eighteen Hundred and SixtyInscription on the base
Died for state rights guaranteed . . . — — Map (db m96260) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m96265) WM |
| | In commemoration of the valor of the Eighth Texas Cavalry better known as “Terry’s Texas Rangers” Provisional Army of the Confederate States 1861-1865. — — Map (db m96263) WM |
| On Brazos Street at East 13th Street, on the left when traveling south on Brazos Street. |
| | The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused unrest and drastic action all over the South and in many Texas counties. Despite petitions, editorials and political pressure, Gov. Sam Houston refused to call a special legislative session to consider . . . — — Map (db m25728) HM |
| On West 8th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The only new agency created by the legislature to deal with wartime emergencies. Original members were the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer. The last two in 1864 were replaced by appointees of the Governor.
Purpose was to establish industry . . . — — Map (db m150033) HM |
| On Cedar Street at West 38th Street, on the left when traveling north on Cedar Street. |
| | The Texas Confederate Woman’s home opened in 1908 and provided a home for over three thousand wives and widows of Confederate Veterans. Potential residents were wives or widows of honorably discharged Confederate soldiers, women who could prove . . . — — Map (db m101102) HM |
| | When Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861, some men disagreed. Mainly these were from foreign countries or the North, or did not uphold states’ rights. Some of them left here and joined northern army units.
Others joined Federal forces near home. . . . — — Map (db m75889) HM |
| On West 5th Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Among privations endured in Texas during the Civil War (1861-65) was the shortage of newspapers, which dwindled from 82 (combined circulation: 100,000) to fewer than 20 by early 1862. Many newspapermen had closed shop and enlisted at once, when . . . — — Map (db m146219) HM |
| Near West 35th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Born New York. Graduate West Point. In Seminole and Mexican Wars. Resigned U.S. Army to serve Confederacy. Colonel 7th Texas Cavalry. In New Mexico campaign 1862. Earned promotion to Brigadier General. Commander Indian Territory 1863 and Galveston . . . — — Map (db m26579) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2769, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1863 by Thomas Anderson A native of Pennsylvania Used as a powder mill for the Confederate Armies during the Civil War — — Map (db m79645) HM |
| Near Webberwood Way at Sandy Brown Lane. |
| | A native of Arkansas, David C. Edmiston came to Texas with his family in 1835. As a young man David served with a frontier defense unit of the Texas Rangers. He later served as a Ranger in the Mexican War and was a soldier in the Confederate Army . . . — — Map (db m82680) HM |
| On West Bluff Street (U.S. 190) near U.S. 69, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Came to Texas, 1838, represented Tyler County, Texas Secession Convention, 1861. Raised and was Captain, Co. F. 1st. Regt., Hood's Texas brigade. As Lieutenant Colonel, commanded Hood's Texans June 1862 - Jan. 1864, in battles such as Sharpsburg, . . . — — Map (db m46110) HM |
| On Texas Route 155 east of Verbena Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Camp of instruction, set up near old Coffeeville soon after Governor's June 8, 1861, proclamation requesting voluntary popular support for troop training. Merchants were to give goods; farmers, food; laborers, their work; camp officers, leadership; . . . — — Map (db m119455) HM |
| On Texas Route 155 east of Verbena Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Ferry point near this site, on Big Cypress. Important town of 1850's, with an academy, 2 dry goods stores, 2 groceries, drug store, 3 doctors, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a hotel and Masonic Lodge.
During Civil War, lived up to its . . . — — Map (db m119445) HM |
| On Henderson Street near East Marshall Street (State Route 154), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this site during the Civil War, a shoe factory converted leather into footgear for the Confederate Army. A harness factory nearby made bridles and saddles and also leather lines and breechings that hitched horses and mules to gun carriages, . . . — — Map (db m139410) HM |
| On East Marshall Street (Highway 154) at Simpson Street, on the right when traveling west on East Marshall Street. |
| | On this Cherokee Trace site he had visited 25 years earlier, when he lived with the Indians, Sam Houston twice spoke as the leading Texas statesman-- on June 10, 1857, as U. S. Senator, and early in 1861 as governor.
At both times he spoke . . . — — Map (db m139412) HM |
| On West Tyler Street (Texas Route 154) at Davis Street, on the right when traveling west on West Tyler Street. |
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Upshur County, C. S. A.
Civil War supply and activity center. Men and boys served in the Confederate army on many battlefronts and in state troops protecting Texas from invasion. 3 military training camps were set up. Vital needs for . . . — — Map (db m139416) HM |
| On East 10th Avenue at Rankin Street, on the left when traveling east on East 10th Avenue. |
| | (Front):
County Named for Texas Confederates John C. Upton and W. F. Upton (Brothers)
Colonel John Cunningham Upton (1828-1862) Born Tennessee. Came to Texas 1859. Raised company outbreak of Civil War. Attached to 5th Texas . . . — — Map (db m118234) HM |
| On U.S. 67 1 mile east of County Road 230, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Formed from Tom Green County created February 26, 1887 - organized May 7, 1910.
Named in honor of John Cunningham Upton 1828-1868. A distinguished Confederate officer killed at Manassas, August 30, 1862.
County Seat, Upland, 1910-1921; . . . — — Map (db m118235) HM |
| On County Route 405 1 mile west of Texas Highway 55, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Home Town Confederate General John R. Baylor 1822-1895Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas Republic 1839. Colorful Indian fighter. In War against Cherokees 1840. Member Texas Legislature 1853. Comanche agent 1855-57. Delegate from Weatherford, . . . — — Map (db m52681) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 90) at North Getty Street (U.S. 83), on the left when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | A major road west from San Antonio forked in the area of these forts. One road went toward El Paso, the other to the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass. Travelers heading west put on their guns in this region, the start of hostile Indian country, troops from . . . — — Map (db m52683) HM |
| On Pecan Street 0.3 miles south of East Garfield Street (U.S. 277), on the right when traveling north. |
| | When U. S. Troops were surrendered at outbreak of Civil War, camp became Confederate frontier outpost 1861-1862 to guard military road, escort supply trains, curb hostile Indians. Manned by 2nd Texas Cavalry. Texas Confederate Troops used as supply . . . — — Map (db m52680) HM |
| On S. Main St. south of E. Duke St., on the left when traveling south. |
| | Born in Kentucky. A trader in Mexico, 1848. Mining in New Mexico when Civil War broke out. As spy and scout, joined Texans in the Command of Gen. John R. Baylor during the 1861-1862 Arizona-New Mexico Campaign. Organized irregular company called . . . — — Map (db m36963) HM |
| On Pecan Street 0.3 miles south of East Garfield Street (U.S. 277), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized in 1885 from sections of Crockett, Kinney, and Pecos Counties, Val Verde County was named for a Civil War battle in New Mexico which involved Texas Confederate Forces. The growing railroad town of Del Rio was chosen as the seat of . . . — — Map (db m52678) HM |
| On State Highway 163 at County Road 189, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 163. |
| | The men of Company G, a small unit of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry, left Fort Mason on July 5, 1857, under the command of Lt. John Bell Hood (1831-1879), in pursuit of Comanche Indians in the vicinity. Traveling northwest, they discovered a fresh Indian . . . — — Map (db m79328) HM |
| On East Dallas Street (State Highway 64) east of South Buffalo Street (State Highway 198), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Born in Georgia, Raines came to Texas in 1858. After serving in Gen. R. M. Gano's Texas Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War, he was a teacher in New Braunfels and a lawyer in Canton. Van Zandt County Judge from 1876 to 1878, he played a major role in . . . — — Map (db m54081) HM |
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