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US Civil War Topic
By Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019
John H. Reagan Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On East Park Avenue at Crockett Road (U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on East Park Avenue. |
| | John Henninger Reagan, son of Timothy and Elizabeth Lusk Reagan, was born on October 18, 1818, in Sevierville, Tennessee. He joined the Republic of Texas Army in 1839 and served in the Cherokee War. In the early 1840s, he held several public offices . . . — — Map (db m128981) HM |
| On East Park Avenue at Crocket Road (U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on East Park Avenue. |
| | (Front):John H. Reagan (Right):"The Old Roman's highest ambition was to do his full duty; consciousness of having done it was his ample reward." (Left):"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor . . . — — Map (db m17496) HM |
| On North Church Street (State Highway 19) at East Crawford Street, on the right when traveling north on North Church Street. |
| | (Front and southwest side): Located 6.5 miles southwest during the Civil War this salt works was assigned to produce salt for the Confederacy at a fixed price of eight dollars for a hundred-pound sack. Private customers from East Texas, . . . — — Map (db m31881) HM |
| On U.S. 287 at County Road 25, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 287. |
| | Texas Ranger, Indian fighter. At age 19, on way to California gold fields, saw ranching possibilities. Settled and started ranch in Palo Pinto county, 230 miles southeast of here.
In Civil War, scout, guide and hunter for frontier regiment, . . . — — Map (db m49323) HM |
| On Main Street (State Highway 173) north of Hackberry Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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(side 1)
Camp Montel C.S.A.
Site 25 mi. West on Hy. 470, 1 mi. South. Established 1862 as part of Red River-Rio Grande defense line. Named for Captain Charles DeMontel, surveyor and colonizer of Bandera, leader of county . . . — — Map (db m111200) HM |
| On Pecan Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Pecan Street. |
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Born Mississippi. Came to Texas 1851. Enlisted here as private 1861. Adjutant 5th Texas Cavalry in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign to make Confederacy an ocean to ocean nation. At age 20 made captain for gallantry in Battle of Valverde. . . . — — Map (db m126753) HM |
| On Vann Circle west of College Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Baylor University (including the "Female Department" later to become Mary Hardin-Baylor) had operated at Independence for 15 years before 1861. In the Civil War it suffered the setbacks of Texas education in general. This was despite leadership of . . . — — Map (db m152004) HM |
| | Settlement began on Lampasas River, 1847. Created Jan. 22, organized Aug. 1, 1850. Named for Peter Hansbrough Bell (1812-1898), native of Virginia; veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; served in Somervell expedition to stop Mexico's Raids into Texas; . . . — — Map (db m29379) HM |
| On South Penelope Street north of Avenue F, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Confederate tradition in Bell County goes back to the War between the States itself. The citizens of Bell County were very pro-Southern in their opinions. Voters in Bell County overwhelming voted for Texas to leave the Union. In a state wide . . . — — Map (db m152300) HM |
| On Mesquite Rd 0.1 miles north of Shanklin Road. |
| | A native of South Carolina, Wilson Van Dyke served as a member of the Somervell Expedition, which was organized in 1842 to expel the Mexican Army from Texas. Under command of Col. W.S. Fisher, he crossed the Rio Grande and was captured. A survivor . . . — — Map (db m29382) HM |
| On Center Circle, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this site in 1861-65, the William R. Alexander Distillery met a wartime need in Texas.
May 28, 1862, Governor Francis R. Lubbock closed all Texas distilleries, to save grain. Army calls for medicinal liquor (for opiate and stimulant purposes) . . . — — Map (db m29344) HM |
| | Milton Wesley Damron (1825-1887), an early settler and Salado public servant, was born in Tennessee and came to Texas as part of the Mercer Colony. He arrived in the 1840s and shortly afterwards married Sarah Pennington. When original settlement . . . — — Map (db m29350) HM |
| | A graduate of the medical department of Kentucky's Transylvania University, South Carolina native Dr. Welborn Barton (1821-1883) came to Texas in the late 1840s. After two years of practicing medicine in Bastrop County, he returned to South . . . — — Map (db m29349) HM |
| On Rose Way Circle, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Before migrating to Texas, A. J. Rose made a fortune in the 1849 California Gold Rush. In 1857 he and his wife Sallie (Austin) brought their family from Missouri to Travis County, Texas. Later they settled in San Saba County, where Rose ran a mill . . . — — Map (db m29345) HM |
| | A native of Georgia, Robert B. Halley brought his family to this area about 1853. With partner T.J. Eubanks, he operated a liquor distillery and a flour and grist mill on the Lampasas River. Halley served as Bell County Commissioner in 1859 and as . . . — — Map (db m29374) HM |
| On Center Circle, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Twelve Oaks, 1867-69. Greek Revival mansion built of stone from adjacent land, for B.D. McKie, Texas doctor who fought and was wounded in Mexican and Civil wars.
Restoration by parents of Lt. Henry Clay DeGrummond, Jr. World War II combat hero, . . . — — Map (db m29343) HM |
| On Dolorosa at Military Plaza, on the right when traveling north on Dolorosa. |
| | The administrative government of Bexar County, besides being the oldest in Texas, is distinguished by having served under nine governments. The community served under Spanish rule from May, 1718, until January, 1811, when it was taken over by the . . . — — Map (db m53972) HM |
| On Commerce Street at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Commerce Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30332) HM |
| | This cemetery is located within part of a 40-acre grant of land given to the city of San Antonio by the King of Spain. The property was later subdivided into twenty-nine separate cemeteries by city aldermen, and this area was designated as City . . . — — Map (db m30150) HM |
| On Commerce Street at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Commerce Street. |
| | Brought about as Texas moved to expel 2600 Federal troops – a step necessary after secession. Frontier fighter Ben McCulloch with 400 volunteers forced surrender negotiations at headquarters of Gen. Twiggs a block and a half from here, by 4 . . . — — Map (db m30326) HM |
| On East Houston Street at North St. Mary's Street, on the right when traveling west on East Houston Street. |
| | In a 2-story stone building, afterwards a hotel, Vance House.
Established as administrative offices for U.S. Army during the Mexican War, 1846-1847.
At this site on Feb. 16, 1861, Gen. David E. Twiggs surrendered $1,600,000 in Federal . . . — — Map (db m132554) HM |
| On North Alamo Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A native of South Carolina; came to San Antonio in 1835; was guide for Ben Mailam and other leaders in first attack on San Antonio by Texas Army, Dec. 1835. As Bexar Delegate, Maverick signed Texas declaration of Independence at . . . — — Map (db m30608) HM |
| On Dwyer Avenue at Kallison Walk, on the right when traveling north on Dwyer Avenue. |
| | Organized Nov. 1862, by act of Texas Legislature, incorporated 1863. Had store at this site. Its $44,000 capital included $8,000 subscribed by the city for its needy and for families of Confederates away in the Civil War. Aim of group was to keep . . . — — Map (db m30210) HM |
| Near Washington Street north of East Arsenal Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Originally housed at the Alamo, the arsenal was established at this location in 1858. The facility initially included an office building, magazine, and commanders quarters. A portion of the San Pedro Acequia (ca. 1730) carried water across the . . . — — Map (db m118552) HM |
| On W. Houston St. at N. Flores St., on the right when traveling west on W. Houston St.. |
| | (monument text) (1833-1903) Educator Attorney Public Servant Soldier Merchant Banker (plaque text): Thomas Claiborne Frost (1833 – 1903)
Born in Jackson County, Alabama in 1833, T. C. Frost graduated from Irving College . . . — — Map (db m63694) HM WM |
| On Commerce Street at Main Plaza, on the left when traveling west on Commerce Street. |
| | Thomas Claiborne Frost (1833-1903) came to Texas from Alabama in 1855 to teach at Austin College, Huntsville. Admitted to the Bar in 1856, he served as a Texas Ranger before setting up a law practice in Comanche County. He was a delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m30223) HM |
| Near Phenie Avenue at Lelia Street. Reported missing. |
| | The great great grandson of Patrick Henry; served army of the Confederacy before buying tract in Texarkana about 1873. Captain Henry was elected to Texas Senate in 1876. Built first brick home in city; donated site for Methodist church. A leading . . . — — Map (db m160827) HM |
| Near Dickinson Road near Dickinson Road and Highway 35 Bypass, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The John A. Wharton Camp of Confederate Veterans purchased cemetery land June 27, 1898 and more in 1903 and 1927. The total is about 15 acres. 37 Confederate veterans are buried here.
On Feb. 11, 1919 F. E. Acton, Y. M. Edwards, E. G. Ward, W. . . . — — Map (db m50164) HM |
| On Dickinson Road at Alvin Bypass (State Highway 35), on the left when traveling west on Dickinson Road. |
| | Established in the 1890's by John A. Wharton Camp, U. C. V.; burial ground for Confederate veterans and families. After increase of acreage, use of cemetery was extended to public. Veterans of 4 wars; 1900 hurricane victims as well as prominent . . . — — Map (db m110259) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 521 0.2 miles south of Cannon Road (Farm to Market Road 51), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Kentucky native Albert Sidney Johnston graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826. He was assigned to posts in New York and Missouri, and served in the Black Hawk War in 1832. He resigned his commission in 1834 to return to . . . — — Map (db m91921) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 521 0.2 miles south of Cannon Road (County Road 51), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Home site of
General Albert Sidney Johnston
Texas patriot - Confederate hero
Erected by San Jacinto Chapter
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
and
Robert E. Lee, Oran M. Roberts and
Jefferson Davis Chapters
United Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m129402) HM |
| On Jaggard Road (County Road 703) 0.1 miles south of Austin Street (County Road 300E), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Near site of Dance Gun Shop. Started on Brazos River in 1850 by brothers J.H., George, and David Dance. Shop produced guns which helped arm the Confederacy during Civil War, 1861-65. The firearms were noted for precision. Shop also made machinery . . . — — Map (db m49712) HM |
| On Weldon Road at State Highway 36, on the right when traveling east on Weldon Road. |
| | John Greenville McNeel came to Texas in 1822 with his parents and brothers. Each of the men received land grants from the Mexican government as members of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colony. Located near this site was the Ellerslie . . . — — Map (db m9453) HM |
| On State Highway 36 at Gulf Prairie Road and Peach Point Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 36. |
| | Born in Missouri. Rode a mule to Texas in 1831 to join his uncle, Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. A private in Texas War for Independence. Legislator, congressman, member of Texas Secession Convention. Enlisted as a private in the Civil War, but . . . — — Map (db m53084) HM |
| On Halik, on the right when traveling west on Halik. |
| | Settlement of this area began as a result of railroad development through north Brazoria County in 1882. First known as Mark Belt, the townsite was platted in 1894 and named Pearland because of the abundance of pear orchards in the vicinity. An . . . — — Map (db m50134) HM |
| On Burnett Street east of 8th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named for a Mexican general. Early as 1532 a thriving village. Port of entry in Republic of Texas. Strategic fort in Civil War. Industrial area, cattle and cotton shipping point, 1870-1900. Fashionable summer colony, 1884 and afterwards. Largely . . . — — Map (db m96307) HM |
| On Blue Water Highway (State Highway 332) at Surf Drive when traveling east on Blue Water Highway. |
| | Historic and key Texas port of entry located near here. During the Civil War was fortified by troops and 8 gun batteries at the mouth of the Brazos River, to provide shelter and landing facilities for blockade runners; to protect rich farmlands; and . . . — — Map (db m10331) HM |
| Near San Luis Pass Park 0.3 miles west of Bluewater Highway (County Route 257). |
| | Nearby island, resort for fishermen, hunters, small boats. During the Civil War, 1861-65, used by such captains as H.C. Wedemeyer, a peacetime shipbuilder, as base for operations defying Federal blockade.
Ships loaded with cotton entered . . . — — Map (db m96293) HM |
| Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Furnished horses, equipment and clothing for county men in the Civil War.
Levied war taxes on property, exempting lands or estates of Confederate soldiers.
After surveying to determine needs of the families of Brazos soldiers, appropriated . . . — — Map (db m119642) HM |
| On East 26th Street west of North Texas Avenue (Local Road 68), on the right when traveling west. |
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Came to Texas from Tennessee in 1839, and joined "minute men" protecting north frontier from Trinity to Brazos River. Moved to Brazos County; served 1842-1853 in County offices: Deputy Clerk, County Clerk, Surveyor, Chief Justice. Taught school, . . . — — Map (db m119644) HM |
| Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Native of Missouri. Member of prominent family who were Texas statesmen, planters, developers. Grandson of Moses Austin, who obtained from Mexico charter for American Colony in Texas, but died before making settlement. Nephew of Stephen F. . . . — — Map (db m119643) HM |
| On Wellborn Road (Farm to Market Road 2154) at Farm to Market Road 159, on the right when traveling east on Wellborn Road. |
| | Millican was Texas' northernmost railroad terminus when the war between the states began in 1861. It became a vital Confederate shipping point for the area extending to the Red River on the north and to the frontier settlements in the west. The . . . — — Map (db m119607) HM |
| On North 6th Street south of West Sul Ross Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
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Side A:
County Named for Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster 1816-1884South Carolinian came to Texas, 1836 - Attorney General, State of Texas, 1847-49. When South seceded he was instrumental in recruiting post office . . . — — Map (db m44612) HM |
| On North Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Iowa born family came to Texas 1839. Gained experience with Indians in central Texas while father was Indian agent. Led reservation Indians in campaigns against Comanches. As Ranger company captain in 1855 he killed the noted Comanche Chief Peta . . . — — Map (db m50296) HM |
| On U.S. 90 1 mile east of U.S. 385, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Typical of those who served the South and then moved into new counties of Western Texas. Surveyor, Indian agent, soldier, legislator, Justice of the Peace. Born in Tennessee. Moved to Texas 1838. Fought in Mexican War. Though 43 when Civil War . . . — — Map (db m46613) HM |
| Near 13th Street 0.5 miles east of Parks Street. |
| | Born in Missouri. Served in Texas Rangers, 1860-61, and in Civil War, 1862-65. He was a Corporal in last Confederate Army surrendered east of the Mississippi. After the war, he lived in McLennan, Coryell, and Briscoe Counties. Married twice, he had . . . — — Map (db m100014) HM |
| On West Fox Street east of South Echols Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On Feb. 23, 1861, citizens voted for secession, 422 to 84. On March 1, the "Burleson Guards" organized and offered its services to the state. Most "Guards" were mustered into Co.G, 2nd Texas Infantry Regt., and others served in Walker's Texas . . . — — Map (db m125671) HM |
| On Presidential Corridor E (State Highway 21) at County Highway 216, on the right when traveling west on Presidential Corridor E. |
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Noted pioneer leader. Member Virginia House of Delegates (1844-45). Piloted to Texas (1854) a mile-long wagon train of 200 people, who built Salem Baptist Church - reminder of their Virginia home.
Broaddus debated the Hon. Sam Houston at . . . — — Map (db m125652) HM |
| On East 8th Street at Avenue A, on the right when traveling east on East 8th Street. |
| | In 1906 Somerville hosted the annual reunion of the Hood's Texas Brigade Association, a group established in 1872 for veterans of the celebrated Confederate unit. For two days, June 27-28, 74 veterans were honored with a celebration which included . . . — — Map (db m74293) HM |
| On South Pierce Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Marker Front)
Home County of Texas Confederate
General Adam R. Johnson
Joined C. S. Army 1861. Cavalry scout with Gen. Nathan B. Forrest 1861-62. Commanded Partisan Rangers 1862-64 executing daring exploits behind enemy . . . — — Map (db m27537) HM |
| On S. Main Street at E. San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street. |
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(Northwest Face of Memorial)
In Memory of
Our Soldiers
(Southeast Face of Memorial)
Tell it as you may
It never can be told,
Sing it as you may
It never can be sung
The story of the glory
Of the men who wore . . . — — Map (db m91554) WM |
| On State Highway 316 0.5 miles south of North Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Many currents of the mainstream of Texas history flow in this onetime port. Pineda explored the coast in 1519 and La Salle planted a settlement near here in 1685. Once an Indian trading point, it was a major seaport from 1844 to 1875. Texas . . . — — Map (db m120708) HM |
| On Buren Road 0.2 miles east of State Highway 238, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In November of 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the Union Army arrived in Calhoun County. Union and Texas troops rarely met on the field of battle in Texas, as most of the war was concentrated in the east and south of the country. The Union . . . — — Map (db m120714) HM |
| On State Highway 35 at State Highway 185, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 35. |
| | Named for the nearby tidal lake of the same name, the community of Green Lake began to develop in the late 1840s, although records indicate there were some settlers in the area before that time. A group of wealthy planters from Kentucky migrated to . . . — — Map (db m61292) HM |
| On State Highway 35 at State Highway 328 on State Highway 35. |
| | Constructed in 1858, this three-story hexagonal lighthouse was originally located in Matagorda Bay, at the southern tip of Half Moon reef. The beacon served as an aid to ships trading in Port Lavaca and the nearby town of Indianola (14 mi. SE). . . . — — Map (db m53111) HM |
| On State Highway 35 at State Highway 238, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 35. |
| | Founded in the aftermath of a Comanche raid on the nearby settlement of Linville, the town of Lavaca (the cow) was established in 1840. The busiest port in the Matagorda Bay area and a major center for over-land export of cattle and other goods, . . . — — Map (db m53110) HM |
| Near 4th Street (Business Interstate 20) at Market Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Camp Pecan
C.S.A.
This Civil War camp of the Texas Frontier Regiment was located 21 mi. southeast. Established in 1862 as one of a line of posts a days horseback ride apart. The number of men guarding the frontier were few. Trouble . . . — — Map (db m80810) HM |
| Near U.S. 283 0.1 miles south of County Road 328, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Veteran of San Jacinto Officer in the Confederate Army Born in Indiana, May 16, 1816 Died at Baird, Texas, July 31, 1899 — — Map (db m80900) HM |
| Near County Road 473 0.1 miles north of County Road 470. |
| | A native of Illinois, William Jeff Maltby gained fame as a frontiersman, veteran of the Mexican War and American Civil War and Texas Ranger. Maltby began his Texas exploits about 1850, building frontier forts for the U.S. Army. He retired to . . . — — Map (db m79083) HM |
| Near Boca Chica Boulevard (State Highway 4) 0.1 miles east of Palmito Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought near this site on May 12-13, 1865, thirty-four days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Col. Theodore H. Barrett commanded Federal troops on Brazos Island 12 miles to the east. The . . . — — Map (db m35271) HM |
| Near Palmitto Hill Road 0.1 miles south of Boca Chica Boulevard (State Highway 4). |
| | At this site the last battle of the Civil War, known as Palmito Hill, was fought by Confederate troops under Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford and Union Forces on May 13, 1865, 34 Days After Lee's Surrender at Appomatox — — Map (db m118442) HM |
| On East Queen Isabella Blvd (State Highway 100) at North Garcia Street, on the left when traveling east on East Queen Isabella Blvd. |
| | The beacon for the commerce of the Rio Grande
Erected by the United States Government in 1852
Extinguished during the Civil War
Discontinued, 1888 - 1895
Permanently discontinued, 1905
Erected by the State of Texas . . . — — Map (db m156329) HM |
| On East Maxan Street at North Garcia Street, on the right when traveling east on East Maxan Street. |
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Built of brick brought from New Orleans by schooner, the beacons 16 mile range guided ships into the harbor and to the Rio Grande, bringing commerce to SW Texas. Darkened during the Civil War, it was used as a lookout by both Union and . . . — — Map (db m156332) HM |
| On U.S. 271 0.5 miles north of County Road 4114, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Came to Texas from Alabama in 1849. Practiced law and taught school in Gilmer.
In Civil War, organized and was elected captain of Co. E, 14th Texas Cavalry (dismounted), unit in famed Gen. M. D. Ector's brigade. In thick of fight, in Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m139372) HM |
| On Quitman Street (Texas Route 11) east of Moreland Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Pitts Family Cemetery was established by William Harrison Pitts, founder of Pittsburg, according to family history. The earliest burial on this site was that of Sarah Richardson Harvey Pitts, the third wife of W. H. Pitts and mother of their . . . — — Map (db m139328) HM |
| On U.S. 59 0.2 miles south of County Highway 1641-A, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Alabama physician. Came to Texas, 1847. Served Cass County in Texas House and Senate for 24 years. Was called the Ablest Parliamentarian of his time.
Served as one of the Speakers of Texas House of Representatives in critical Civil War years, . . . — — Map (db m160772) HM |
| | Elijah Earle (1804-1880) and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Jarratt Tatum (1824-1904), set aside land for this graveyard in 1858. Elijah selected his own burial site at the time, marking it by carving his initials on a tree trunk. He was buried . . . — — Map (db m122853) HM |
| On East 6th Street (U.S. 84) at South Main Street (State Highway 62), on the right when traveling west on East 6th Street. |
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Civil War manufacturing, supply and military center. Field Transportation Bureau shop made and repaired wagons, saddles, harnesses. Gun factory produced "Mississippi rifles" and pistols. Two iron works cast plows, skillets, pots, . . . — — Map (db m95136) HM WM |
| On Avenue F Northwest (U.S. 287) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Avenue F Northwest. |
| | Born 1840. Came from Illinois to Texas, 1859. During Civil War rose from private, 1st Texas Artillery, to Colonel in 16th Cavalry. Was in bloody battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Nashville, Richmond. After war, when "didn't have 2 pairs of pants", . . . — — Map (db m96647) HM |
| On S. Washington Street south of W. Main Street (Texas Highway 158), on the right when traveling south. |
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Fort Chadbourne C.S.A.
Located 8 mi. north on old Butterfield Stageline. Upon secession, company of First Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles occupied this post to give protection against Indians. Stopover on way west for many Union . . . — — Map (db m82378) HM |
| Near State Highway 158 0.5 miles east of State Highway 208. |
| | Born near town of Paint Lick, Kentucky. Came to Collin County, Texas, 1858. Joined Confederate army at McKinney, October, 1861, as private in Army of Tennessee.
Served in five divisions. Was in Battle of Chickamauga; hurt at Murfreesboro, . . . — — Map (db m95975) HM |
| On E. 7th Street (Loop State Highway 229) at Austin Street, on the right when traveling east on E. 7th Street. |
| | Virginia native. Leader Texas secession movement. Joined army, rose to captain 15th Texas Infantry company serving in Louisiana, Arkansas, chiefly Tennessee campaigns. Elected to State Supreme Court 1866, removed by reconstruction military . . . — — Map (db m95988) HM |
| Near State Highway 158, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Born in Illinois. Came to Texas 1856. Joined Confederate Army in New Orleans, 1861; fought in siege of Vicksburg (1863), in Battle of Mansfield (1864), and at Pleasant Hill, LA., where he was captured. Exchanged at Blair's Landing, he served to end . . . — — Map (db m18741) HM |
| Near Unnamed Road 0.2 miles north of Hayrick Road. |
| | Born in Kentucky. Joined the Confederate Army at Gonzales, Texas, 1862. Was in Co. F, Willis Battalion of Cavalry, Army of Virginia. Fought in battles of Holly Springs, Harrisburg, Fort Pillow and others. Captured, he became prisoner of war on Ship . . . — — Map (db m82905) HM |
| On State Highway 158, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Established in 1891, two years after the founding of the city of Robert Lee, developers L. B. Harris and Eugene Cartledge, as president and secretary of the Austin & Northern Land & Cattle Company, on Sept. 29, 1892, sold for $1.00 this 11.7-acre . . . — — Map (db m18740) HM |
| Near U.S. 84/283 0.1 miles north of Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Surrendered as U.S. outpost beginning Civil War. Became part frontier defense line from Red River to Rio Grande. Headquarters first Texas Mounted Rifles 1861 and Texas Frontier Regiment 1863. Manned by troops and Rangers in state and C.S.A. service . . . — — Map (db m85760) HM |
| Near U.S. 84/283 0.1 miles from Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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(Front Side)
South Carolinian. Came to Texas 1853 ▲ Surveyor of lands in this region, including the site of Camp Colorado ▲ Texas Ranger ▲ Prominent secessionist. Member Texas state troops at start of Civil War ▲ . . . — — Map (db m85761) HM |
| Near Wallis Avenue (U.S. 84) west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Mountain and town named in honor of man in power here in 1840s, a Comanche chief friendly to Texans. Santa Anna in 1846 visited President Polk in Washington during U.S. negotiations to annex Texas. Also signed and kept until his death of cholera in . . . — — Map (db m94527) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 102 at Alleytown Road (County Road 268), on the right when traveling north on Road 102. |
| | Born as war clouds gathered, Alleyton was a key point on the supply line of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. It was both beginning and end of the cotton road leading to the Confederacy's back door on the Rio Grande River. . . . — — Map (db m36906) HM |
| On Milam Street (State Highway 52) at Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Milam Street. |
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Built 1883 by town of Columbus, using over 400,000 handmade bricks. Has 32-inch walls. Served as water tower and fire house until 1912. Since 1926 owned by Shropshire-Upton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Recorded Texas . . . — — Map (db m76869) HM WM |
| On Travis Street at Crockett Street, on the right when traveling south on Travis Street. |
| | The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado—first railway built in Texas—in the 1850s mapped its route from Houston to Austin through Alleyton (3 mi. E), bypassing Columbus. To retain their town's supremacy in its trade area, Columbus citizens . . . — — Map (db m76842) HM |
| On County Road 208 at County Road 205, on the left when traveling north on County Road 208. |
| | Site of 1820 trading post of Jesse Burnam. His ferry on the Colorado River helped Gen. Sam Houston reach San Jacinto, 1836. To cut off Santa Anna, Houston then burned post and ferry.
Town started in 1850s was named for Osage Orange trees. . . . — — Map (db m61298) HM |
| On Main Plaza at South Seguin Avenue (Business State Highway 46), on the right when traveling south on Main Plaza. |
| | Manufacturing and supply center in Civil War. The local newpaper urged southern cause so strongly that 1861 vote was 239 to 86 favoring secession.
More than 300 Confederate soldiers enlisted here. The "Texas Mounted Rifles" of Capt. Theodore . . . — — Map (db m130117) HM |
| On Comal Avenue at Lindheimer Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Comal Avenue. |
| | In 1861, ten heavily German counties in Texas voted against secession, though Comal County was an exception. States' rights puzzled some voters. Many had lately taken naturalization oaths. After secession, some avoided military duty from . . . — — Map (db m156496) HM |
| On Central Avenue (U.S. 67/377) at Austin Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue. |
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Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. For four weary years these brave men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and . . . — — Map (db m72290) WM |
| On Central Avenue (U.S. 67/377) at Houston Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue. |
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Born in Connecticut. Graduated at 19 from Yale. Studied medicine in France, where friends were Revolutionary War hero Lafayette and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. As a North Carolina doctor he later took interest in politics and government. . . . — — Map (db m72293) HM |
| On U.S. 83 0.3 miles south of Texas Highway 1929, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On this site during the Civil War and later, grazed by tens of thousands the Longhorns of cattle baron John S. Chisum. Ranch headquarters were 10 miles east. Here in 1863-1865, Chisum not only ranched but also was buyer of cattle to feed Confederate . . . — — Map (db m82187) HM |
| On West California Street (Farm to Market Road 51) west of Frontage Interstate 35 Frontage Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Cooke County
C.S.A.
Military, defense center in Civil War. Cooke voted 231 to 137 anti-secession, yet nine military units served Confederacy from here. In constant danger of Federal or Indian attack. Col. Wm. . . . — — Map (db m121778) HM |
| On East Main Street at South Schopmeyer Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | Facing the threat of invasion from the north and fearing a Unionist uprising in their midst, the people of North Texas lived in constant dread during the Civil War. Word of a "Peace Party" of Union sympathizers, sworn to destroy their government, . . . — — Map (db m97585) HM |
| Near U.S. 82 east of Parkside Circle when traveling west. |
| | Founded 1850. Named for Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, who in 1836 aided Republic of Texas. Military supply headquarters during Civil War. Important in defense against Indian attacks and invasion. Center for agriculture, industry, oil. Home of famed . . . — — Map (db m97591) HM |
| Near Langford Cove Road at Sheldon Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born in Falls County. Son of early Texas settlers Albert G. and Elidia Anderson Gholson.
After 1858-1859 service with Texas Rangers, he re-enlisted in company under Capt. J.M. Smith, and in 1860 aided in the rescue of Cynthia Ann Parker, . . . — — Map (db m89697) HM |
| On North 9th Street north of Richards Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Into the western part of Texas about 1885 came Civil War veterans of the Gray and the Blue, to tame the wilderness. They grazed cattle where drought parched the grass. Lived in dugouts. Found daily existence a siege that reminded them of war . . . — — Map (db m104851) HM |
| On U.S. 67/385, on the left when traveling south. |
| | One of the most important sites in the old west. Named for skulls pointing toward crossing. Only ford for many miles where animals could enter, drink and leave Pecos River safely. Elsewhere deep banks would trap them. Ford mapped 1849 by Capt. R. B. . . . — — Map (db m68928) HM |
| On 11th Street (State Highway 466) at Avenue E (State Highway 163), on the left when traveling east on 11th Street. |
| | Site 33 miles west on U.S. 290. Upon U.S. surrender Texas forts start of Civil War. Made part Confederate far western frontier line. Occupied by 2nd Texas Cavalry on supply line to and from Arizona-New Mexico. Campaign 1861-62, intended to make . . . — — Map (db m7284) HM |
| Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) at Quail Run, on the left when traveling south. |
| | A Confederate veteran. Captain, Co. B. 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry, Civil War. Born in Mississippi. Came to Texas, 1877. Served as county clerk after moving here, 1888.
Married Elizabeth A. Royal. One of his 5 children was U.S. Congressman . . . — — Map (db m126676) HM |
| Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) near Quail Run, on the left when traveling south. |
| | A Confederate veteran.
Born in Lamar County. In Civil War, was in Co. G, Col. R.T.P. Allen's Texas Infantry, and was discharged in 1865.
On September 5, 1871, married Miss Matilda Peacock, in Lampasas County. They had 2 sons. Moved to . . . — — Map (db m126679) HM |
| Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) at Quail Run, on the left when traveling south. |
| | U.S. Army veteran of Civil War, discharged after loss of arm, siege of Vicksburg.
Born in Pennsylvania. Came to Texas after war. Was a farmer-teacher-postmaster.
Wives: (1) Melinde Beal; (2) Zilla Parker. Had 4 children. Lived in Ozona . . . — — Map (db m117983) HM |
| Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) at Quail Run, on the left when traveling south. |
| | A Confederate veteran, of 18th La. Cav. Bn., Civil War.
Born in Louisiana. Came to Texas in 1872; to Ozona, 1891. Built city's first school, first courthouse, Baptist church, other structures.
Married Alice Crimm, March 1, 1876. Had three . . . — — Map (db m126678) HM |
| Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) at Quail Run, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Born in Maryland. Fought in Civil War as a Virginian in the Confederate Army, although he had brothers in the U.S. Army. He came to Texas soon after the war. Married Henrietta Norrid in Fredericksburg, August 23, 1870. Lived in Ozona in old age. . . . — — Map (db m117977) HM |
| On West 3rd Street at Austin Street, on the right when traveling east on West 3rd Street. |
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(Front): Native Georgian. Came to Texas 1856. Although opposed to secession he aided in raising 18th Texas Infantry as Lt. Colonel, C.S.A. Made commanding Colonel of 18th in 1862. After service in Vicksburg area . . . — — Map (db m44613) HM |
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